S F Thompson Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 (edited) Folks, I'm building a couple of semi-hollow guitars- 25.5, laminated poplar, strat electronics, Bigsby knockoffs, nitro black and reranch vintage creme, sort of a nod to 60's Italian guitars but with upgraded technology. I'll need to cut slots in the pickguard material for a non-standard locations for the strat 5-way blade switches. How do you accomplish this? Anthony at Mission Guitars suggested a drill press but I'm not so sure I can pull that off. Any suggestions? Best Regards, S F Thompson Edited October 5, 2006 by S F Thompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 the way i cut slots is like this most but not all 5 way switches are all the same size i did not tink about this part last time someone asked but take a switch apart cut off the mounting flange take a small file and enlarge the slot lengthwise just a hair now mark and drill the two mounting screw holes then mount the flange use a dremel bit of the correct diameter and rout through the flange and through the pickgaurd for a perfect fit a drill bit could be substituted for the dremel bit but it won't want to cut as good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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