Learning how to build an electric guitar - Page 38

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2019, 11:00 AM

Stand back folks, please don't crowd for your own safety, he's got the fever.

Gravdigr · 03-27-2019, 12:32 PM

Count your fingers before and after the tour.

lumberjim · 03-27-2019, 07:28 PM

Bruce, you asked about how the router is kept from lifting, and I wanted to get a picture to answer that. So here's how :

That door hinge pin a snugs into that horizontal hole in the router base. That's for attaching a fence, but it offered a solution to that concern, so I drilled a matching hole in the sled collar to allow the pin to slide in and hold it down. I can lift the sled holding onto the router only and it doesn't shift or wiggle.

I got the label printer out and made some labels.

I may do the rocker board over using pvc plywood. The holes in the edge are not as centered as I'd like, and it would look better.

The level helps keep it square on my non level bench.

I really should level the bench with shims or elevator bolts

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2019, 11:49 PM

In the video he mentioned doing a graduated fret board by putting the pin in a different pivot hole than the opposite end on the rocker. It doesn't look like there is enough room between the rocker and the frame to have it sit crooked. I guess you would never have more than one hole difference though.

lumberjim · 03-28-2019, 09:19 AM

It works. I tried it with the nut side on 10.5 and the heel at 18. Keep in mind that the top of the rocker board always sits exactly 1/4" below the red line. That's cuz the pin moves up and down the side board. The pivot point changes, but the board sits straight. I haven't run the router over it yet, but when I rock the board, it tilts a bit wonky, but the lateral angle is minimal. The longer radius side describes a longer arc, so that side goes farther, but the top edge is the same height the whole time. It's pretty cool.

I'll do a little video clip illustrating that tonight if I get home early enough to get out there.

lumberjim · 03-28-2019, 09:32 AM

might help to visualize this:

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If you noticed that brown plug in the one pic, that's the result of a fuck up. I was drilling the 10" hole in the one side board, and I let the guide block slip and didn't notice, so the hole fell 1/8" off the center line. I tried inserting a dowel, gluing it in, and re-drilling that hole, but the soft white board, and the hard plug made the fucking bit shift over again. So i just lowered it a half inch.... which meant I had to re-drill the holes in the side of the rocker board and aluminum edge strips, too.

lumberjim · 03-28-2019, 02:16 PM

I have no intention of buying a cnc machine. If I need one, I'll have Pete set me up. He's a genius with his.

I'm going to buy a bigger band saw from him soon.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2019, 09:42 PM

Deeper throat?

Flint · 03-29-2019, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Deeper throat?

you know, his dad reads this thread

lumberjim · 03-29-2019, 12:53 PM

Yup. And heavier duty. The one I have is super handy, but the blade is thin like a jig saw blade.

lumberjim · 03-29-2019, 07:31 PM

He probably had to supress a couple double entendre rejoineders.

I almost said, 'yes, plus it swallows'

xoxoxoBruce · 03-29-2019, 11:45 PM

Yes, a wider blade, half inch or more, is much more stable and less likely to wander.

lumberjim · 03-30-2019, 01:34 AM

Uh huh.

And it's cool looking.

Griff · 03-30-2019, 07:22 AM

Or glatt could make you one!

lumberjim · 03-30-2019, 07:53 AM

If he played guitar, we could maybe work out a trade...

03-27-2019, 11:00 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Stand back folks, please don't crowd for your own safety, he's got the fever. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-27-2019, 12:32 PM	#2
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03-27-2019, 07:28 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Bruce, you asked about how the router is kept from lifting, and I wanted to get a picture to answer that. So here's how : That door hinge pin a snugs into that horizontal hole in the router base. That's for attaching a fence, but it offered a solution to that concern, so I drilled a matching hole in the sled collar to allow the pin to slide in and hold it down. I can lift the sled holding onto the router only and it doesn't shift or wiggle. I got the label printer out and made some labels. I may do the rocker board over using pvc plywood. The holes in the edge are not as centered as I'd like, and it would look better. The level helps keep it square on my non level bench. I really should level the bench with shims or elevator bolts __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 03-27-2019 at 08:25 PM.

03-27-2019, 11:49 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	In the video he mentioned doing a graduated fret board by putting the pin in a different pivot hole than the opposite end on the rocker. It doesn't look like there is enough room between the rocker and the frame to have it sit crooked. I guess you would never have more than one hole difference though. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2019, 09:19 AM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	It works. I tried it with the nut side on 10.5 and the heel at 18. Keep in mind that the top of the rocker board always sits exactly 1/4" below the red line. That's cuz the pin moves up and down the side board. The pivot point changes, but the board sits straight. I haven't run the router over it yet, but when I rock the board, it tilts a bit wonky, but the lateral angle is minimal. The longer radius side describes a longer arc, so that side goes farther, but the top edge is the same height the whole time. It's pretty cool. I'll do a little video clip illustrating that tonight if I get home early enough to get out there. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-28-2019, 09:32 AM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	might help to visualize this: If you noticed that brown plug in the one pic, that's the result of a fuck up. I was drilling the 10" hole in the one side board, and I let the guide block slip and didn't notice, so the hole fell 1/8" off the center line. I tried inserting a dowel, gluing it in, and re-drilling that hole, but the soft white board, and the hard plug made the fucking bit shift over again. So i just lowered it a half inch.... which meant I had to re-drill the holes in the side of the rocker board and aluminum edge strips, too. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-28-2019, 02:16 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I have no intention of buying a cnc machine. If I need one, I'll have Pete set me up. He's a genius with his. I'm going to buy a bigger band saw from him soon. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-28-2019, 09:42 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Deeper throat? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-29-2019, 12:53 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Yup. And heavier duty. The one I have is super handy, but the blade is thin like a jig saw blade. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-29-2019, 07:31 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	He probably had to supress a couple double entendre rejoineders. I almost said, 'yes, plus it swallows' __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-29-2019, 11:45 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, a wider blade, half inch or more, is much more stable and less likely to wander. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-30-2019, 01:34 AM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Uh huh. And it's cool looking. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-30-2019, 07:22 AM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Or glatt could make you one! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-30-2019, 07:53 AM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	If he played guitar, we could maybe work out a trade... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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