tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15487198769981979792024-03-13T00:16:32.615-04:00Guitar LogisticsBuilt to SpecUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger754125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-4116558267963847162016-05-06T15:55:00.000-04:002016-05-06T15:55:16.425-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not dead yet</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-88286022906288424972014-07-28T09:03:00.001-04:002014-07-28T09:03:29.693-04:00Phobos almost done.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Finish Time...<br />
Time to wrap up some builds.<br />
Clear a spot for the ground wire<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_120245_zpsr1ueydpq.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_120245_zpsr1ueydpq.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
Recessed bridge plate fits nice and I like the all black pickups.<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121148_zpsd8bjgn2u.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121148_zpsd8bjgn2u.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121156_zpsiomgy3rz.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121156_zpsiomgy3rz.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
You know I will probably have to take this apart again but it is nice to get a good look at it.<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121948_zps10qsb0dy.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121948_zps10qsb0dy.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121956_zpspafvea3d.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_121956_zpspafvea3d.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/FB_IMG_14063937037647615_zpsxpwajpbn.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/FB_IMG_14063937037647615_zpsxpwajpbn.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_125840_zpsogqnsmbe.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_125840_zpsogqnsmbe.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_125846_zpsmy7utabp.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_125846_zpsmy7utabp.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144030_zpslyqm54ke.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144030_zpslyqm54ke.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
Next up its wookiee time.<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144035_zps0msappfl.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144035_zps0msappfl.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144353_zpsgrqr5rg5.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144353_zpsgrqr5rg5.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144400_zpse4o86kii.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S9_2014/IMG_20140726_144400_zpse4o86kii.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />
Got distracted... right in the middle of this some friends showed up for a tour of the shop. I will take some more shots this week.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-31992384602485778812014-07-10T10:49:00.002-04:002014-07-10T10:49:41.621-04:00Caught in a mosh...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Solving the back of the guitar.<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_133416_zps4702d54c.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_133416_zps4702d54c.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
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Clean up the neck and get it ready for oil<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_143309_zps06620ad5.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_143309_zps06620ad5.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_143342_zps3c55376f.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_143342_zps3c55376f.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
Decent upper fret access<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_143811_zpse353e10f.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140703_143811_zpse353e10f.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
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Getting everything lined up. Regular pickups are not going to fit. Concious decision to keep the guitar thin. The 65 year old design is not the only way to build a pickup.<br />
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Much thinner designed pickup fits fine. I have several designs that are very thin enough for this design.<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140705_144733_zps4dd4b297.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140705_144733_zps4dd4b297.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
Mounting screws are tapped in to the plate. Long screws are not going to work well. The plate is .25" though so plenty of adjustment room without sticking out the back.<br />
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Shorter screws<br />
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Tuners installed<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140705_145000_zpsa220e445.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140705_145000_zpsa220e445.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
Closer. I did not get the string pull perfectly straight and there is a bit of fan in the strings after the nut. Good thing is it is realatively easy to make a new head piece. Heck of a lot easier than on an S9 set neck.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-92033912074035937242014-07-10T10:48:00.003-04:002014-07-10T10:49:41.626-04:00Quick Hits...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Archetype Part V<br />
Covering some bits with left over wood.<br />
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This looks dangerous.<br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140628_152940_zps84dp5jfu.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140628_152940_zps84dp5jfu.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
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This looks cool<br />
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<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140628_153316_zpsncifie66.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140628_153316_zpsncifie66.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111003_zpszhy3wukg.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111003_zpszhy3wukg.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111026_zpsafcudjjt.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111026_zpsafcudjjt.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
