billet cutter Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 this is my second alloy tele project a good freind of mine asked me if i could build his son an alloy tele the same as mine so i thought id try it with tools most of u guys woud have to see if it could be done i started out with a piece of 25mm alloy plate and then after marking it out i routed the internal part of the plate i left a bit around the neck pocket ( for support of the neck) after that i routed the outside shape i also radiused the external edges more than my own tele then i welded a piece of 6mm plate into the top and there u go 1 alloy tele body apart from welding most of u guys could manage it with tools u all ready have maybe u could get a local welder to weld the top plate in U MUST WEAR SAFTY GEAR WHEN USING POWER TOOLS ON ALLOY AND CLAMP EVERYTHING DOWN GOOD check out pics http://community.webshots.com/user/dazza294 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 So how do these things sound?? How much they weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X1TX Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Cool. I think it would look nice anodized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 So how do these things sound?? How much they weigh? ← yes, what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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