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That's quite a challenge. I'd soak it in PlusGas for a while before dismantling it. It might need a bit of heat too. Then you'll have to see what the thread is like for the adjuster wheel - if there's enough metal left, you can always re-cut the thread to clean it up. I'd then get the metal parts sand blasted, or attack it with a wire brush. Drill and/or Dremel bits will help. Once clean, paint it up with Rustoleum. Finally you will need to get the contact surfaces flat and clean.
Personally I'd probably try to find a better example to recondition. That one looks pretty far gone
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Ooh - amber pickup rings could look rather nice, especially if roughed up to look natural like that hanging piece. Matching tuner knobs?
Edit: I bet that could probably diffuse the light from a couple of LEDs too, if you want some really snazzy pickup rings
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5 hours ago, JayT said:
Also, nobody gave me a heads up on how much bone stinks when sanding!
Yes, yes it does
6 hours ago, JayT said:it seems like the "simple things" are taking me the longest.
Finishing is not a "simple thing". Slow, frustrating, awkward to get right, but certainly not simple
(Ask me how I know!)
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I hope it's easier to work with this time
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24 minutes ago, Prostheta said:
What if you don't have either?
Try telekinesis
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5 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said:
Nice cello, by the way...
It's only a cheap one
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4 hours ago, mistermikev said:
not sure I've seen such an elaborate truss rod cover. I assume pushing down on the front is how you pop it off?
Lever it up with fingernail/plectrum
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Truss rod cover part 2.
The truss rod nut is 8mm diameter, so with a 8.5mm bit I drilled a hole
Then sanded lots
So flipped over and in place there is 1 or 2 mm to remove from the top surface for final fitting
Then drilled in the channel and magnets glued in place. I also started a roundover of the cover itself
Oh, and sanded a small recess to be able to hook your fingernail under. If you haven't guessed yet, the two pieces will be glued together once the final height is set
I've not quite finished the roundover, but then I've not quite finished with the cover yet...
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3 hours ago, mistermikev said:
Just for a second I thought you'd painted stripes. That would be a heck of a look
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1 hour ago, mistermikev said:
400 grit on tru oil? that would be a direct route to burn thru for me! looks amazing. nice work!
Always with a sanding block, light pressure, tap the dust out of the paper on a microfibre cloth every few strokes to stop the paper clogging. I did have to go down a bit to remove the blemish, and now that the solvent has gassed off a bit there are a couple of areas that will definitely need another coat or two. On the whole though it's looking pretty good to me. We're on the final bend and fast approaching the home straight
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I'm not sure if it was a stray hair or a little scratch, but it was slap bang in the middle of the body and wasn't covered by another coat of oil. So out came the 400 grit to get it out, followed by a 1200 grit micromesh pad all over. A fresh coat of Tru Oil and it's looking much better. One or two more coats should see it done
Then I've just got the rest of it to finish
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1 hour ago, mistermikev said:
have yet to find wood that is light enough to go fully solid.
I don't know if you have access to African khaya in the states. It looks and works like mahogany. The body of my build is solid but very light. There are lots of varieties of khaya - the one I'm using for the body is quite pinkish in colour, but is looking like mahogany after a few coats of Tru Oil. The neck is a darker, denser variety. I'll do a weigh in on my thread before I hand it over to its owner. It's certainly very light weight for anything resembling a Gibbo
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Looking great
But I'm curious... how is the rear cover attached to the neck? Is it there so you don't forget to finish it as well as the body? I've already lost count of the times I've had to wrestle my sweaty gloves back on because I forgot to put another coat on the cover
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Fabulous! The case looks rather good too
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Looking good
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That turned out splendidly
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Oh, one tip for anyone considering an oil slurry fill. My first attempt with conventional wet and dry paper wasn't brilliant. On my second attempt I used Silverline-brand sterated aluminium oxide paper in 240 grit for flat areas and 400 grit everywhere else. The paper held up fine in the Tru-Oil, with no grit shedding and I got much better results than with the wet and dry paper. Maybe it's because the al-ox paper is a bit more compliant and flexible
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There's nothing quite like the feel of properly smooth wood. It takes on an almost waxy feel, when you can no longer tell which way the grain goes. It almost clings to your hand like the Van der Waals force. Most satisfying
Anyway, this is the slurry and buff coat, plus another coat to give something to cut into, knocked back with 400 grit aluminium oxide paper
You can just make out a white speck in the foreground - the last few microns of the gloss coat
That wasn't actually the main object of tonight's class. That was to finish off deburring the fret ends with the instructor's lovely little diamond file. The sanding was a bonus to fill the rest of the time
I got the front and back flatted off, but still need to do the sides and neck before any more oil. It's getting to the point where the guitar will have to stay at home drying rather than carting it back and forth, so a few future classes might be spent on the next project (I wonder if anyone can remember what that is...)
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2 hours ago, KempGuitars said:
Well, this custom SS has turned out really well IMO
Fabulous matt finish! Gorgeous stuff again
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I've just caught up with this thread, and have now linked BOTH my builds on my profile @mistermikev
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Pau Ferro gets my vote. Lovely looking guitar
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15 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said:
Does that mean we're getting, er, close??????
Could be. The finish needs to be up to scratch though
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Build 2 - Dan's LP JR Double Cut
in In Progress and Finished Work
Posted
Bathroom ceiling painted
Carpet vacuumed
Hair, fluff, random bits of string (!) cut away from vacuum cleaner brushes
Carpet vacuumed again
Enough brownie points accrued, frets polished
I don't like levelling and crowning, but polishing is quite satisfying. Micro mesh pads followed by a polish with Meg's ultimate
Too late and tired now to do another coat of Tru Oil - it's always best to stop and tackle it fresh another day, or run the risk of a fatigue-induced error