RGGR Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 How would you go about making these? I'm puzzled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrax Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 How would you go about making these? I'm puzzled. silver or brass tube with the shell pressed inside. might have to size it. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 the dots? or the inlay? The dots are brass tube with a shell dot in the center. To make the shell part. Cut a scrap piece of tube and cust one end jagged like saw teeth around the rim. then chuck it up in the drill press and drill out a few shell plugs. Pretty straight forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 I think he uses sterling silver tubes but brass would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hahahaha, uncanny. Not 20 minutes ago was I talking with him about these. He actually lost his source for the right size silver tubing, and I had jsut found a new one. And no, you CAN get the right sized tubing so that a standard sized side dot will fit right in... much easier than chucking and plugging... However, I'll let Myka tell you where to get the stuff if he really wants it shared, or ya'll can find/experiment with sizes yourself. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Jeez...it's details like this that make me realize how much farther I have to go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 C'mon Chris, just give us the source. After all, and no disrespect to David, he's hardly the first guy to use them. Many, many builders do similar things with brass, aluminum, silver, even gold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Funny this should come up....at work, we do a fair number of high-pressure experiments where you seal stuff in welded precious metal capsules, which we make ourselves from precious metal tubing. One of our guys used to get the stuff from the same place for 30 years and they recently shut down. Now the hunt is on for a new source while our entire experimental program is on hold. C'mon Chris, spill the beans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Quick google on silver tube yielded this: http://www.bloomsteins.co.uk/silver_tube.htm Now it's a case of finding 3mm outside diameter dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 No reason to hold out! It has been done before, I actually got the idea from TimTone (who builds amazing instruments). The new supply is Silver Supplies. The tubing size is .129"OD with .105" ID. It's a cool touch. I get my brass and copper for doing the same thing from Home Depot. ~David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Tada! Sorry for the wait guys. I'm sur eyou understand why I had to let him? Chris PS: Here's a PERFECT link for the copper one: Copper Tubing Get the 1/8" tube, which is soft (easy to sand) AND it's got a wall of .03"-,032"... meaning the inside diameter is either .093"-.095" Which is STELLAR considering a 3/32" dot is .09375" Just thought I'd drop that bomb too in case you don't feel like venturing to the home depot, or if their tubing is kinda grimy (my home depot's is...) Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Any decent hobby shop will carry K&S tubing. they have copper, brass aluminum and stainless in multiple sizes. Just a fyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Cheers! Now all I need is a source for Pt and Au-Pd-Pt alloys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Now raise your hand if you don't get that... gold, platinum and WHAT!? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Now raise your hand if you don't get that... gold, platinum and WHAT!? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 That'd be palladium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Purpose? Need? What's so special about it? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 It's good for catalytic convertors ... but I wouldn't want it on my guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 [Not guitar related....work related.] At high temperatures and pressures, gold-palladium alloys retain water against loss by diffusion better than anything out there. And it is really getting to be a problem to get this stuff, so I'm chasing down any and every angle I can. [/Please resume your regularly scheduled lutherie.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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