Got it now?<br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111042_zps6fymdzxh.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111042_zps6fymdzxh.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111046_zpsnf2qoc2r.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111046_zpsnf2qoc2r.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
With the wood additions it is a bit more comfortable and I think the input jack is out of the way for now.<br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111923_zpsh52enu7x.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111923_zpsh52enu7x.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111957_zpsk1ezfrnv.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_111957_zpsk1ezfrnv.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_112007_zpspjxaxdab.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_112007_zpspjxaxdab.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_112024_zpswb9x1lpv.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Archetype/IMG_20140629_112024_zpswb9x1lpv.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
So with that solved I have to get something on the back to make it sit right against the body (belly).<br />
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Pickups for Carl.<br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Pickups/IMG_20140628_151145_zpsvcr39ivl.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Pickups/IMG_20140628_151145_zpsvcr39ivl.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Pickups/IMG_20140628_152741_zpsmpss1vv6.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Pickups/IMG_20140628_152741_zpsmpss1vv6.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Pickups/IMG_20140628_165153_zpsefbsb4yn.jpg"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/Pickups/IMG_20140628_165153_zpsefbsb4yn.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-67678540031993027272014-07-10T10:48:00.000-04:002014-07-10T10:49:41.624-04:00Control...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How small can I make a control cavity? Pretty small. This one is 3.75" x 1.15". The idea is to move the input jack out of the cavity and run a 3-way and a push/pull volume knob. Of course since this is all modular we could swap it out with a bigger one. But since the rules of this build are scraps we need to make it small. Routing small things is dangerous so I used the CNC.<br />
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Mounting system is just like the rest. Slots and bolts. I will work on slicker things once the initial designs are done. I am already working on the plans for version 2 of this guitar. Building it in metal and wood has made designing it in CAD much easier.<br />
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Of course I didn't make it deep enough on the CNC so I had to use a router to make it deeper. Not real fun routing something so small. So I clamped it in the vise level with the wood jaws and used them to support the router.<br />
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Ok so flash forward past a huge gash on my thumb from drilling the mounting hole in the small aluminum bracket. Aluminum will grab a drill bit and sling your piece free. If the piece is small and is still sharp on the edges you will get hurt. After being reminded of this I started using clamps to hold the small pieces I was drilling in. Again... Safety First.<br />
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Carved the arm support and rounded the edges on control pod. Then hit them with a quick shot of shellac. Of course shellac has alcohol which makes the bloodwood color run.<br />
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The pod is tiny but big enough to be comfortable on the spacing. Also manages to serve as a nice part of the leg rest. Finally getting enough weight to the body to balance out the neck.<br />
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In case I decide to do another one...<br />
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Leg rest lower horn thing.<br />
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The guitar is shiny... makes it hard to photograph.<br />
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Removed some excess aluminum from the arm rest brackets.<br />
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And the leg rest horn.<br />
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Scary profile.<br />
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Time to set the bridge<br />
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Need to solve the electronics now.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-55669191291088989132014-06-12T12:12:00.000-04:002014-06-12T12:12:05.962-04:00Flying...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Corsair updates<br />
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It is far from perfect... but it was fun<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-29332877889236231612014-06-10T17:08:00.003-04:002014-06-10T17:09:19.829-04:00Metal Appendages... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Time to work on the appendages.<br />
Here we have the beginnings of the top horn and the arm rest bracket. Wood is going to be sparse on this one as I do not have a lot burl/bloodwood/mahogany scrap left. I want the arm rest adjustable but not too worried about the strap horn yet. I guess I should design an adjusting system to use on each appendage. The blue tape is to protect the finish and and make it easier to draw on.<br />
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First idea was to moc the arm rest out in MDF. It was a good idea as it gave mean idea what to do with the funn shaped wood scrap.<br />
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On to the wood for the strap horn. I used the router tale to route a slot in a piece of scrap. This made it easy to fit on the .25" aluminum.<br />
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Next up I covered the ack of the bracket with some scrap burl to give myself a place to recess the screws into. Trimmed it up.<br />
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Like so<br />
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Still have to clean up some curves but you get the idea.<br />
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I ended up rotating the bracket for the arm rest as I had it positioned way to far forward. I also added another support to help with the adjustment. The shape is a function of the scrap I will probably work something else out for future guitars.<br />
