Prostheta Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Oh what....no speed control? Yikes. Most non-controllable routers operate in the 25-35k mark....a 2" bit should never run at those speeds because any runout would generate YUGE vibration issues amongst other "spectacular" things. Super dangerous! That's about 200-300ft/s!!! Router bits should be run at HALF that speed....super sketchy is being kind. Launching oneself permanently out of the gene puddle like a submarine ballistic missile is more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 13 hours ago, 2.5itim said: My gosh Scott, that carve looks amazing! I really have my work cut out for me lol. I noticed you mentioned about your hat "head into the Texas hill country to pick one up!" Where are you from if you don't mind me asking? I grew up just north of Houston but lived in bandera tx which is in the hill country just west of SA. I sure do miss that place! All of my family is down there, one of these days I need to move back. I was born and raised just east of Kansas City, but have been in Texas the last 21 years, first down in McAllen and the northwest side of Houston since '01. I'm a fan of Bandera, what a cool little town! That old hat came from either Uvalde or Kerrville, I no longer remember which. Oh, and does PiskoT have a thread for that? I'll say he does. That grew up to be the first Guitar of the Year and deservedly so! That is an amazing guitar! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 3 hours ago, 2.5itim said: I see what you're say psikot, thanks for those pics that looks great! Do you have a build thread on that? Actually, I'm not really proud of that build I've shown, as it was my first attempt with body carving, but maybe you can find this one more inspiring. That time I've used a straight router bit for the security contour. Hope you find it useful. http://www.projectguitar.com/forums/topic/47269-7-strings-ashwenge  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 26 minutes ago, ScottR said: I was born and raised just east of Kansas City, but have been in Texas the last 21 years, first down in McAllen and the northwest side of Houston since '01. I'm a fan of Bandera, what a cool little town! That old hat came from either Uvalde or Kerrville, I no longer remember which. Oh, and does PiskoT have a thread for that? I'll say he does. That grew up to be the first Guitar of the Year and deservedly so! That is an amazing guitar! SR Ahh small world, yeah I was born in humble and lived there till I was 11, all of my dads family is still living in Cleveland, then I moved to bandera and stayed there for about 7 years. Bandera is a really cool town and all of my moms family are still there. If I was to move back honestly it would probably be to kerrville. Gosh I miss the hill country lol, I have to go over to Arkansas about once a month now to get my hills fix but it just isn't the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thank you psikot, I'm going to look over that one now, as for the other one after hearing Scott talk it up im gonna have to go diggin lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Small world indeed. I used to have family in Tulsa and still go through every so often. I spent about 7 years in southeast Kansas and used to take a drive through Arkansas about once a month too, just to get the hills taste back in my mouth. And my mistake, I was thinking the pic PsikoT showed was from the build he just posted. That one is worth studying. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sorry, I missed the comments in this page while quoting... thanks btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 My god @psikoT that was just amazing!! I think I'm going to have to go thru and read it again, You really are an amazing craftsman! Now I'm thinking I should just go ahead and hang my tools up haha only kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thanks, glad you like it... is not really difficult, just need some patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 My truss rod came in the mail a couple days ago so the last 2 nights have been spent working on the neck, yesterday I got the fret slots cut, truss rod slot cut and fretboard glued up to the neck and let it sit over night. Tonight I got the neck taper cut to shape and headstock shape routed. I had a little issue with the neck template, I'm not sure how people usually use these templates with the headstock and neck combined as one but I had to cut them into two in order to cut the headstock shape. It wasn't a big deal but when I was cutting the overhang of the fretboard off where the nut will sit so I could butt the template up to the nut line, I had a little slip up and took a chunk out of the first fret, I'm thinking that most of this will be gone after radiusing the fretboard but just in case I kept the chunk that came off and will glue it back on. Anyways on to the pics, thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Looking good! The full neck+headstock template does tend to pose that issue, yeah. Cutting the head off makes it easier to handle, but you lose a bit of real estate for the router to ride on either way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I'd have copied the originals to sheet stock. Never use good master templates for actual routing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Thank you Andrew! Pros, you make a very valid point! I didn't even think about it but that way if I end up screwing up a template I can make another set off the masters. I will go ahead and make up another set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 This morning I got the heel block glued on, routed to the shape of the neck, thicknessed the headstock and routed the back of the neck to get the thickness and taper that I want. Now im off to court for a stupid ticket and I will pick this back up when I get home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 hour ago, 2.5itim said: Now im off to court for a stupid ticket and I will pick this back up when I get home!  Oops! Don't let the bastards get you down man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Don't get caught next time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I guess those kind of neck templates are mostly intended to be used in a router table.  I agree that it looks stupid being one piece, since you don't need any template to trim the neck/fretboard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Haha I know! They just have to get money from somewhere so they take it out on hard working people that are just trying to make ends meet, to try and fund there rediculous city spending. They did drop the ticket so now I just have to pay $80 for court cost which still seems crazy to me! Anyways rant over haha! Psikot, I hadn't used a template to trim the fretboard before this one, I would usually mark a line where I wanted at each end of the fretboard, put a straight edge down and used that as my "template", I have to say it was quite nice doing it this way for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 I usually complain about that too. Paying to be accused of something. Innocence costs money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 I got a bit of work done on the neck today, I got it all carved out just need to carve the transfer into the heel block now. im trying to decide what exactly I want to do next on this do y'all think I should go ahead and route the tremolo, pickup and neck cavities before carving the top or carve the top first? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 And of course my shop buddy! Excuse the grass lol I'm gonna take care of that today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Huh. I have a shop cat called Spit. He's a good companion whilst working too. Shop animals are a weird idea on the face of it, but vital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Prostheta said: Huh. I have a shop cat called Spit. He's a good companion whilst working too. Shop animals are a weird idea on the face of it, but vital. I agree it is a weird idea, but he does help keep me sane at times. When I screw up something I usually just go play fetch in the yard lol. He enjoys hanging out in the shop until power tools get involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Oh, I couldn't agree more. Spit forces me to turn off autopilot and better consider what I'm doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 dogs keep you sane.....and happy and lower your blood pressure to boot. And they set such a good example of how to enjoy the day. They rarely get tense about anything......except squirrels. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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