Prostheta Posted October 6, 2021 Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 Very smart thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 7:27 PM, Prostheta said: Very smart thinking. Cheers, I am getting towards the end of the woodwork, just finishing up on the sanding now, and will have to get to work on the logo soon and get ready to do the finishing. Today I sponged the neck with some 120 sandpaper. Motivated by Michael Devin, Jimmy D'Anda and George Lynch playing Wicked Sensation live. Happy sawdust making 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 I love the word, "sponged". I mentally hear it as though it rhymes with "wronged". Sponged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Muzz Posted October 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 12:44 AM, Prostheta said: I love the word, "sponged". I mentally hear it as though it rhymes with "wronged". Sponged. I totally agree, sponged sounds so much better, and it suits the action of rubbing the guitar down with bendy backed sandpaper, "I sponged the neck into shape', First go at a logo, 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Perfect logo! I absolutely approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 15 hours ago, Prostheta said: Perfect logo! I absolutely approve. Glad you like it, it's the front runner so far, I will print out logo variants on sticky plastic and put them on the headstock to see what they look like before choosing one and printing the water slide decal. I like this one because it fits the Marauder style but reminds me of the Japanese homage guitars that were done back in the 70's https://www.holdenhillmusic.com.au/collections/guitar-vault/products/cimar-marauder-gibson-copy?variant=40680768471194 I used to say I looked in the parts box, but those parts have been breeding and I looked in one of my parts boxes to see if I had some left over side dot sticks, found one and a half, score. I stuck some masking tape under the fretboard to draw on and marked out the posies for the dots. I used my side dot guide, to guide the drill bit to the right spot. And made some holes. Dipped the plastic stick ends in a dab of superglue and tapped them in with my beer hammer. Time to look for some fret wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 You used the beer bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, Prostheta said: You used the beer bottle? Guess he meant the tool you made a comment about on page 2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 I would still use the beer bottle, because reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Prostheta said: I would still use the beer bottle, because reasons. You made me curious. First question is should the bottle be unopened or empty (an opened one would obviously spill beer all over the unprotected wood which even I understand wouldn't be ideal)? And more: Would a full bottle act similarly to a dead blow hammer? Would rounded glass be better than polished steel for tapping in the plastic rod? Is there a difference in how the glue reacts with the surface of the tool, potentially staining the wood? Or is there simply so much more surface on the bottle that you can turn a clean side for every hit? I will be disappointed if your answer is that it's required for the builder as instead of being about a tool it would be about lubricating the engine powering the tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 It makes the job a single-handed affair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Interesting timing that you're making a new neck for a simulated Marauder. One of the things I've been tinkering with involves genuine Marauder pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 3:15 AM, Muzz said: I totally agree, sponged sounds so much better, and it suits the action of rubbing the guitar down with bendy backed sandpaper, "I sponged the neck into shape', First go at a logo, lol, a while back I was into building pedals... and a fav is combining an orange squeezer with an ibanez tube screamer... I used the name "Ibenhad" and it has stuck w me lol. I like Ibemuz just as well. bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 2:56 AM, Prostheta said: You used the beer bottle? You can use something else to drive in side dots? I used this one On 10/12/2021 at 6:01 PM, Bizman62 said: You made me curious. First question is should the bottle be unopened or empty (an opened one would obviously spill beer all over the unprotected wood which even I understand wouldn't be ideal)? And more: Would a full bottle act similarly to a dead blow hammer? Would rounded glass be better than polished steel for tapping in the plastic rod? Is there a difference in how the glue reacts with the surface of the tool, potentially staining the wood? Or is there simply so much more surface on the bottle that you can turn a clean side for every hit? I will be disappointed if your answer is that it's required for the builder as instead of being about a tool it would be about lubricating the engine powering the tool. Note