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No entirely happy with it yet but it is getting there.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-74591713593042689942014-06-02T10:41:00.001-04:002014-06-10T17:09:19.834-04:00Off the rails...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are now off the rails. I have completely derailed myself at this point. I am not even sure what I am trying to accomplish. The rules are scraps only. Scrap aluminium, scrap neck, scrap wood from the bin. No production quality bits will be harmed in this build. I want something modern. Metal and wood.<br />
I have been working in CAD on this for a few months but it is just not looking like I want it to so lets just build one and adapt the CAD to the model.<br />
Starting with some wood templates for the headstock design. I know this is not a superior design but I want to see what the issues will be before I redesign it.<br />
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For now this is the attachment system. This donor neck did not have enough wood to do anything else.<br />
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As usual trussrod placement is the real issue. In the future I think I would like to have some tilt to the headstock. Since I am using 1/4" plate there is not a lot of room to mess around.<br />
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String path is going to be an issue. I think I can get around it once I have it closer to string ready. Also threading 6061 is a pain in the arse. Without oil and patience it is impossible to get solid threads. So you will see a lot of nuts in this build. I will deal with the threading later.<br />
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.25" 6061 is not deep enough for normal tuners so we will graft some wood to the back of the headstock. As you can see the grain runout is horrible on this piece. However we don't care as it is now epoxied to a piece of 6061.<br />
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Neck mounting system will be different. I am going to use a bolt on to begin with. This is because I am experimenting and several pieces might need to be changed. I don't want to have to rebuild the neck everytime.<br />
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Time to layout the main section. Rather than experiment in 6061 (I only have one piece that will work for this) I will use mdf to get the layout down. This is where I miss the CAD/CNC. Hate laying all this out by hand.<br />
Before you say anything the brackets that stick out and the plates you see are not formed yet. They are hopefully big enough to cut into proper shapes though. Since they will be replaceable I just need the holes lined up right for now.<br />
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We are farther along now.<br />
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Sorry about the blurry pics.<br />
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This is my favorite shot right now. Knowing I can build the neck out of a single piece of timber that is under .75" thick makes me happy. No heel no mess.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-87299165174341861732014-05-27T10:05:00.001-04:002014-06-10T17:09:19.840-04:00More prototypes...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last we left I was pretty close to finishing the first prototype in the new series I am working on. Well I was not happy with the arm rest as it was not what I originally intended. You have to take risks to win. So here goes. No CNC just a pencil and some hand tools.<br />
Overkill. .25" Aluminum brackets.<br />
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This will be a fine use of scraps...<br />
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I had a vision for this one and it didn't go like I thought it would. Looks like a steak knife. Ironically this particular piece of aluminum and ebony was going to be a prop knife for my daughter's Halloween costume. I made her a really nice fake dagger a few years ago but it got lost. The piece of ebony was basically unusable because of the splits in it so epoxied it to a piece of aluminum with the intent of making her a new fake dagger. I decided to use it for the arm rest... not the best choice. Would have made a really slick dagger.<br />
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Still working on the mounting system. I have to order a lot of screws and inserts and such to make this really work.<br />
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Since the brackets are overkill I decided to make them lighter. This took a lot of work since I do not have a mill. Very painful hand work.<br />
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Several hours later and another attempt at a proper arm rest. This once is scraps from an old top and a nice piece of garolite.<br />
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Much closer to what I intended. Still have lots of issues to sort out.<br />
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For comparison<br />
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Shape needs a lot of work but you see what I am getting at.<br />
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Time for some clear and oil for the wood.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-79710706272966281572014-05-27T09:58:00.004-04:002014-05-27T09:59:14.015-04:00Saving 8s<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A lot of random work this past few weeks while the finishes are curing.<br />
Cleaning up the edges on Phobos. I use a razor that has been beveled so I can get in tight without scratching anything.<br />
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Spider Mojo costs extra<br />
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Plate for the headless<br />
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Stickers for the headless<br />
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And we bullet proof the mount for the locking unit. One issue I have is that Limba is not hard enough to hold a wood screw with a lot of tension. So brass inserts and 4-40 SS allens are used instead.<br />
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Dress then polish the frets on the buffing wheel.<br />
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Plate for Ryyk<br />
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And we see where the oil is in the curing process. Almost there needs another week.<br />
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Last coats of lacquer for the corsair (aka Zero). Switched to Mohawk Pre-Cat Lacquer for the final coats before buffing. I think I like the stuff. It is sticky, flashes off well, and dries shiny. Sands nice as well. We will see how it goes a week or two from now.<br />
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Now to fix the 8 string multiscale blank that went south. We start with finding a piece to replace the bad section in the middle and then proceed to route a place for the fix.<br />
