With a break like this with plenty of surface area, I would just glue it without any additional supports. My glue of choice is hot hide glue, but there will be lots of opinions on that and many option…
I think that's a good move. One thing I might do to kick things of is to hit the area with some ultra thin master glue so it wicks under the area and prevents more chipping from potentially delaminate…
Hi guys, I finally managed to sort the problem out. Seens like was a simple issue that I cant see in that moment. I took the whole bridge apart and did a complete setup from scratch. I read somewhere…
This is precisely why Leo Fender developed the insideless guitar. A compromised neck block is super hard to come back from and when I see something like this, it leads me to believe that it's the tip…
Chris, can I add this for the council of elders show ? Also, we are going to have @member on pretty soon to talk about a job about this dramastic. Here's a link to the live show co…
Does anyone have a laser cutter/engraver file for the Acrylic centerline guide for the O'Brien Neck Jig? I can't find any replacement parts and was hoping to simply make my own. Its the most susceptible piece on the jig and my students can be rough on those.
I made one for you. It won't let me upload it, so email me at [email withheld] and I'll send it to you. I model in Aspire, so if you can use their format I'll provide it as a CRV file, or if not, I'll provide you a dxf which is sort of universal for 2D.
That might be an interesting task for 3d Club. I'll ask Robbie if it's ok if we tackle that.
@member would it be ok if we tackled replacement parts for your centerline jig? Are you still in production on that ?
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I think Greg at Skyscraper Guitars manufactures replacement parts for the LMI neck angle jig. I know he has made replacement templates in the past and upgraded them tot he new ones he puts on my jig. The original version of the jig, made by LMI, made the tenon slightly larger than the mortise. i wanted my students to have some experience fitting the necks and that is why I decided to do it that way. They had to make the tenon fit. The new version of my jig that Skyscraper Guitars makes has templates that allow the tenon to fit the mortise right off the jig. It takes some of the fun out of it in my opinion but folks seem to prefer it that way. You can contact Greg at 816-674-3299 for replacement parts and upgrades. BTW - the acrylic centerline piece is the first thing I removed from the jig. I don't think it is necessary. You can use your EYEcrometer and get close enough. You would have to be seriously off to make a difference.
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↪ Private memberThanks Robbie. Replacement templates would be helpful anyway. I have repaired the ones at RRCC countless times. It doesn't matter how many times you repeat "Don't pick up the router until the bit stops completely", the students somehow manage to pick up the router when the bit is moving. Fill with CA, sand back, repeat. HA! I agree on the centerline finder...its not critical, but for complete rookies, its nice to get them to see what we're lining up and what we need to think about from one step to the next. I'll contact Greg for sure!