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Welcome Unit Check out Woodworld, they're located at Labrador near the Gold Coast, Qld I have been to their place and they have a pretty good range of timbers They have heaps of aussie stuff as well as a fair selection from overseas clicky P.S. Good luck with the bandsaw and drillpress dayvo

Batfink you got my vote An excellent looking guitar and I love the colour dayvo

Hey sumphead Have you ever thought of making your own amp from scratch or a kit? There are plenty of helpful websites out there and you could probably build yourself a very nice amp for your $500 If your interested heres a couple of websites to get you going: clicky clicky dayvo

Go to "Solid Body Guitar and Bass Tutorials & Reference" and it is pinned under "Setch's Carved Top Tutorial" It shows a picture of the jig if you scroll down dayvo

Was used on the original 1950s Broadcaster/Esquire bodies by Fender if I remember correctly - anyway, it's a lovely wood to use, suitable as a body wood, and also possibly as a neck wood too. Would take it for a neck if quartersawn, or flatsawn with graphite rods. I found only enough for a bolt on neck so i will give it a try. It looks very nice, but nobody seems to sell it when i looked at supplies today so i will have to see if there is more in the wood pile tomorrow. Cheers for the info ! I dont know where in Oz youre from, but these guys are in Melbuorne and Sydney clicky dayvo

Thanks for the xtra info dayvo

Thanks for the sourcing info and tut, Phil Its great to find a useful tool that can be bought locally at a reasonable price Im off to DSE this morning to pick one up dayvo

I take it that something like this is suitable for a solidbody electric guitar Any comments? dayvo

Hey guys Im hoping someone can help me Ive searched through the guitar parts suppliers and Googled it but I cant find these parts Im trying to source a shorty 3way toggle switch in Nickel like this chrome one and a mono jack in Nickel for an SG, I plan to start later in the year The jack will be placed on the side of the guitar (like a Les Paul) so Im open to suggestions as to what I can use (e.g, a football jackplate etc,etc.) dayvo

Hey all Im looking into building a Tube Amp myself I still have much, much reading/researching to do Theres a hellova lot info out there on this Anyhow heres some links to some Amp building sites Ive found AX84.com Duncans Homebrew Amps Ceriatone.com8Watt Tube Amplifier 18Watt.com - you must register, but it is free Amptone.com Retro Sound - Aussie Site Aussie Guitar Gear Guitar Amplifier Basics Hope these sites are helpful to any of you thinking about building your own Amp dayvo

Thanks for the info, guys Ill contact LMII When I get the binding done and the neck glued in Ill post some pics dayvo

Hey All Yet another binding question/s I wasnt going to bind the body, but I did a pretty crappy job of gluing my already carved top onto the body of the Les Paul Im making (Some slight gaps in places around the edge, so I need to hide them ) Im almost to the stage of staining and clearcoating and Im wondering how well will Nitrocellulose lacquer adhere/stick to ABS plastic binding? My fingerboard is bound with this stuff and Im going to put lacquer on the fretboard as well Or, is there an alternative the ABS? If there are alternatives, Im after a plastic type binding, not a natural timber one. It would be great to find binding in colours other than black, white or cream dayvo

I have a couple of .pdf files when printed out will give you a full size body and headstock of a 59 Les Paul. If you're interested let me know dayvo Please send me the plans of the les paul , my email : DELETED thanks man!! Done

Let me know if you are interested in selling any of the others By the way, where is the Larry Robinson tape located? In Oz or the US? dayvo The tape is going to the states today. I figured more people will be bidding on it over there then here so to save on the shipping my dad who was on vacation here is bringing it back to his place in the states. Same with the two finishing videos. The fret basics dvd is still in oz though. Actually if you're really interested in the inlay video and you're fast enough to answer me back before 12:00 sharp (noon) you can get that video for $50 AUD shipped to Adelaide. We leave for the airport at that time. After that then that tape will be on its way to Boise ID. Sorry mate I missed your deadline Ill get back to you about the Fretting DVD dayvo

Let me know if you are interested in selling any of the others By the way, where is the Larry Robinson tape located? In Oz or the US? dayvo

Hey Hasa Heres a just a few links for you to checkout from around Oz http://www.ormsbyguitars.com/parts.html http://www.guitaraust.com.au/electric_guitar_top_wood.htm http://www.bukartilla.com.au/a1timber.html http://timber-australia.com/ http://www.mullumbimbywoodworks.com.au/ http://www.woodworld.com.au/timber_types.htm http://www.forestsalvage.com.au/TassieTimber/timber.htm http://www.australiantonewoods.com/ http://www.woodcentre.com.au/uses/exotic.asp http://www.bowerbirdtimber.com/slabs.htm http://www.giletguitars.com.au/luthier.html Good luck dayvo

