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  1. Hi Marty, congrats on the new saw. Like Rich said you can get custom length bands made at saw shops. I get 1/2 inch 3tpi blades made for $10 at a local shop, usually have to wait for 15 minutes. Not the trick, low-wastage kind, but decent quality. What is the blade length on your saw? By the way, how is your health these days? I need to get up your way and check out the latest shop additions and projects. Dan
  2. How about adding a idler (2 pulleys) where the motor is located in the SM plan, with the second belt running down to the newly repositioned motor. Putting the motor low will also help with center of gravity.
  3. Hi Rich, that's looking great. What sort of dimensions are the top braces? Maybe I can sneak up to Portland and see it when you get done/before you give it to your mom. Dan
  4. Looks very nice, Mike. Post more pics!
  5. I propose a party at Marty's house, halfway between Rich and I. Maybe get Matt and Southpa to drive down. (ducks and waits for the irate email from mdw...)
  6. I have been meaning to post that I ordered an assembled pickguard from Tonerider and now that I have it, it looks to be a very good product. I won't be done building the guitar soon, so no sonic evaluation yet, but materials and assembly are first rate. And Andrew provided excellent service in a very prompt, friendly manner. After a recent unfortunate experience with a Carvin order that I had to cancel since they could not actually ship the product within a month and never gave a straight answer, it was refreshing to deal with folks committed to customer service. More info as I'm further along with the axe.
  7. This reminds me that I never posted anything about the thickness sander I built. It works pretty well. I don't have heavy-duty needs, and I didn't want to spend $750. I also enjoy the series of small engineering projects that make up something like that. Kind of like building a fret bender, just a lot more involved. But, yes, it does keep you from doing actual work on guitars while you are making it and isn't for everyone. I'll try to dig up the old in-process photos - it's very much like what is on that site, but mine"s bigger: 17inch drum, longer table and floor model rather than benchtop
  8. Very nice work. Understated, yes. Plain, no.
  9. Maybe you could post a picture and a brief description. Since we don't know what you've done, we can't tell if we want more info. Thanks in advance though.
  10. I have a plug cutter bit in .25" size that makes nice position marker dots. If I had any scrap rosewood, I'd make you a set. Send me a small chunk if you have some or can find some that matches the tone of your board. Dan
  11. Okay, that explains why the cat is all covered in spit...
  12. Found a Terrco K-Star 5000 Duplicarver online for $650 USD. The guy said he paid $2000 several years ago. The location is about a hour south of my town. Maybe Rich (Fryovanni) is intersted. http://eugene.craigslist.org/tls/98169165.html
  13. My thanks too, to Brian and also to all the builders who have shared and inspired through these three years.
  14. Just throwing this out there, Luan Mahogany is often used to make doors and it is not considered the best mahogany as a tonewood. Not saying it is bad, just below the South American and African variants.
  15. I have an old FWW issue that covers building a shop-made bandsaw. I assume this is what is in the reprint. The author made a 20-inch saw IIRC, using MDF or similar for the wheels. It looked pretty nice, but also took up a lot of room and was made long enough ago that wood costs have gone up quite a bit. I can find the story and answer more questions if you want, Wes. Since you are a metal worker, you might find this more to your style: http://ca.geocities.com/lglg.winn@rogers.com/bandsaw.html
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