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Next we fit the fixes. Since the woods are not identical in color I am using veneers to make it look fancy.<br />
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After epoxy and clamps it is finally ready.<br />
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Headed to the CNC<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-59984425401288390602014-05-06T12:01:00.003-04:002014-05-06T12:02:15.365-04:00The boredom of finishing...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The boredom of finishing.<br />
Laser printer died had to go back to decals for a few. Not sure why I took so many pictures but here they are...<br />
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After 3 seal coats of thin nitro on top of the cured oil it gets flattened out with some 600 grit. We are not trying to fill the grain or anything just shrink wrap the top in nitrocellulose so we can buff it and make it shine. Still needs to be really thin and feel like wood though.<br />
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Next we tape off the top with something that won't bleed and will leave a sharp line. Then a little masking tape skirt to protect from over spray.<br />
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Some shot coats on the headstock to protect the decals.<br />
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Is that color?<br />
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Why yes. Yes it is.<br />
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Is that a burst?<br />
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Why yes. Yes it is.<br />
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Lemon yellow with an amber orange burst. Subtle.<br />
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And we have a nice line<br />
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Shot coats on the back as well. I might make these satin in the end. It looks pretty good shiny though.<br />
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Decals for the wookiee and the headless<br />
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Headless still needs some cure time. It got a 4 coats of oil where the others only got 2 coats. It is not getting any nitro.<br />
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Zero is now the Corsair. I might finish this thing someday.<br />
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What a mess.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-58932743815514289352014-05-01T10:23:00.003-04:002014-05-01T10:24:11.017-04:00Experimentation part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Archetype Part 1<br />
While we are waiting on finish to cure I guess I will post up a project I worked on over the winter. I had a body or two laying around that were not going to be used for anything so I started with that.<br />
I wanted to take a new look at building modular guitars that were headless, ergonomic, visually interesting and futuristic. This is a first pass using conventional materials and construction methods to test some shapes. This is ground work for more radical changes in the future.<br />
The initial body shape is based on my Icarus model from a few years ago. I am not sure I will continue with this shape but it was easy enough to get it out of the left over S9 body I was using as a starting point.<br />
I want to test some chambering ideas. So I chambered the body.<br />
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Working with a thinner top to use less exotic woods was also in the works. These pieces were basically not big enough to do a full body so I made a crazy joint and used them on the smaller bady.<br />
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Time for some crazy ideas on replaceable arm rests.<br />
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Flash forward with the top on and cavities in place but body is not cut out yet.<br />
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This is the neck I started with. However later I find out it will just not work as a 7 string neck as it is a hair too narrow and it makes the low B too close to the edge. Later I turn it into a 6 string neck...<br />
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Test fitting the parts with the old neck. The first arm rest I cut was too small but you kinda get the idea.<br />
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At this point I am not sure how I am going to do the arm rest. I have ideas in my head but not sure what they will look like in reality.<br />
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I ended up building a new neck mostly on the CNC. It was basically my first attempt at a fretboard on the CNC. It went well I didn't break any bits. What is different about this neck? It has a macassar veneer fretboard, 20in radius, and a rear installed trussrod. It is made from Amazon rosewood. I have never used it before and was surprised at how it worked. Splintery but really ridgid and light.<br />
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It is not fully carved on the CNC but roughed out enough I can do whatever I need with it quickly.<br />
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Using a hipshot headless unit for the first pass onthis one. I think at some point I am going to design my own hardware for this.<br />
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Putting the radius in such a thin board is nerve wracking. I am not using the Fender technique for this where the neck has the radius and the veneer is bent to fit. I have different plans for future necks.<br />
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For frets I am going to use medium EVO hypo alergenic.<br />
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New neck is considerably wider and required some routing.<br />
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Profile for the neck is very very trapezoid. The edges are almost sharp they are so thin. Again we are breaking conventions.<br />
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How do we put some things together? With inserts and threads. I made a toold from an old drill bit to put them in with.<br />
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Control plate.<br />
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Like an idiot I attached the neck without drilling the top strap jack recess. Of course a normal drill and bit will not fit that close to the neck. So we cut an old bit in half.<br />
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Moving forward.<br />
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Arm rest work. Flexible plastic for a first pass.<br />
