mad_mackem Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 hey all does anybody know how to do the depression kinda things which volume knobs sit in the middle of?? like what prs use if someone knows plse tell me cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_mackem Posted December 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 sorry if tht was too vague ...its like a half sphere which is carved into the surface of the guitar... hope tht makes it a lil clearer , cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 you could drill it before you do the carve.or just use a drill press after you do the rough carve and finish it with sandpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 I use a cove bit in my plunge router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 well that would work,but they make them without the bearing.i am sure you meant one without the bearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Nope. Th bearing fits perfectly inside a pot hole, and in a switch hole, just move in a circle, and viola~! Model Description Our Price 49104 Amana Amana - Cove bit with ball bearing guide, 2 flute. 1/4' radius, 7/8' large diameter, 9/16' carbide height. 1/4' shank, 2' overall. $24.09 49112 Amana Amana - Cove bit with ball bearing guide, 2 flute. 3/8' radius, 1-1/8' large diameter, 9/16' carbide height. 1/4' shank, 2' overall. $24.09 49116 Amana Amana - Cove bit with ball bearing guide, 2 flute. 1/2' radius, 1-3/8' large diameter, 3/4' carbide height. 1/4' shank, 2-1/4' overall. $26.99 My prices....i think thats my best deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 righteous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 So obvious there is no way I could have done it myself. And my wife wonders why I walk around all day calling myself an idiot. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 well its really easy! i do it on all my guitar tops,there on the guitar im entering this month also, you take a forsner bit wich is the flat kind, i use 1 1/8" for the knobs and i use 3/4" for the switch, then i just use the dremel with a diamond bit to taper the eges a little on the knobs and to cut out the indentations for the switch. they look great! then of coarse you touch em up with sanding. also when doing this if you have your control cavity already cut to depth you can drill the forsner to the depth needed for the pot shafts then go from there so this way your knobs look good and sunken in after your finished carving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 i kinda do it the same way as litchfield, only i use a round nose (core box) bit, and a cicrle templated i made out of a piece of ply wood and a hole i drilled with a forsner bit, then i can put the template anywhere and just slip the router in and the bearing on the shank of the round nose bit follows the cirlce, routing is the easiest way i think, and requires less sanding at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_mackem Posted December 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 thank u all again! god bless the internet il post pics of my guitar after xmas when its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 i'd like to see a pic of litchfilds way on a finished body? sounds interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 i'd like to see a pic of litchfilds way on a finished body? sounds interesting i think he did it on the guitar in his avatar...kinda too small though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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