Congratulations on the sale You must feel very proud It is a fantastic looking guitar and I voted for it in the April GOTM Shame you didnt win Anyhoo, good luck with your guitars in the future, Wez dayvo

WOW!! What a beautiful guitar Your brother did a fantastic job with the photography dayvo

[quote name='deadgoodcharlie' post='265294' date='Apr 24 2006, 12:42 AM'] [quote name='dayvo' post='265275' date='Apr 22 2006, 10:27 PM'] [quote name='deadgoodcharlie' post='265269' date='Apr 23 2006, 02:25 PM'] Hello fellow luthiers,just thought I,de throw in my two cents.Making guitar parts through the use of a CNC machine is pretty amazing when you think about it also the tolerences of your parts do become greater.A decent machine,even at a hobbiest level that can deliver will still run you a few thousand.I spent my whole vacation pay on mine and was tickeled pink turning out LP tops and Lp necks.CNC can save you time but you gotta pay for that time saver in the begining.Check out www.durhamrobotics.com and you will see a pic of my machine with a sample test of a LP top in MDF.I think it all depends on how far you wanna go.If it,s one offs your doing forget the CNC route,but if it,s leading to a business venture I feel there,s nothing wrong with it.All in all the machine can get you close but there is always the human factor that finishes off the instrument.Realisticaly you would need to put out about several thousand dollars to get anything decent enough to do the job right.Cheers to all. [/quote] What size cnc machine did you buy and how much was it? dayvo [/quote]Working footprint is X30Y16Z4 cost was approximately $3000.00 C.A.Will be upgrading in the next month to bigger for accoustic tops and backs. [/quote] Im still on my first build, but down the track a little I might just get myself one of these as I love tinkering with new things dayvo

[quote name='deadgoodcharlie' post='265269' date='Apr 23 2006, 02:25 PM'] Hello fellow luthiers,just thought I,de throw in my two cents.Making guitar parts through the use of a CNC machine is pretty amazing when you think about it also the tolerences of your parts do become greater.A decent machine,even at a hobbiest level that can deliver will still run you a few thousand.I spent my whole vacation pay on mine and was tickeled pink turning out LP tops and Lp necks.CNC can save you time but you gotta pay for that time saver in the begining.Check out www.durhamrobotics.com and you will see a pic of my machine with a sample test of a LP top in MDF.I think it all depends on how far you wanna go.If it,s one offs your doing forget the CNC route,but if it,s leading to a business venture I feel there,s nothing wrong with it.All in all the machine can get you close but there is always the human factor that finishes off the instrument.Realisticaly you would need to put out about several thousand dollars to get anything decent enough to do the job right.Cheers to all. [/quote] What size cnc machine did you buy and how much was it? dayvo

I have bought router bits and and a drill set from Carba-Tec before, with no problems They are a reputable company although some of their stuff is a bit pricy Sorry, cant comment on their bandsaws dayvo Oh, by the way where abouts are you in Hawaii? I took the wife there in january 2005 for our wedding anniversary We stayed right on Wikiki Beach and also went to the Big Island Absolutely beautiful place Cant wait to visit again, one day

Hey guys I need to pick your collective brains Im building a Les Paul and I need to drill the holes for the bridge and tailpiece The measurement accross the posts of each are: .436 and .444 of an inch respectively Im used to working in metric, and worked out I need an 11mm bit to do the job using this The trouble is I cant find a brad point here in Oz in that size (10mm or 12mm only) So, can you guys advise me on what size you use and/or what size I need? (in your measurements - fractions of an inch) not decimal Im not too clued up with Imperial measurements Also while Im on the subject, do any of you know of a Length Conversion Calculator that I can download that has sizes in "a fraction of an inch" as well as "decimal"and converts to metric? If there is something available, it may be an invalueable tool also to others who read this post and have trouble converting Any advice would be appreciated dayvo

That is one mighty fine looking guitar When I get my Les Paul done, an SG will be my next project Enjoy your holiday here in Oz If you get time, go to The Dome or The G and check out an Aussie Rules game It would be interesting to see what you have to say about our code of football dayvo

Thanks marksound, wwood Thats the one As Ive got quite a bit of 18mm marine ply lying around, Im gunna have a go at making a jig like that myself I hope David dosent mind dayvo

Hey guys A little while back I found a guitar manufacturers webpage where the necks were shaped by a router with a rounding over bit (quite a large one!) Have any of you been to this site? because I cant remember whose it was Any help would be appreciated dayvo