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Testing before finishing.<br />
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Cavity is not big enough for the vintage breadboard I used to make the electronics user serviceable. I will have to rememdy this at some point.<br />
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The new pickups for this one.<br />
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Waiting on finish to dry and building the pickups.<br />
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Milling about...<br />
7 String Multiscale body on the machine<br />
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Recess for Hipshot single bridges and pickups. The weather was bad so I had to close the door on the shop. Tired of cold and rain.<br />
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Then the sun came out.<br />
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Oil for a few. Boring work.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-63922978121704536092014-04-14T09:17:00.003-04:002014-04-14T09:18:41.543-04:00Things sometimes go wrong.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<p>Some pickup work.</p>
<p>Strange set of Diablos. Basically vintage PAF repros with Diablo windings. 49.2mm spacing, butyrate bobbins, US made US steel poles and slugs, US made long leg baseplates, vintage braided wire. Can't wait to stick them in an SG or LP.</p>
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<p>Finished up the SMB5 Stingray pickup and a set of Js.</p>
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<p>Gluing up spalted top. Going to try a new technique. I am going to use a piece of high density foam as a spring in between a caul and the body to try and put consitent pressure on the top. Flash forward. Turned out ok but don't bother trying it as it was not better than the regular method.</p>
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<p>The results of the change to the head on the headless.</p>
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<p>Time for the Disaster tale. So I decided to try a Titebond glue up because this body is so light I didn't want a lot of epoxy weighing it down. Horrible idea. Note that this works but I have a suspect chunk of African Mahogany that has done this once before so shame on me for trying it again. The reason I stopped using Titebond for this is by what happens next.</p>
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<p>So the blank warped.</p>
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<p>And then this happened when I tried to straighten it.</p>
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<p>The fix is to clamp it straight for a day and add a strip into the middle. Needless to say I am not happy because of all the extra work I now have to do to salvage the top.</p>
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<p>Changed my control cavities again. Trying to speed up machine time cutting and changed the plate to extend off the body. When you start seeing it everywhere remember you saw it here first.</p>
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<p>Headless test</p>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-51056579076641268082014-03-31T10:44:00.002-04:002014-03-31T10:45:11.696-04:00Stingray Monster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<p>Starting on a new bass pickup. While I would love to build this with large pole magnets but they are hard to find and expensive. So the design here will use more conventional parts... actually like hardware store parts. What do you need to build a pickup? Flatwork, Low Carbon Steel, and Magnets. For the pole pieces I want them large so I grabbed a piece of 3/8" cold rolled steel at Lowes. The great thing about the Music Man pickup is the big poles. The bad thing is finding parts. Basically there are no aftermarket parts so we have to do everything from scratch.</p>
<p>I don't have a lathe so I used a hack saw to cut the rods to length. I could use the chop saw and get them perfect but the heat generated in the rod causes the steel to change its character.</p>
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<p>Cutting the rods with the hacksaw leaves a messy end. If you look at steel pole slugs in a humbucker they have a nice circular pattern on them from the lather cutting process. I am going to mock that out. Squared the rods on the disk sander and adjusted the lengths to suit what I am trying to do.</p>
<p>Next I chuck the rod in the drill press.</p>
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<p>Then I take a mill file and put a slight bevel on the edge and clean up the face removing as many of the scratches form the sander as I can.</p>
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<p>Now the trick. 80 grit PSA on a block of MDF. Turn the drill press on and run the rod down onto the block. This creates the swirls I need. Careful not to push too hard as you can really hurt yourself if the block flies out from under the rod.</p>
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<p>I used a wet stone to square the end of the rod before putting the swirls in. This worked better than going straight to the sanding block. The problem with cold rolled steel from Lowes is that it is not very precisely ground and the outside is messy so I have to clean it up with a sanding spong.</p>
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<p>And the results.</p>
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<p>After cutting the flatware time to put it together.</p>
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<p>Blades cut from steel and bobbins assembled.</p>
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<p>After all the pickup work time to get some stuff done. Trying to never waste wood I get enough out of a 48 x 8 x 4/4 piece of African Mahogany to get a neck blank and a body blank. Then I trim the top to get a headplate from the top as well.</p>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-72196462349973009852014-03-27T10:47:00.000-04:002014-03-27T10:51:06.873-04:00Stabilize the punky wood...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Why did I not make the headstock wide enough to begin with?<br />
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The other zebrawood neck gets a fretboard. I used epoxy on this one for the fretboard, and the top, headplate, and the neck joint. Other one is using titebond for all the joints. Since the two guitars are twins I can give a report on the differences between the glues when they are done. I hope it is impossible to tell.<br />