to self, don't drink two of those beers before tapping in the dots On 10/13/2021 at 4:13 AM, avengers63 said: Interesting timing that you're making a new neck for a simulated Marauder. One of the things I've been tinkering with involves genuine Marauder pickups. Great to hear from you John, that is a coincidence, I am going over to your post now to check it out. On 10/13/2021 at 1:27 PM, mistermikev said: lol, a while back I was into building pedals... and a fav is combining an orange squeezer with an ibanez tube screamer... I used the name "Ibenhad" and it has stuck w me lol. I like Ibemuz just as well. bravo. I love Ibenhad, and I am intrigued wondering what an orange squeezer / TS hybrid sounds like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 I am going to have to wait a few days until I can put the frets on, the fret on the left is what I thought had a full set of, the fret on the right comes from the pack of 24 frets I had put aside for this guitar, expectation was 2.9 mm wide. 1.3 mm high. reality is 3.0 x 1.0, what a difference 0.3 mm makes. The fret resting on scrap wood on the right looks as though its been on the guitar for 30 years, I am not putting those on. I have ordered a set of the desired height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Muzz said: expectation was 2.9 mm wide. 1.3 mm high. reality is 3.0 x 1.0, what a difference 0.3 mm makes. That would lead to some industrial leveling. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 I made a second unsuccessful shopping trip to get one of these today I might have to get that online too. The frets arrived today and they were the right dimensions. Just the right amount of rise off the fretboard. I will get those into the fretboard on the weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 Grabbed this fret holder by habit, I didn't need it, the frets are all the same size out of the bag. Using these tools. Five sploges of glue in the slot, then tap the fret in. Then give it the snip. Time to switch to my guitar neck rest (actually a rolling pin rest). Nearly half way there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 A rolling pin rest? As if such a thing exists. Somebody was desperate at Kitchen Doodad corporate HQ rattling out gift ideas so the execs can afford to buy another Beemer SUV for their wive's country club sojourns. Whatever next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Prostheta said: As if such a thing exists. They seem to be a common thing with marble rolling pins. No wonder, a freely rolling marble rolling pin can make serious damage if it rolls off the table. Not only are your toes in danger, wooden floors can also take quite a hit. My wild imagination also pictured a toddler climbing up momma's leg when "rumble-rumble-rumble" the pin rolls off the table and smashes the tiny head like a pumpkin - isn't it Halloween tomorrow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Prostheta said: A rolling pin rest? As if such a thing exists. Somebody was desperate at Kitchen Doodad corporate HQ rattling out gift ideas so the execs can afford to buy another Beemer SUV for their wive's country club sojourns. Whatever next? That's right, I would have been less surprised finding it at the bottom of the garden with unicorns frollicking around it than seeing it in a shop. The proliferation of kitchen gadgets is getting out of control. Even so I do like my Nutribullet and Sunbeam pie maker. I was in Target the other day and saw a sausage roll maker, I am tempted. 11 hours ago, Bizman62 said: They seem to be a common thing with marble rolling pins. No wonder, a freely rolling marble rolling pin can make serious damage if it rolls off the table. You got it. I tapped the rest of the frets in. Checked the level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 31, 2021 Report Share Posted October 31, 2021 Colour me surprised. I must like living dangerously with my free-range lead rolling pin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 4:04 AM, Prostheta said: my free-range lead rolling pin! One step away from a loose cannon. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 A ticking loose cannon on fire in a china shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted November 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 8:04 PM, Prostheta said: Colour me surprised. I must like living dangerously with my free-range lead rolling pin! 20 hours ago, ScottR said: One step away from a loose cannon. SR This gave me the weirdest image of a crazy chicken on a pirate ship, firing a cannon and yelling out where's your buccaneers? 20 hours ago, Prostheta said: A ticking loose cannon on fire in a china shop? And for some reason this came to mind In the past I have used this bit of wood with a bevel to clasp a file and put the angle on the fret ends. But to use it you have to hold on to it tighter than Jack holding on to Rose's door. So this is winging its way to me. It left Guandong a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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