RestorationAD Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 As for the guitar having a funny vibe. Yeah it has a real "thing" going on...you can feel it while working on it. I can see the finished guitar in my head and I hope it turns out close. Yea, it stands out a mile. It one of those gitirs you see in a store & just have to buy, its like a chick wit a 32GG chest - you just want to get your hands on it. Bad motors are a posability, place I used to work in went tru 4 in the space of 10 days. Needless to say the managers were not happy turned out the magnets had de-bonded from their casings on all of them & got mangeled. do you fint it a good machine otherwise ? Machine is good enough for hobby work... but if I want to up production it has to go. It is just not tough/fast/strong enough for 16 - 20 guitars a year. I think I am going to replace it with http://www.camaster.com/StingerI.html this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Machine is good enough for hobby work... but if I want to up production it has to go. It is just not tough/fast/strong enough for 16 - 20 guitars a year. I think I am going to replace it with http://www.camaster.com/StingerI.html this year. You keep buying them and then in a few years when you find an awesome one the rest of us will go with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Machine is good enough for hobby work... but if I want to up production it has to go. It is just not tough/fast/strong enough for 16 - 20 guitars a year. I think I am going to replace it with http://www.camaster.com/StingerI.html this year. You keep buying them and then in a few years when you find an awesome one the rest of us will go with it! I wish someone would have done that for me. The first one had to be cheap... The next one needs to work. Since I don't really need any other new tools for next season this is the year to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Machine is good enough for hobby work... but if I want to up production it has to go. It is just not tough/fast/strong enough for 16 - 20 guitars a year. Woe. I can do 20+ gitirs in a year by hand if i realy need to. I saw those camasters on line, Was looking at romax aswell. But the shipping would make it unviable. I need to find a strong machine over here in ireland for those prices. Kinda got sick of quotes of €15000.00 for the platform minus the pc & routing head. Givin up for a while but I will be looking again by summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Kinda got sick of quotes of €15000.00 for the platform minus the pc & routing head. Givin up for a while but I will be looking again by summer. Sounds like our Australian prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Finally finished setting up the Laguna 14 SUV. Lets see what we can cut. After cutting 3 pieces of .25 Bloodwood like butter I try a few veneers. I have the fence set pretty tight. These look really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Headstock thicknessing is now easy and reliable. There is no drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Ecstatic about the new veneers I try something crazy. A 4 veneer back strap to the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 When you rush you mess up. I have glued together bent veneers before, I have done it when they are wet… in the summer at 105 degrees F. Never in the winter. I figured it would be ok and I really needed to get something done other than setup my saw. The raw glue around the edges after 14 hours drying in the house didn't disturb me. I have done this a million times and puddles of glue always take forever to dry. What I did not account for was the large amount of water still trapped in the veneers. I am assuming that the trapped water diluted my glue and slowed the curing process. This is the resulting disaster. Though I am pissed about wasting all the time I am glad that the neck told me it didn't like the idea of 4 veneer backstrap. Thanks murphy. I have since remedied this with a 2 veneer backstrap that should look much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Murphy's a smartass. Always. Nice job on your set up. Those are some pretty veneers. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bugger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Veneers for the headstock. The Laguna leaves a very clean surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Headstock prepped for faceplate. Trussrod access drilling jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Headstock roughed in but not final thickness yet. You can see the new trussrod slot I plan on using (unless it sucks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Bobbins for the pickups rough but ready for wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Roughing in the carve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Body carves are simple on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 URL=http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll19/restorationad/S907_Express/IMG_20130316_135235_zps3e3a38e9.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Drilling the jack cup. I am trying a different location on this one. The idea is to use an angle jack and tuck it into the strap. I used to use a strap jack years ago but I have grown very fond of strap locks in recent years. We will see how this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Electronics in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 That is skinny baby! Give it a fling and it will come around like a boomerang. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 The blades in these pickups took forever to get right. After a while I figured out that they fit so tight that the rough sanding edge was making them impossible to get out of the bobbin. So I buffed the edges of the blades and they slide right out... Here is what they will look like in the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Side dots while the fretboard is still square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Lets get this fretboard prepped for frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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