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sepultura999

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  • Birthday 03/16/1987

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    Toronto Ontario
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    Learning about guitar building, refinishing, customizing and amp building. Will build my first project soon. Other interests include playing guitar, soccer, philosophy, and history.

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  1. Similar to mortise machines - some of have levers, some have foot pedals. That'd be a better setup. I know its been talked about on here, but I don't remember the reviews, but popular mechanics talks about making your own pin router with your router on their website - details, plans, everything. I don't know how good it is though.
  2. I rewired my old sears teisco. Before I put strings on it to see whether I screwed up or not I plugged in my guitar, took my metronome, and tapped it on my pickups. The neck is responding, I can hear the tapping no problem through the amp. I can't hear however the bridge. Bad solder joint maybe? Maybe I should forget that weird voodoo idea and put strings on to see how she goes? Here's the schematic.
  3. Another way to get sticker residue off is using peanut butter. I hate it when the stickers don't come off books I just purchased. Peel the sticker, put some peanut butter on the residue, wait a few hours, take a knife scrape off the majority of it, then a slightly damp cloth and rub away. Works every time.
  4. didn't a company like traynor produce at one point hi-fi guitar amps and they got taken off the market because they sounded "too natural"? That's what someone told me once. Interesting subject though. Wouldn't mind trying one out. -Jamie
  5. Don't use the router to cut out the body. Even though I've seen it done on woodworking shows, they usually do it through wood less than an inch thick. Check craigslist or kijiji for used tools (online free classified ads). Sometimes you'll find screaming deals (like 50 bucks for a radial arm saw). Or go and buy cheap. Just remember, cheap tools can be bad! Not sure on what brand for a certain tool? Go to a store which sells lots of magazines and find woodworking magazines. They will test a bunch and give their opinion. Usually the problems with some tools you can deal with. Also through classified ads you may find someone who has a workshop looking for a tenant. You can email him/her and say you just need it now and then and are willing to pay so much for each day you're there. It's a long shot but worth a try. Even then, I've seen them want only 200 a month. Instead of a bandsaw, get a jigsaw, or use a coping saw if you have lots of time on your hands. A benchtop drill press should be fine. I've seen kits from wolfcraft where you can turn a regular drill into a drill press by buying a stand. I don't know how good they work and I can't find any reviews, but if it sucks you can probably take it back (stores are usually good with returns). You can buy router packages where you will get a fixed base and plunge. I've seen Skils for about 130-150. Be patient and read. Don't be afraid to just study as if it were university. You will make mistakes. So what? Everyone has to. You'll find the majority of money you'll want to spend will be through stewmac or lmii where they sell many tools which aid you in guitar building (most of the ones I want are just for neck and fretboard building). You don't necessarily need a basement. It's not Orange County Choppers here. Even a well organized garage with a bit of room to move should be plenty.
  6. Here's a brief overview of what to look for in a jigsaw http://direct.tesco.com/buyersguide/power%20jigsaw.aspx If you're on a budget, go with what you can get. Read reviews online, such as amazon, or some shop magazines that review tools, and maybe even a consumer report website (you might need to pay though). If you hate the tool, you can return it because some tool stores have great return policies. My mom bought a jobmate drill, because maybe at least once a year she needs to use it. It's not the best drill, I would never take it on the jobsite, but to drill a few holes why not? Driving with it sucks. Sometimes its not so much the tool, just the tool who's using it
  7. I didn't want to put this in the electronics tutorial section because 1. it isn't my tutorial, and 2. who knows how well it works. People on the forum say it works well, but thats for you to decide. I haven't tried it. http://www.instructables.com/id/EZ58ISRLG1EPD7R5Z9/ Btw, this site is very awesome for you hobbiests and DIYers for all sorts of things. -Jamie
  8. With stewmacs custom table saw fret slotting blade, I know you can use a table saw and a radial arm saw to cut fret slots. What about using a cheap compound mitre saw? cheap saw -Jamie
  9. Got a cheap accoustic and on one of the tuners on the back of the head the screw is too loose in the wooden thread, therefore not holding the screw in place. To fix this I am guessing the old toothpick/glue/ idea is best suited correct? I am only posting to make sure it's not a quick fix but the best fix possible.
  10. I played soccer from age 8 to 17. I haven't played for the last 2 seasons due to a groin injury 3 season ago. I do want to train again and go back because it was great fun, however with the heat these days, it makes me so lazy lol.
  11. make sure Drak doesn't see this. I like it how people bash teles but they don't bash those cutaway acoustics.
  12. I think he's wanting one of these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Sey...edal?sku=150710 Haven't tried it, but I have heard basically, that if you're a rhythm player and you want to jump to lead now and then, go with this. -Jamie
  13. Can we move on now? This is getting stupid. Don't try to force people to appologize even if they are wrong or not. This is Kevan's thread of the tremol-no, not people's court. The guy added in his stuff about the freelok, and if he wants to, he could start his own thread about it, but it seems that he ran away, which is fine. Let the patent people and their lawyers deal with it first, if everything's okay, let the buyer's market deal with it second. -Jamie
  14. I did want to order from Grizzly but for some reason they don't ship to Canada. Why? I don't know. Are we part of the Axis of Evil now? lol -Jamie
  15. Wow that has to be the first spelling mistake I've seen on the internet. Please stop doing that. It's annoying to read a thread with you and others correcting people's spelling and grammar. Who cares? If you don't like it then learn to deal with it. Last I checked I'm on the internet not in a classroom. Congratulations on moving day. Hope things go well.
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