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DannoG

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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
  16. Nice score Marty! You'll figure out a scheme that makes sense. Think what kind of neck/back wood would be complimentary.
  17. All standard (not getting into fanned-fret designs or other oddball stuff) scale lengths need compensation. There is enough range to most Fender type bridge styles that it doesn't require quite as precise a placement as a TOM, but it is still there.
  18. Perhaps you are thinking of Grosh guitars. He has some tasty carved versions of Fender designs: http://www.groshguitars.com/images/ccT-hnybrst_5.jpg
  19. Be aware that the typical Strat PU has the coil wire wrapped right around the magnets. Thus if you press the magnet slugs out/in you can break the hair thick wire, resulting in a dead PU. It can be done successfully, just not a given that you won't break it.
  20. David, I made a winder, not following his specific plans, but using some of the design, materials, etc. as it seemed best. I plan to make a second one that will be a different design at some point. I have used the winder to wind a few shopmade P90 bobbins and have both commercial Strat and P90 bobbins on hand. My problem is time to do all the interesting things I want to do. If I'm doing pickups, I'm not doing guitars, and so on. And I do have a realworld career and a family. Enough whining - this is about winding... Regarding the counter, I had a crude counter adapted from a cassette player, which I recently changed over to a bicycle speedometer/odometer ($17 USD). This uses a magnet as a count sensor and seems like it will work well. Have you looked at the websites by Stephen Kersting (SK Guitar Specialties), AMPGE and the Pickup Winders Forum? Lots of good info there. I will be out of town for a few days and may not be able to get online, so if you reply, be a little patient. PM would be fine as well. Dan
  21. I have a copy and want to keep it. Have you seen one before - that is, know what info is in it? Mostly it deals with building a winder. There are some bobbin templates and basic info on wire and magnets that would let you get started, but it is not an advanced winding technique or recipe book. What sort of project/experiment did you have in mind? I would be glad to share what I know about pickup winding. Considering how free you are David with sharing your knowledge I'd be glad to try to help. Dan
  22. Drak, isn't all that crap you were spouting from an old (60s) Star Trek episode?
  23. The book "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" by Melvin Hiscock is a very good place to start.
  24. My reaction was similar to erik's. I still like the guitar a lot, just not so wild about the heel shape of the body. The back looks fantastic. As usual, you are an inspiration to us all.
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