jer7440

Nice job! I can hear C.C. Deville and the boys playin "Nothin but a good time" in the background.

never mind...by time I got back to my post it didn't make sense

Hey here is a the latest update on my guitar. Here is the fretboard

fretboard

Here is a close up of the inlay at the 12th fret

Maple fretboard with some sort of rosewood inlays and binding

Love that guitar man! Very nice. Hey do you have any info on your bridge? Did I miss it in the thread somewhere? Thanks.

That could be a tough one. If the head of the bolt is spinning under the inlay, I'm not sure how you fix it. you may have to carefully drill or dremel out the inlay. Then you could tighten the bolt ( then use some loctite or super glue on the threads to keep it from coming loose again) and put in a new inlay. I know this sounds like a huge job...but it might not be that bad.

Cool, You should be able to reach up in there and feel for the nuts. If they are loose do what you have to do tighten them up.

Is the bridge itself secure? I know on some guitars (I'm not sure if ovation falls in this category) the bridge was actually held on with a nut and bolt on each side of the bridge(and maybe glue as well). The head of the bolt was often hidden under an inlay. If this is the case you may have a loose bolt that is rattling. Or I may have no clue...just another possibility.

I think if you wrap around to the back side it will be easier to pull things tight. Also I would try to keep any glue to the back side as well...you don't want that seeping through the front of your grill cloth. Maybe try contact cement...?

I bought a new piece of grill cloth to re-furb my Fender Twin and I'm not sure exactly how to apply it. Does anybody know of a tutorial on how to do this or could walk me through it? Any good Fender restoration websites? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Todd

Todd, The grill cloth is usually attached to a wooden frame of some sort that fits into the front of the amp cabinet. You just need to figure out how the frame is attached, remove it, and swap the old cloth for the new cloth (I would try to use a similar attachment method as the original), and then reinsert the frame.

Erik...would you buy the Rigid planer again...or would you buy something else? What do you think is a more useful purchase, a jointer or a planer? I can really only afford one right now....just need to figure out which one first.

Cool, I'm glad it works good for you.

RGman, What machine did you end up getting?

The still disovable thing is one of the reasons I don't agree with everyones love of Nitro. That's why you hear horror stories of vintage 100k guitars ruined by a strap, chord, stand etc... I still not fully cured 50 years later. The only advantage is the relic thing and minor repair advantages. Far outweighed by the disadvantages and incredibly long curing times.

So what is a better alternative for the hobbiest spraying by the "old oak tree". I'm all for anything more durable...the only reason I chose nitro for my first project was because I could spray it without a booth and a forced air respirator.

Love it! Nice deal.

The centering tool is not included. The fixed base is round; the plunge base has a flat side.

I just about always have mine in the router table or in the plunge base, so it's been no problem for me.

This is what I have planned as well....well...when I get to building myself a router table..

Amen on the thickness sander....I would love one! Most of what they do is power hand tools. Saws, and drills and sanders....that kind of junk.

I was talking to my buddy last night and he said that the router kit I bought had been mismarked! The price should have been $165.

Hey Rick500, I've read online that the switch is not sealed and it will fill up with dust. The dust interferes with the contacts. I've read that a lot of times you can fix the problem with a blast of compressed air. Another review I read said that the switch is easily disassembled for cleaning.

Jmrentis, This was the only one they had for sale. I have read about a the few problems this router may have....they all seemed pretty insignificant for the price I paid. :D

I just scored a killer deal on a Bosch router kit last night! This is the router:

Bosch router kit

My buddy just started working in the R & D department of a company that designs and manufactures power tools for various companies. As part of the R & D process they buy competing products so they can check them out. Once a year they have a sale to get rid of all of these "R & D" products that they don't need anymore. My buddy calls me up yesterday and says "Hey, we're having this sale, do you need anything?". I ask him what they have and he starts going on about circular saws and cordless drills, so I say "Do you have any routers?". He says "Yeah there are a few low end Craftsman, something from Black and Decker, a set from Bosch, one from Porter Cable..." I said "How much for the Bosch set?" "97$"he says. SOLD!

I'm not sure what they did with this router as far as R&D goes...but this thing has never been touched. All the parts were still sealed in plastic bags and everything. I did one test cut last night and this thing cuts like a dream. It is soooo much nicer than the 1970's craftsman that I had been using.

Hey, I dig that dual ts808! Nice job.

you should look at the new swirl technique for pedals over at diystompboxes.com

look for dragonflys posts

Could you post a link? My searches over there turned up nothing.

Seems to work really well, but I haven't spent alot of time sanding on it yet. It will definitely be a step in the right direction.

here is the first neck, Hot off the CNC

neck

Here is a close up of the headstock and volute This is right off the machine and has not been sanded yet

Here are some pics of the downdraft table I buillt to go with my dust collector.

I made an opening in my bench for the hose to run through

opening

The box is 3/4" plywood with a piece of pegboard for the holes. The peg board is dadoed into the sides and all the joints are sealed with liquid nail. I also used liquid nail to attach the plastic flange to the bottom of the unit

Bottom

Here is the unit connected to my DC and setting in place on the bench

unit connected to the DC

Wow! Great looking build. Very clean work. On a side note...does your buddy have any pictures of that work bench? I dig the table saw/ router table thing.