Maiden69 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Nice carve, is the neck going to have an angle, the carve in the inner part of the cutouts looks like if it is going at an angle. Is it that shot angle? Nice piece of maple! See ya later... or at soon as I get my hands on a PC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Yup, neck will have a little tilt. Have a safe trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bill-Murray Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Okay Drak, let me get this right; you scrapped that perfectly good body because Wes didn't like it?? You do such killer work and I love that burl. I want your skills but don't have the patience Make me a tele body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Thanks for the pic sir. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 That's so SLICK Drak!! Do you get alot of buring useing that or Is it fine If the disk is sharp? !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 The disc isn't 'sharp', it's overlapping bits of sandpaper. I believe it's called a flap sanding disc. I finally found some but they don't fit on my wannabe grinder, so I'm going to have to consider buying an actual grinder if I want to try this method out. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 OOO perty. I may have to go pick that up today. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 The disc isn't 'sharp', Ok that's Just How it works In my grinder World Something new cut's (grinds) good and fast!! = sharp where as an old one barely cut's, burns, = dull What I want to know Is If the maple burns no matter what because of the high speed (if You go at it full speed at all) !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 No, I got no burning at all with this wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 No, I got no burning at all with this wheel. ← What do you run it at (like RPM). Or is it non-adjustable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 1 speed, on and off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) No, I got no burning at all with this wheel. Really Man That's So Cool So You just sand out the Shape useing the grinder and Clean it up by hand? !!METAL MATT!! Edited July 11, 2005 by !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 1 speed, on and off. ← Awesome. Plus no burn marks! Sounds like a good deal to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Yup. Didn't really take more than 1/2 hour to do the basic cutout with the grinder, but took another entire day to really finish it up correctly by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I think I will have to invest in one of those disks for my future projects. I got a dremel to literally light on fire while carving the top for my semi hollow neck through. I only paid $50 for a new dremel and the old one was from the 70's. So in the end, it was completely worth seeing that thing toast. It's gratifying in a weird way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Drak, if you havent checked, you got a PM Nice lookin guitar by the way, one question though, why didnt you route for the pickups before the carve?? i always though that would be easier to do when its not carved Looking great (as usual) Drak!! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Since its only carved around the edges, the router still has a flat surface to set on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 The disc isn't 'sharp', it's overlapping bits of sandpaper. I believe it's called a flap sanding disc. I finally found some but they don't fit on my wannabe grinder, so I'm going to have to consider buying an actual grinder if I want to try this method out. Greg ← Greg, No offense, but it doesn't look like the sandpaper things that I have seen. DRAK, can you verify? Thanks, Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 None taken; however, he DID mention the grit used, it LOOKS like gritty sandpaper, and it bears a striking similarity to this: Click me for Grizzly Flap Disc I could be wrong, though. How could I be offended by someone wanting to be sure so that they could try it on their own? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Since its only carved around the edges, the router still has a flat surface to set on. Not true at all, look at those pics, the whole thing is carved, and routing for pkps will be a PITA, but I will figure it out, I have some ideas. And yes, the disc is the one Greg described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Greg & Drak, thanks for that. So, that's all I need to make guitars that look like Drak's huh? Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 No, you also need a WOD to call your own so that when something is only "great" and not spectacular you can feed it and restart so you only coem out with spectacular gutiars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Don't forget a good sturdy Maple Tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Since its only carved around the edges, the router still has a flat surface to set on. Not true at all, look at those pics, the whole thing is carved, and routing for pkps will be a PITA, but I will figure it out, I have some ideas. And yes, the disc is the one Greg described. ← Whoops, thats what I get for just glancing at the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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