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Forum: Creative Expression 05-25-2019, 11:16 AM
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Posted By lumberjim
Pete's WHYY spot jump to 8:15...

Pete's WHYY spot jump to 8:15 (https://video.whyy.org/video/how-to-get-your-own-custom-guitar-eoxqyw/?fbclid=IwAR1kmDEBxRut76zFyS4AdnIYA7QgNRP-V4vJgQ0XElyKCPcSOB38IO5YD8Q)
Forum: Creative Expression 05-25-2019, 08:50 AM
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Posted By lumberjim
I'm still working on guitars, just haven't been...

I'm still working on guitars, just haven't been taking many pics.

I do have one of the new neck for dad's.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190525/131112918849d9a9a8afc8a413aff9f3.jpg

Well,...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-13-2019, 12:59 AM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
I shaved the heel of the neck down using the stew...

I shaved the heel of the neck down using the stew Mac safety plane drill bit thing.

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Also set the oscillating spindle sander up and started the free hand part of the exterior...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-12-2019, 07:49 PM
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Posted By lumberjim
Oh, and I still need to take a...

Oh, and I still need to take a sixteenthhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190513/77b57020d0772971317751043395054f.jpg off the depth of the neck at the heel
Forum: Creative Expression 05-12-2019, 07:18 PM
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Posted By lumberjim
This morning, I routed the neck pocket on the Les...

This morning, I routed the neck pocket on the Les G. Aka LC002.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190513/e5cc30cd0af7a7cf42617d46e040ef60.jpg

First I drew the layout full scale. The bridge is...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-08-2019, 08:25 PM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Making a big fat neck. Template. It starts...

Making a big fat neck. Template.
It starts with wanting a wider nut so there's more space between the strings for those of us with ham fists
...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-07-2019, 08:32 AM
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Posted By lumberjim
That's the Tele he used for the first 2 albums. ...

That's the Tele he used for the first 2 albums. Fender is selling a special edition. It's got mirrors glued to it. Like 2" circles.

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Forum: Creative Expression 05-06-2019, 01:44 AM
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Posted By lumberjim
And back to the neck angle... Laying it out on...

And back to the neck angle... Laying it out on the body, the 2° wedges will have the neck line 11mm off the top at the line where the bridge will go. (12 3/8" from the 12th fret) The strings will...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-06-2019, 01:35 AM
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Posted By lumberjim
The other thing is the nut width. We want it...

The other thing is the nut width. We want it wider than the standard Gibson nut. The standard template I have for the Les Paul is 1.71".
...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-05-2019, 05:40 PM
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Posted By lumberjim
This has been done before ...

This has been done before

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190505/ea422e06591d5bd02a74c9fa67e718ec.jpg

Taking a cue from that one..
...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-05-2019, 05:29 PM
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Posted By lumberjim
I think it's going to end up being mostly Les...

I think it's going to end up being mostly Les Paul. To do the pickups and pick guard of the Les Paul, the neck has to join like that one. I'm struggling a bit with the toggle switch location. ...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-05-2019, 12:06 PM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Yes, I have a great wiring diagram written on a...

Yes, I have a great wiring diagram written on a receipt over a blt sandwich.
Forum: Creative Expression 05-04-2019, 10:42 AM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
To do the channel binding, you have to start by...

To do the channel binding, you have to start by using the cnc to cut the fret board area 1/4" deep into the neck blank, cut the truss rod trench, then install the truss rod and a slotted fret board....
Forum: Creative Expression 05-03-2019, 11:26 PM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Aw yisss.... ...

Aw yisss....

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190504/c7725d0a6bd4b5acbdfb317464c1cefc.jpg

This is a blend of the SG and Les Paul. The bottom of the SG always looked weird to me. Like it had...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-03-2019, 01:12 PM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Oh, and to do the super glue finish: I sanded...

Oh, and to do the super glue finish: I sanded lightly to get the fur off the mdf, then dusted them.

{safety glasses and rubber gloves on!}

Then I poured some extra thin super glue in a...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-03-2019, 11:28 AM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
They started at 18.75, same as the template, but...

They started at 18.75, same as the template, but I cut them down to 18.5 on the back edge, and then trimmed the front where it became paper thin. I'll attach the back edge of the wedges 1/4" in from...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-02-2019, 09:25 AM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
The SG guitar has a set neck. That means it gets...

The SG guitar has a set neck. That means it gets glued into the body, not bolted on like the Strat. That means, I'd better get it right on the first try.

I needed a shim in the pocket of the...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-01-2019, 12:27 PM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
It happens. The company that invented it is...

It happens.

The company that invented it is called Plektron.

I looked it up too

PLEK machines are built and sold by A+D Gitarrentechnologie of Berlin, Germany. The machines were developed...
Forum: Creative Expression 05-01-2019, 09:18 AM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
gvUm0KbeO-E Plek. Dunno what it stands for,...

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Plek. Dunno what it stands for, or if it's just a made up word. It's a CNC based scanner that optimizes the neck of a guitar. This is a pretty interesting look at that process. The...
Forum: Creative Expression 04-30-2019, 10:21 PM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Yeah you're right. Fuck it. I'll still be...

Yeah you're right. Fuck it.

I'll still be able to see my shit. Leave it be.
Forum: Creative Expression 04-30-2019, 06:52 PM
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Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Yeah, well I would actually prefer if you guys...

Yeah, well I would actually prefer if you guys would take it outside.

Glatt, if you're bored, would you exercise your mod powers and clean up the last couple days of this spill over in this...
Forum: Creative Expression 04-30-2019, 04:33 PM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Get it out of my head Get it out of my thread ...

Get it out of my head
Get it out of my thread
Get it on in a bed
Get your old buddy Fred
Get a grave and you're dead
Get it out of my head

That's what she said
Forum: Creative Expression 04-30-2019, 08:25 AM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Well, since you're the only vote, and I agree,...

Well, since you're the only vote, and I agree, let that be an end to it.

Neck came out of the clamps looking proper.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190430/7904574b24e1df004d22abaf1fee1847.jpg...
Forum: Creative Expression 04-29-2019, 12:12 PM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
Since when? And that's not thread drift. It's a...

Since when? And that's not thread drift. It's a spat. It's across a few threads apparently. Why you wanna be a dick to ME now?

Talkin bout I don't permit .... Get the fuccowda hea.
Forum: Creative Expression 04-29-2019, 08:30 AM
Replies: 747
Views: 47,463
Posted By lumberjim
so, what about the horns? I'm digging the longer...

so, what about the horns? I'm digging the longer ones. I saw a guitar like it, and was impressed by that subtle change. cha think, pop?
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