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Private member DiscussionTools and Jigs

Proper’s Neck Relief restock?

Hi! Would like to drop a quick post if anyone knows whether the Proper’s Neck Relief gauge will be coming back instock any time soon? Would love to pick one up!

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Ian Davlin
He's working with Stewmac to produce those. I'm not sure when they are dropping, but it's in the works.
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New Proper Vise

How do I put this thing together?

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Ian Davlin
Do you have the ability to hop on our 24/7 zoom chat called the loothalong ? I can take a look and give you some pointers.
Private member DiscussionTools and Jigs

Deal alert!!

Just received these sandpaper rolls from Red Label. 4.5"x60' cloth backed aluminum oxide. Killer deal at $15 a roll (about 30% of normal price). Quality is excellent. Various grits available. Don't know how long the deal lasts. https://www.redlabelabrasives.com/products/4-1-2-inch-x-20-yd-roll-cloth-backing-aluminum-oxide?utm_source=Customers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1%2F6%2F26%20-%20Bulk%20Surplus%20Reminder%20%28Customers%29%…

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Private member Discussion3D Printing

Free 3d printed stuff up for grabs

Santa heard I had a challenging year so he got me a 3d printer for Christmas. I’ve been printing like crazy, learning the machine. This has resulted in a bunch of tools that either don’t work for me, were attempts at mixing colors, or have very minor printing blemishes. Two lots up for grabs to anyone in the US who wants either. I’ll mail to you for free. First one to claim each gets it :) First lot has parametric nut and saddle sanders…

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Lot #1 still available. I'll likely be adding to the lot as I print and eff up but still make usable prints.
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Comfortable sanding block

One of the first things I made with my 3D printer was this small sanding block with a ball handle that fits my palm. I was inspired by the little L-N squirrel tail block plane that my father gave me. I have neuropathy in my fingers, on top of arthritis, and it's uncomfortable for me to hold the little blocks of wood that I used before. I was surprised how well this works, and these two tools are always within arm's reach.

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Private member DiscussionCAD/CAM

What would you like to see in a luthiery Fusion360 plugin?

As one does, I got distracted designing a fretboard for my newest acoustic build and thought 'Wouldn't it be great if there was a plugin to do this automatically?' Several days and 1000 lines of Python later, it's definitely possible. But then I thought "What else might be interesting as part of a plugin like this?" So I'd love to hear what you think, including: - Is this something you think is valuable (irrespective of price) - If it is va…

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Not sure what a script would do differently than Austin's parametric fretboard? There have been updated versions of the parametric fretboard which are available for free on Austin's discord, made by…
Private member Discussion3D Printing

Extra hands

I made a couple of these rubber-band-powered jacks to temporarily hold things in place until I can get a clamp on the work. They are a snap to place with one hand.

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Sure, that would be great. I only printed the orange part. I started out thinking I'd print the plunger too, but realized it would be so easy to make it from wood. I model my things in SolidWorks and e…