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Do to recent tone "voodoo" findings I have decided that mojo is as important as materials. So I am attempting to channel the mojo. I am starting with a one piece flat sawn 2A figured piece of maple. I am going to add a 2A piece of birdseye for the fretbaord and head plate. I know what you are thinking why? I have all this 4A and 5A wood laying around on the shelves. Well the reasoning is that the wood will try harder knowing it is not as pretty as the others. It will have a better personality... I call it the "Wing Man Theory".<br />
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I use some small 1/16" pins from McMaster-Carr to hold the scarf while it is glued. It is always best to place these pins outside the actual neck ;) Of course not too far outside the neck. See where I put these? They pulled through and split when I clamped the neck. Forced me to add 2 more down farther into the scarf.<br />
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Lots of clamps. Maple loves to leave glue lines so the joint has to fit perfect before gluing and the pressure has to be even and firm. Since maple is harder than say mahogany it requires more pressure to get a seamless joint.<br />
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Joining a top for the 8 string. Another prototype another 3A top. "Wing Man Theory". You really should never use a blade on figured maple so I am preparing the edge sans jointer.<br />
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Carving up the wookie. Tigerwood is strange. It acts like figured maple when you hit it with a blade sometimes and others it is like rosewood. After roughing in with the sanding disk in the 3/8" drill I ended up doing a combination of hand scrapers and hand sanding to finish.<br />
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Tigerwood holds a very nice edge. I removed some of the edge as it would be susceptible to damage.<br />
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In the sun.<br />
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Huge belly carve to trim some weight.<br />
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Time to set he neck<br />
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My new finish option. Blue tape.<br />
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Ready for the CNC<br />
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Time to fix the punky boards. The one on the left needs some help. I did place the board so as I cut the radius I will reveal more solid ebony sanding away the punky pith. But what I need now is System Three Clear Coat and a heat gun. I heat the epoxy mixture on top of the board to get it to soak in better careful not to burn anything. When I am done and it starts to gel I wipe all the excess off because sanding it is a PITA.<br />
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New 7 string blade pickups in the works.<br />
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Neck is set on the Wookiee so time to carve the heel and clean out the neck pickup pocket.<br />
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Weather got you down? It has been dreadful here. Cold, snow, rain, ice.<br />
Hipshot order arrived. Complete with new single string bridges.<br />
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Test fitting some tops<br />
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And flipped<br />
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Macassar ebony fretboard on a Zebrawood neck.<br />
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Sapele blank probably for the 8 string I am working on.<br />
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Sperzels in. Staggered tuners in a tapered headstock makes me happy.<br />
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I am not sure how I feel about them anymore. I have gotten used to the heavy brass bodied Hipshot lockers and for some reason the Sperzel feels less solid to me. I also hate the pin. Unless I need space on the headstock. Then I love the pin.<br />
Black ABM bridge. I really like these bridges. I wish I could get them in 7 string without a special order. Locking steel saddles on a steel plate. Solid as a rock. And I can recess it into the body until only the saddles stick up. Ergonomic bliss.<br />
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This is going to happen. I am setting the depth on the router by putting the template on the face and moving the bit to the depth of the plate. Then we bolt the bridge plate in place and set the template.<br />
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Remove the plate and route. I use the dremel with a .25" bit to make the corners tight.<br />
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A cutoff of MDF with 100 grit paper stuck to it to clean up anything mucky.<br />
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Then we have this.<br />
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Time for the nut.<br />
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Trim and reinstall<br />
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Electronics cavity is tight. Good thing I have moved on to laminate control covers this one will be a bit thin over the push/pull.<br />
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Single string bridges from Hipshot.<br />
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Finished up the pickguard for a friend. Vintage tortoise. Diablo HB, 2 Diablo Single Coils (P90 style). Volume and Tone are moved to give a bit more room.<br />
I love the smell of nitrocellulose celluloid in the morning.<br />
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Recessed the input jack for the headless. I really like these electrocups.<br />
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Getting everything ready for a test run.<br />
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Brass inserts for the pickup mounts.<br />
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Where did we leave off... it has been a busy month of crazy stuff none of it guitar related.<br />
Ok. Multiscale 7 strings on the CNC. This batch was done wrong. The new process is much simpler. But I have to waste the fretboards and work so I will finish these 2 the hard way. It was not easy or fun lining everything up so I could finish it on the CNC. It would probably be easier to have finished them by hand. However I hate routers so I am going to use the CNC.<br />
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Using a bigger cutter to help speed up the process. I am replacing the Colt soon as I can afford to.<br />
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Still have mess to clean up.<br />
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Neck #2<br />
