jay5 Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 What type of truss rod is it? I only know of one type that can be "glued" in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Its the box kind, i didnt really glue it, i used a very little amount of bath tub silicone, a little at each end just to make it stay put and not move. Here is the truss rod im using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Thats cool, thats actually one you could glue in if you like, I have heard of a few guys epoxying those type in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 I was going to use and epoxy based resin glue, but i use this instead. Its really strong enough to hold the truss rod from going any where but its also easy to work with if i had to remove the truss rod from the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Well got some progress done today. I glued my truss rod the other night, today i dirmeled otu some spots so the leds fight in the neck. I also drilled a couple of holes in the back of the neck for the led wires to pass through. Tomarrow im going go glue my fretbaord, for now here is links to a couple of pics of the fretboard on the neck with the leds lit. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/DuffB.../Picture006.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/DuffB.../Picture007.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Is it just me, or are your LEDs not straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 i think its the picture to be honest Its lookin killer bro Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 haha, no he is right they arent straint, center got off when i drilled the holes... One of my mistakes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 damn, too bad, the rest looks great though, keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 hmmm well this is a pickle, i just realized that when i put the floyd nut on, the holes for the screws to bolt the nut on fall on half wood have truss rod channel... Im not sure how im giong to fix this yet, any idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Well, im going to glue the board right now, i had to replace an led at the last minuet cause i got it to how with the soldering iron and burnt half the bulb, but i fixed it and everything is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Board is glued, i will get a couple of pics up first thing in the morning. Next thing to do is finish sanding the neck, then glue the mirror on the front of the jem body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 well fretboard looks good other then a couple of tiny spots where the board i guess didnt pressure from the clamp, really weird idk. Anyway im deciding weather to stick a little glue in the spot and try to pull it together with a clamp or heat the glue up and try it all over again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 You see with these leds, do you have the leds proud of the FB and sand the actual LED or place it under a clear marker? This is somthing ive been wondering about for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 sand the actually led. The led its self is under about 1/4 of clear plastic. I just took a radiusing block for the fretboard, and work my way up grits up to 2000 to get all the scratches out, plus makes ur board really shine when ur done any other questions? just let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thanks for that, that gives me lots of ideas now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Well, i just decided to pull the fretbaord off the neck, i just didnt feel right with that first glue up. I gotta rewire some led connections that broke while i was sliding the putty knife under there then clean the extra glue off the neck and fretboard and try it again..... Well keep you guys posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 well just reglued the maple neck, everything looked okay this time, but looks can be misleading. I will look tomarrow, if there are still gaps then i will first cry, then fill the gaps with glue and see if i can pull them together if i cant then im going to putty them and just paint the neck, i kinda prefer a painted neck in some aspects and with this guitar i think it will acent it very nicely. I was also think may painting the sides of the neck black and leaving the back maple would look weird but i think it would be kinda cool also, has anyone seen anything like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Well this is a good way to start the day... I just looked at my fretboard and the freaking thing is worse then the first time i glued it.... I dont understand why it wont glue flat... Maybe its the blocks im using to clamp... IDK, so now i get to remove the freaking board yet again and try it ONE MORE TIME. They say third time is a charm right. I just dont get it, when i glued my first guitars board down it was perfectly fine.... Well here goes nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 how much clamps do you use? and what kind? because my schools shop has these crappy wood ones that dont put equal preasure on all parts, so my glue joint sucked. then i used 12 big C clamps with a couple wood blocks on both sides and used a couple tiny C clamps...got a perfect glue joint, maybe that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I have big c's little c's and a couple of quick grips. I think my problem is that when we put the blocks and clamps on there we arent putting them close enough to the outter edges of the fretboard, just in the center. So when we tighten them is pushing down the center all the way down the fretboard and the edgs are left up maybe ? Im about to take it back of and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I may be off base here, but it sounds like you might just need to work up a caul - or set of cauls - radiused to the fingerboard. Good luck, hope it turns out. Nate Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 well i got the board off yet again, in the process broke off the leads of two leds, so i switched them out, tomarrow im gonig to work on getting those flush and sanding the glue off the neck and fretboard, and get them ready to glue again, either toamrrow or wednesday not sure. I looked at some old pics of my first guitar being built and we used a different method. im going to try that this time and we will see how it goes. Also has anyone every used like old towels to glue with? I was thinkin if i piled up like 4 old towels if i could use that as a clamping block? It woud be soft and think so the fretboard wouldnt get damages, least i dont think it would, i dont nkow i might test this and see, it would give me more options in clamping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Well, it might work, I dunno as I've never tried it. I would think that the towels would still want to compress more towards the center of the fretboard, leaving less force on the fingerboard at the edges. If you don't have the time or inclination to make cauls then maybe a piece of 1/4" plywood or plexiglass. Just something that would be flexible to conform to the radius of the board, but rigid enough to give you a more even clamping pressure from the center of the board to its edge. Nate Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 well i was gonna lay the towels over the whole board, then put clamps along the edges but kinda towords the center too, idk its hard to expain, i will prolly try on some scrap, i will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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