killemall8 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Here is an entirely new batch of guitars. I sure pick the dang hardest builds to make. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Great work year on year, Luis. Did your guy ever come through on the Dime headstock? That green Maple top is better than any Dime Slime I've ever seen as well....good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Prostheta said: Great work year on year, Luis. Did your guy ever come through on the Dime headstock? That green Maple top is better than any Dime Slime I've ever seen as well....good job! Thanks Carl. That green one came out exactly like i hoped. For some reason everybody always roasts me about using green. That dime headstock build was a disaster in communication. Speaking of which, i do owe you some money for the time you put into it at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 I've run out of superlatives. Those are simply stunning! The purple one is standing out for me today....might be a different one tomorrow. And that neck in the first shot! I want to eat it! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Just now, killemall8 said: Thanks Carl. That green one came out exactly like i hoped. For some reason everybody always roasts me about using green. That dime headstock build was a disaster in communication. Speaking of which, i do owe you some money for the time you put into it at the time No no, you didn't get the job. That's not how I roll man haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 8 hours ago, ScottR said: I've run out of superlatives. Those are simply stunning! The purple one is standing out for me today....might be a different one tomorrow. And that neck in the first shot! I want to eat it! SR Yes yes, that neck. What was your process to achieve that? Wow. And those SOOOOOPER clean lines of gloss top and natural wood edge. waaaat?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 6/21/2020 at 10:37 AM, ScottR said: I've run out of superlatives. Those are simply stunning! The purple one is standing out for me today....might be a different one tomorrow. And that neck in the first shot! I want to eat it! SR Scotty! Thank you! I think we are each others biggest fans. That purple one is something else. It is basically chameleon. In low light its straight purple/ violet. In the sun, it pops to the color in the pics. On 6/21/2020 at 10:40 AM, Prostheta said: No no, you didn't get the job. That's not how I roll man haha I appreciate that. I do have a confirmed project for you though, if you have time 19 hours ago, komodo said: Yes yes, that neck. What was your process to achieve that? Wow. And those SOOOOOPER clean lines of gloss top and natural wood edge. waaaat?! That first neck is roasted maple. Its just how it looks, i didnt do anything to it! Ive perfected the transition line between the top and the side. Makes it look so crisp! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, killemall8 said: Scotty! Thank you! I think we are each others biggest fans. That purple one is something else. It is basically chameleon. In low light its straight purple/ violet. In the sun, it pops to the color in the pics. Could be! Sunlight does do amazing things to dyed/tinted highly figured maple. Makes that figure bounce around nicely too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Especially when you dye the grain a shade of the top coat! Black kills the dancing factor. But a darker shade of the top, insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogzs Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 Transition from dyed shiny top to raw edges, just wow. And yeah, the purple is something else, amazing builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 16 hours ago, killemall8 said: Especially when you dye the grain a shade of the top coat! Black kills the dancing factor. But a darker shade of the top, insane! Exactly. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 so a little rant I had always wanted an edge sander. I always thought that since they are platen back and flat, that they would produce a flat edge on anything. So i spent almost a thousand on a grizzly one, hoping to make my dream come true. Got it in yesterday and assembled it. Ive never been so disappointed. It doesnt sand flat in any way. or square. there is no tension adjustment, and the belt has a little give when you push a workpiece against it. I had really wanted it to rough out a radius, flatten small pieces for gluing like scarfs and a ton of other things. Absolutely none of which it will work for. Worst 1000 i have ever spent and i cant return it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 If it makes you any happier, the huge belt sander at the communal workshop doesn't work any better. Far from 90 deg. It works for getting the band saw marks off but not for any fine jobs. Then again, the communal workers seem use it for building doors and tabletops where a couple of degrees doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 Can you modify the front rubbing face? Flattening that yourself helps. Post photos of that with the belt off and I'll recommend something. Generally adding a flat face and covering that with graphite tape is the way forward. Very surprised by the lack of a tensioner. Those usually help with tracking also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 17 hours ago, Prostheta said: Can you modify the front rubbing face? Flattening that yourself helps. Post photos of that with the belt off and I'll recommend something. Generally adding a flat face and covering that with graphite tape is the way forward. Very surprised by the lack of a tensioner. Those usually help with tracking also. going to talk to grizzly monday. The platens are graphite, and checking them, they arent even close to flat. Off by almost 1/4" over the 31" length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 That's ridiculous. How can you get any sort of good consistent pressure without either a flat backing platen or at least a tensioner....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 6:06 AM, Prostheta said: That's ridiculous. How can you get any sort of good consistent pressure without either a flat backing platen or at least a tensioner....? I shouldnt say there isnt a tensioner at all, but a non adjustable tensioner. It only has 1 setting, loose, or tight. and it isnt very tight. I ended up grinding the platen flat. its a pain but it will work for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Its been a while since i last checked in. Hope you are all safe! Ive taken on way too much work. 12 hour days every day to catch up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Looking good Luis. MK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, MiKro said: Looking good Luis. MK I'll say! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Care to do a mini writeup on your technique for dead perfect back ferrule holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 9:10 PM, komodo said: Care to do a mini writeup on your technique for dead perfect back ferrule holes? yeah i can do that. I actually think i originally learned from a tutorial on here that might not be here anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 In that case, it sounds very much essential. Hit myself or @curtisa up if you need anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 20 hours ago, Prostheta said: In that case, it sounds very much essential. Hit myself or @curtisa up if you need anything. Been a while, is there a section for video tutorials specifically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Not as such, but you're welcome to make a video and send us a link. We can then insert it into an article page that contains the video link. It would then just appear as an embedded Youtube clip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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