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Looking into the top for one of these. Initial responses on Facebook were stupid (surprise) so I am not sure where I am going with this. I might skip this top all together and do something more crazy. The real issue is that this is the first full CNC 7 and if I made a mistake I hate to waste a really epic top.<br />
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Prep some body blanks now that the sun is out and the temperature is up. Even after a few passes on the jointer it is still good to square up by hand.<br />
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Not sure why I never made a headstock clamp. Using a regular clamp was bulky and it always got in the way. Added a threaded insert and a 1/4" screw. Done.<br />
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Seems to be taking forever. But I am going back and forth between shaping this neck and manning the CNC<br />
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Somebody forgot the side markers.<br />
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Starting on a new 6 string Multiscale Bass. This is a huge neck blank. Zebrawood and Bubinga.<br />
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Pickguard bevel test #1... that worked.<br />
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And the real run.<br />
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8 String Multiscale neck blank almost ready for the CNC. Sapele and Purple Heart.<br />
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Slack Slack Slack<br />
So I have been working on guitars but I have been way to busy with bootstrapping a new Linux Distro and work to post. Got a few minutes today after playing soccer in the snow at lunch so lets do this.<br />
New model of my Warhammer. And attempt to make a really hot pickup that sounds good. This is rev 3. Ditched the Ceramic 8 magnets as they were too 80s sounding. Reduced the wind count a hair, changed the scatter and tension a bit. They are out to the customer adn he is supposed to get back on how they sound.<br />
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This is the next experiment. Having some issues with some wood combinations and normal humbuckers so working on a new design. It is based off my 6 string P-Bass design. Going to build a 7 string Multiscale and a 6 String 53mm spacing Humbucker. It is a really really simple design and that is why I am hoping it works.<br />
Lets start on the CNC<br />
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And the 6<br />
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Pressing Magnets in.<br />
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The Six is ready<br />
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Fretting the headless. Iam going to cut the tang back a bit so when I fill the ends it will not show through. Thanks fort the idea Perry!<br />
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Bevel the edges<br />
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Had to fix the Dust Collector with a vein to stop it from spraying dust into the filter area and increase the vortex speed. Piece of ABS heated and formed and riveted in place.<br />
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Setting bridges on the two that are close to being ready.<br />
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Input jacks. I am in the process of redisigning my control cavities to make more room without making them too much bigger so these is the last "tight fit for a wrench" input jacks.<br />
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Dunlop recess strap locks.<br />
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This one only gets an arm cut but I am going to give it a nice carve look.<br />
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Time to stand the grain up and help steam out the deep scratches. This is a hard maple top not a soft maple. It is a real bear to get the scratches out of with normal sanding. So we steam the top a few times in between sanding to help speed the process. Also helps for water based dye later.<br />
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As it dries the grain stands up so you can sand it down.<br />
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Moving on to sculpting the headless and setting necks<br />
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Neck fixed up before gluing. I will probably reduce the heel even more but this is good enough for now.<br />
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Ok cut out for the neck pickup.<br />
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On to the next neck carve<br />
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And random picture. Trussrods after a bath in wax.<br />
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Neck set. Too cold in the garage for epoxy that night so into the dining room.<br />
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Time to get these two close<br />
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A few seconds with the router and template. Results clean neck pickup<br />
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Now we are just being excessive... but I was wet sanding the top with mineral spirits so why not shoot a few pics.<br />
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Cleaning up the fretboard on the next Headless<br />
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Code name Wookiee.<br />
On the CNC<br />
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Double maple veneers.<br />
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This time it came off the machine pretty clean. Did not take long to clean the sides up. So what did I do different?<br />
4 Flute solid carbide bit and chased it with a vacuum to keep the chips clear. I am building a vacuum boot and blower shortly.<br />
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Ran out of time and daylight. Had the shop closed up to keep the heat in and didn't realize how late it was. Anyway grabbed a few shots on the way out.<br />
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I plan to put a heavy carve on this one.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-39334993585183573202014-01-13T11:41:00.000-05:002014-01-22T21:28:08.695-05:00Headless madness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Headless work<br />
Back profile finished up on the CNC. This one gets a huge LP style fat neck so I had to leave a lot of meat on the back of this one. Then we flip and do the fret slots.<br />
