whats_this Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hey everyone, I have recently got into guitar building and am still a complete newbie, on my first project, looking for a bit of help. I’m currently building 2 strats and I was just off to buy a strat template from guitarbuidlingtemplates.com but having just spent £450 on parts and tools I was hoping to save a little cash and see if there was anyone on here thinking of selling a strat template, or maybe even better willing to let me borrow one for a day or two to make a workman’s template. I live in Wallington, Surrey willing to pickup and deliver back leave a deposit whatever. I Know its a long shot and a big ask, but I thought it couldn’t hurt to ask. Cheers guys for considering. Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 There are plenty of plans for strats around --if you donate (doesn't take a lot) to this site, you'll get access to a bunch of files, cad files, jpegs. But there are other sources to similar files, just have a look around. You can even make your own--find a straight on photo of a strat and play around with it in a photo editor, scale it up to match your neck. Then you print that out at scale, glue it to a piece of MDF and start cutting and sanding. If you're careful, you'll end up with a working template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats_this Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 cheers for the reply and suggestions, i have as you have suggested made several attempts at building templates and although they are progressively better with each attempt, i wouldn’t be happy or confident to use them on my guitar and would rather invest in properly made templates. However i would say I have learnt a great deal building them and it was nice to put reading into practice, but I dont think I would be happy with the end product and hence i am still hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I was looking for templates this morning, with view of selling some on fleebay. I'm just trying to get everything sorted out now. Drop me a PM with your phone number and we can have a chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1576 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I'd like to donate, which link do I use?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 http://www.projectguitar.com/arc/donate.htm and click on the donate button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1576 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 http://www.projectguitar.com/arc/donate.htm and click on the donate button. ← Done. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 cheers for the reply and suggestions, i have as you have suggested made several attempts at building templates and although they are progressively better with each attempt, i wouldn’t be happy or confident to use them on my guitar and would rather invest in properly made templates. However i would say I have learnt a great deal building them and it was nice to put reading into practice, but I dont think I would be happy with the end product and hence i am still hoping. ← Well, here's another suggestion, a little more radical but it works great: find a 'friendly' strat (you're better off with a beater for this) and use it as a guide for making your template! I attached a board of MDF to the top, then used a follower bit. Came out great. A caveat: the guitar I was copying was pretty much flat...that really helps. Most strats are carved, which will make it more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats_this Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 cheers idch, I like the last idea a lot, I might give that a try someday. Still looking for a strat template if anyone is willing to part with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Still looking for a strat template if anyone is willing to part with one. ← Oh you might as well give in now. I'm a pitbull when I've got an idea in my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats_this Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Just a quick bump, Still looking but will probably order one on friday if there is no news from anyone. Just to repeat looking for a strat template to buy, or loan for a few days. Location Wallington, Surrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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