RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I should have posted these a while ago but real work has been crazy.Gluing on the heal cap.Setting the bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Recess!!!! I made my own template for this one... and it is probably not big enough for adjustments. I will make it a hair bigger if I ever get time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Working on pickup placement. I am pretty sure I am doing a single mini humbucker with a chrome cover. I am afraid anything else will cut into the top. I got a plan though... having recently finished several mini humbuckers for Avenger I did some experimenting and this one will be fitting for the Hand of Doom! Alnico8 magnet, No pole pieces, mixed coils of 44 and 43 gauge wire. Should be a beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Heal cap shaped out...Mini Hum routed... The template came all the way from Canada. Thanks PRS_tait!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Electronics drilled out. Since this is a single HB it gets one push/pull pot. Surprised? Com' on man... U no dis! Control plate. Bookmatched Ziricote on top of a piece of sapele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Joints were good ... I buy new titebond for every project. However I decided to try epoxy on the headplate and the top seam. I used Z-poxy never had an issue with it before. I used titebond to glue the top and headplate to the guitar itself.I think we have to assume that the wood wasn't dry enough. But I will say this the Ziricote and the Bocote were very strange pieces and the crazy grain did not help the issue. I though that gluing them to stable wood would keep them from moving but I was wrong.Hard to photograph the cracks they don't shop up. Here is the headplate split. It looks fine but you could put a piece of paper in it... The other is the bridge crack. It actually separated on the grain not the glue line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Drilling the tuners. I start with the 1/2" for the recess. I got a new toy from Stew Mac. It is a 10mm center mill for drilling the tuner holes. Best tool I have bought since the Dragon Rasps. Pretty cool. You drill a 5/16" hole on top then use this bit to drill from the back side. Tuners fit tight as I only drill deep enough for the base to fit in (about 3/8"). Nice... allows me to leave more wood in the headstock as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 So these are not the tuners... but they work well enough to test fit. I am going to use Hipshot open back tuners. Fitted the control cavity cover... what a pain. The thing decided to warp on me. I had to heat it and clamp it flat to get it to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Rough fit the nut. I won't glue it in until I finish the fret dress. First coats of sanding sealer go on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Sanding all the finish off... The sanding sealer went milky and needs to come off. Of course it is under 3 coats of lacquer. I guess this thing really is evil. This thing really doesn't want to be finished. Maybe I need to sacrifice a spray gun or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Ordered a new can of EM6000 and am getting much better results this time. Should be done next week. It needs a sanding and 2 more coats as the seem in the back decided to show through at the last minute. This thing is possesed...The EM6000 goes on milky white then as it dries it clears up nicely. The first batch must have frozen in shipping because the milky white would not disapear as it dried.The new stuff looks pretty good and is going on flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 This is a crazy shot of the top from underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 These are just some early photos. I will get some better ones up as I finish up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I still have work to do on the cavity covers and not sure about a trussrod cover. Also havea little fine tuning on the nut and intonation.Not the best shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Finished Gallery: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hope everyone appreciates it!Cheers!--RAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Looks good. Really like the top. That top is defintely the feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Man. It is pretty strange to revisit one of your old threads and see you working with the old tools. Apparently I've gotten real used to seeing your CNC work..... There's a couple aspects of this build I had totally forgotten about. Namely it surely looked like you routed for pickups in the sapele, and then covered them up with ziricote and comepletely ignored them from then on. Serious voodoo there. Oh, and lets not forget to mention that this is one of the classic builds on this site....perhaps one of the signature builds. Thanks for bringing it back! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Man. It is pretty strange to revisit one of your old threads and see you working with the old tools. Apparently I've gotten real used to seeing your CNC work..... There's a couple aspects of this build I had totally forgotten about. Namely it surely looked like you routed for pickups in the sapele, and then covered them up with ziricote and comepletely ignored them from then on. Serious voodoo there. Oh, and lets not forget to mention that this is one of the classic builds on this site....perhaps one of the signature builds. Thanks for bringing it back! SR Luckily years ago I wrote a program to turn plain txt into forum and blog posts. So I still have all my old build threads in plain txt and can convert them to any format I need easily. The thing I miss was all the talk in the thread where I explained how it kept taking left turns and guys asked all kinds of questions. I did preroute the sapele for a set of Humbuckers. Then I got the top and knew I couldn't put big holes in it. Then I did several experiments with mini-humbuckers trying to copy the Diggins pickups from "old boy" The really funny part is now with the CNC I can recreate the "old boy" pikcups exactly except for the stupid cobalt magnets that I can't find anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Man thats pretty cool. I really like the super long tenon. Im not an SG guy at all, but that thing is scorching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchie Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm really liking that fretboard. Very pretty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acpken Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I was hoping I would see this sometime... I'm learning a lot. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Finished Gallery: I also forgot about the demon peering out of your cavity cover...... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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