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After the slots we switch bits to a .125 4 flute mill and cut the nut slot and lock bed. Then switch bits to a .25 4 flute mill and cut the outside profile. Cutting top down helps prevent some problems I was having with chipping the fretboard sides on the final passes. I don't really care about anything past about .25 down from the fretboard. So if the bit chatters and gets rough with the bottom that doesn't matter as it is removed in the neck shaping process.<br />
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The locking mechanism shelf fits nice. I am not sure I am going to leave the excess wood on the sides. For now it helps with positioning. I hate zero frets so there will be a nut.<br />
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Still working on side dots by hand. I really need to make a template for doing this.<br />
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Cutting the body out.<br />
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And after a little sanding the neck fits tight.<br />
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Finally getting the body blank finished up for the wookie 7 string. This thing is like an epoxy sandwich. You can see where the epoxy flowed through the pores of the Mahogany. It is seriously heavy right now. It is still thick at 37mm I will cut it down to 34mm or so once I get it off the CNC.<br />
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My vise in a vise holder. I promised to show this a little more in detail. There is nothing to it really just a 2x4 pillar with a 2x4 top. It is held together with left over epoxy from gluing blanks together (better than wasting it).<br />
You can see that it fits in the bench vise through the lead screw and guides. And it has an extra kicker for stability. It still rocks a little even when tight but it is flex in the bench vise and the smaller vise not the contraption.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-1470015020258524222014-01-11T11:40:00.001-05:002014-01-11T11:46:05.029-05:00New 8 String Models<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So this is the first pass at the new 8 String S9 Multiscale.<br />
It is going to be 26-28" with Dual Diablo Multiscale Blade humbuckers. I am planning on adding single coils blades as well as hot rails style blades as an option. I plan on starting the first prototype soon.<br />
This is not a technical drawing but a quick sketch.<br />
S9 8 String Chronos Multiscale<br />
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I decided that a 27.5" scale 8 might be worth developing for guys who don't like Multiscales. Again this is not a technical drawing but a quick sketch.<br />
T9 8 string Blackguard style.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548719876998197979.post-65426828210191704392014-01-06T14:00:00.000-05:002014-01-06T14:00:19.109-05:002014 New Year New Projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<p>Well 2014 is here and it is time to get some things rolling for the new year. The shop will be too cold for the next few months to do any consistent work but I will try to get things prepped as best I can for the upcoming build season.</p>
<p>Picked up some interesting boards the other day at the wood store. The Bocote should make a nice fretboard or two and I am not sure what to do with the burl Bloodwood yet. It will need to be stabilized somehow because there is a lot of checking in it.</p>
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<p>Some 8/4 Khaya (African Mohogany) that I picked up for some upcoming work. I landed a pile of veneer tops so I needed some thicker body blanks to take advantage of them. Basically I can't manage to rip a 2" strip off one edge because the board is so heavy and I don't have any rollers (note to self buy roller stands). So I cut what I can and then free it up so I can cut the body billet on the radial arm saw.</p>
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<p>I end up with 3 25" neck blanks and 4 body billets from a 6' piece. I then split the 3 25" pieces to preserve the quartersawn grain. I follow that up by ripping the billets into something closer to what I need and get some veneers in the process. No waste.</p>
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<p>Billets look almost book matched because they are from right next to each other on the board.</p>
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<p>Adding some black lettering to the cover plate</p>
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<p>I am not sure why I didn't do this years ago. I have a file that I love and I have used it for years to bevel fret ends. I took all the teeth off one side when I bought it but it still had the edges. If you ever slipped with it it would dig up the frets because of this. Finally I decided to round both edges to protect from that.</p>
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<p>Headless guitar work. I am going to do more of the neck work on the CNC for this model. This is the trussrod slot. Also going to do the fret slots on the neck as well. I will still carve the neck profile by hand though.</p>
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<p>Like everything done with the CNC it ends up being very tight.</p>
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<p>Ended up scraping a little with the chisel to get it perfect but it worked really well.</p>
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<p>So the idea is to use the pins so I can flip the neck without trying to figure out positioning on the CNC. Index pins are your friend. The template I tried to cut from acrylic was really sloppy. It is really hard to cut plastic on a CNC with a router as your spindle. It always ends up burning and melting after a long pass. I am ordering new bits for cutting plastic and I will work on IPM feed rates to fix it. For this weekend though all I needed was a center line and pin locations.</p>
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<p>Also drilled a hole so that it is easy to find when I trim it free. Then a little silicone and the trussrod.</p>
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<p>Time to glue up fretboard.</p>
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<p>Filling some fret slots.</p>
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<p>If you think the CNC makes things easier I would say you are wrong. It just makes it different. I still have to clean the edges with a sanding block by hand.</p>
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<p>Reclaimed Flamed Maple top and headplate</p>
<p>Ziricote Fretboard</p>
<p>Padauk neck with maple/ebony/maple laminates/</p>
<p>Padauk Body</p>
<p>Hipshot Tuners and Bridge</p>
<p>Guitar Logistics Diablo Humbuckers</p>
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