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Lex Luthier

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  1. Lex Luthier
    I don't know, I'd have to see it. I also don't really think aluminum would be the best bridge material, not very dense.
  2. Lex Luthier
    this will cut a body
  3. Lex Luthier
    Then do two piece, and Les Pauls are Mahogany, but Alder is a nice, less costly wood.
  4. Lex Luthier
    Just register here: http://fullservesite.com/cgi-bin/easyhost.cgi Be aware that when you post the address of the picture you will need to remove the /members from the address to view the picture. I use it all the time, and host websites with it.
  5. Lex Luthier
    With Tune-O-Matics, or TOM's, playability is a benefit. You need to angle the neck back slightly to get the right action. With Strat type bridges you don't need an angle. If you do not want to deal with an angled neck then go with a Strat style bridge - trem or hardtail. I have, however, used one of these without a neck angle.
  6. Lex Luthier
    I would prefer NO guitar on the shirts, just the PG logo and web address, because that's what we're advertising with the shirts.
  7. Lex Luthier
    This reminds me of a picture I have of a Northwood MJ. Big pic, here's a link
  8. Lex Luthier
    Like stated above I would advise againts using it as a top would, but by all mean use it for the back and side if you want a looker for a guitar. Quilted maple is flatsawn, but the look is worth it.
  9. Lex Luthier
    Monkey, have you even built a guitar? I suggest you get REAL good at building them by hand first. Yeah, a CNC would cut out bodies and neck real quick, but it won't do the other important steps that go into building a guitar, such as: Designing, wood selection, joining/gluing up, finishing, fretting, nut work, hardware installation, wiring, intonation/action setup, and of course SELLING them. I suggest you get REAL good at what's listed above before you even THINK about a CNC machine, or you'll just have dozens of necks and bodies lying around your workshop.
  10. Lex Luthier
    I never relized I didn't add the link. HERE is the link, the prices are on the far right. Again, the closet to 4' x 4' is the FlexiCAM LX at $14,430.
  11. Lex Luthier
    Monkey, here is a website that compares a number of CNC machines. The prices are listed on the far right, the first two colums list the X & Y axis travel. The closest one to 4' x 4' is the FlexiCAM LX priced at $14,430... Larrivee Guitars uses Fadal CNC's, they are large enclosed machines with an area of maybe 5' x 7' inside. They are around $100,000 each... I really don't think you need a CNC machine, at the most a dupli-carver, and I really don't think you'll have the demand for even a dupli-carver to help with building guitars, at least not for a while. Do you even have the room for anything like this?
  12. Lex Luthier
    Good idea, do it like GOTM, start a thread and where we submit our designs, and then start a poll.
  13. Lex Luthier
    Are you serious? I would be perfectly happy with this: My PG shirt design. Here it is in action.
  14. Lex Luthier
    Having the grain bust out with the router has happened to me evertime I do it that way. That's why I bought an oscilating spindle sander, and will now just sand to the final profile.
  15. Lex Luthier
    This kind can be. Deftoil Danish Oil
  16. Lex Luthier
    The heat creates steam out of the wet wood. I'm also not sure about a heat gun, a pipe is just more focused, I guess would be the term, and you can bend the sides over the pipe.
  17. Lex Luthier
    There's one HERE too, started by Brian. I wonder what happened, it sounded like he was about to order some.
  18. Lex Luthier
    You can just make relief cuts in the cutaways, waist, and horns.
  19. Lex Luthier
    Take light passes, and don't go too slow, like PerryL suggests.
  20. Lex Luthier
    Excellent choice
  21. Lex Luthier
    They work like this: PICTURE Turn the adjusting nut clockwise, it will bend the rod back, like you are decreasing relief, turn it counter clockwise, and it adds relief. I've used one on the StewMac hotrods and was kind of amazed by the design, it's kind of funky. The idle rod, or rod that doesn't move, on the StewMac rods is threaded as well, but that's only for the perpose of assembly.
  22. Lex Luthier
    no
  23. Lex Luthier
    That's a great system, you can get tools/machinery twice as fast.
  24. Lex Luthier
    Even though you edited your post Drak... I'm proud of my 'stuff'. I earned it with a well paying job I had back in the winter/fall. I like tools/machinery, and I like to show mine off. I think I've got a pretty good shop for a 20yo(and it's all mine, none of it is my father's).
  25. Lex Luthier
    Since we're all showing off... 6"x99" edgesander 14" bandsaw Dust collector 13" floor drillpress 6" jointer LARGE router table with 3 1/2HP router 2 1/4HP combo base router Oscilating spindle sander 4"x36"belt/disc sander Two shop-vacs Air filter/cleaner Two cordless drills Electric drill Two spray guns Compressor 8 F-clamps 18 C-clamps LOADS of jigs LOADS of templates LOADS of handtools Lots of forstner, twist, bradpoint, spade bits LOOOOOAAAAAADS of scrap wood The only thing I'm missing is a THICKNESS SANDER!
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