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Hey! Since Stewmac can no more ship their Colortone stains and pigments to Canada, I'd like to know what you guys are using / planning to use in the future? Anyone has ever tried one of these? http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=...t=1,190&p=42996 Thanks JC

Thanks all for your answers. OK but the 5436 is just 8oz. Is it enough to spray a body or you have to fill it halfway through (which is something i would like to avoid)? Yeah i thought about it but since its about tools more than how to do a finish i posted it here At first, I thought it was the same thing so i did a little search. And Lex you were right: http://www.pyebarker.com/TechTips/techtip2.htm JC

I have access to this compressor and im wondering if it can be used effectively with a small spray gun like the Badger 400, or something similar (like one of these)? By looking at the specs it seems enough but what the pros are thinking about it? Thanks! JC

Are you printing them in full size (1'' = 1'')? Check in "Page Setup" just to be sure (Model Space Printing Scale). If yes then... :D Good luck! JC

The ones i used are in Fender's "Guitar/Bass Wiring and Switching Diagrams" section ( http://www.mrgearhead.com/faq/diagrams.php ). The Parts Layout Diagram is the pdf your looking for. It contains front and back view of the guitar. Save file on your computer/open with GSView and convert! JC

Here's a minitutorial. I'll suppose you're running Windows (which is my case and probably the case of everyone here anyway ). So there it goes: 1. Download Ghostscript( ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghos...14/gs814w32.exe ) and install. 2. Download GSView ( ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghos...um/gsv46w32.exe ) and install. 3.Download PsToEdit ( http://home.t-online.de/home/helga.glunz/w...toeditsetup.exe )and install into the pstoedit directory that is in parallel to the gsview directory where gsview is installed. Usually this is something like C:\Program Files\Ghostgum\gsview. So pstoedit would go to C:\Program Files\Ghostgum\pstoedit. If you don't have the following two DLLs (msvcr70.dll and msvcp70.dll) already installed (you'll probably get an error while trying to convert if those files are not installed), you need to install them as well - either in the system directory or in the pstoedit directory. You can get them at http://home.t-online.de/home/helga.glunz/w...runtimelibs.zip 4. Start GSView, open the pdf you want to convert (File/Open). 5. Convert (Edit/Convert to Vector Format). If you installed PsToEdit correctly a window will pop. Select dxf, press OK. Select page to convert, press ok. Save your file (don't forget to add .dxf, like telecaster50.dxf). 6. Open .dxf with CAD Software, resize/edit/do whatever you want and print! Don't forget this will only work with pdf containing vectorial drawings like the ones found at www.mrgearhead.com (especially those in fender section)! A pdf containing a standard pic (jpeg, gif, ...) can't be converted using that way. For CAD software, there's TurboCAD like Maiden69 already pointed it out, Autocad offers a 30-days trial, and in last resort there's always the borrowed-copy-from-a-friend solution.... If you need help/more details, just ask! Have Fun! JC

Hey guys, Just to share my little knowledge (since I'll probably need yours when I start my 1st project )... While i was looking Guitar/Bass Wiring and Switching Diagrams at www.mrgearhead.com I noticed that these are vectorial drawings, which means they could be read by standard CAD Software.The only trick was to find a way to convert these in .dxf since autocad can't do anything good with a .pdf. A couple search in Google later, I finally found a way... So grab a sheet of paper and a pencil, I'll give you the recipe ! You'll need 3 things: -GhostScript (read pdf) -PsToEdit (convert pdf to dxf, need to be installed in GSView directory. Check help file for info) -GSView (you dont want to use command line, dont you?) Install Ghostscript first, GSView second, then PsToEdit. Start GSView and open your pdf from www.mrgearhead.com (i'll show you with the old 50's tele). Edit/convert to vector format. Choose DXF. Save. Open new file with your fav CAD software(work great with autocad). Resize(use scale length as reference). Get rid of all useless info, save and/or print in 1:1 and Voilà! Perfect plan with all needed shapes/dimensions . 50's Tele dxf/dwg file Have fun! JC

Thanks for the info guys. I'll avoid UPS for sure and use postal (anyway only postal air seems available for Canada while ordering from stewmac). Anyone of you have ever bought hardware from warmoth? How was your "experience" ? I'm doing some comparison with stewmac and warmoth has better prices.

Thanks Brian Im located in Quebec City (yeap, i'm a french-canadian, so my english won't always be perfect ). Since my father is retired and he's building wood furnitures in his past time, I have access to a really nice woodshop (planer, double drum sander, jointer, bandsaw, shaper,... name a tool and he probably has it. ) About customs, I did a search on Canada Border Services Agency website(http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca) and according to this paper(http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/publications/tariff2004/ch92ne.pdf) parts and accessories for use in the manufacture of guitars are free of import taxes (have to pay 7% for GST, though). Knowing that, i think i'll order my stuff directly from US. Less trouble, more choices and exchange rate is not that bad these days For now, i'm planning to build a fretless bass from scratch. CAD plans are almost done, so buying wood, hardware and missing tools is the next step.

Hey guys! For those who are canadians, where are you buying your hardware/tools? I'm hesitant to buy from USA stores like stewmac/allparts/etc because of customs(+ $$$ ). There's always www.leevalley.com for woodworking tools but its not a store specialized in guitar building like stewmac. BTW, first post, so greetings to all. I found this forum a couple days ago and i'm still impressed by the amount of info available. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge! JC