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Ronkirn · July 3rd, 2008, 04:08 PM

I now do the electronics, pickups, jack plate and tremolo routs. The tremolo is only one pass, the wood is only 1/8” thick here… so, Buzzzzz and it’s done…

The other routs are done in 2 stages… first pass takes 3/8th out… and the second, the remaining 3/8th to give me a depth of 3/4 inch.

Here you can see everything is the same depth. I have removed the template, and placed a block in the bridge pickup rout. This is so I can use the inside edge of what has already been routed, to take the electronics cavity on down to 1 1/2” deep.

While doing the electronics cavity, do the jack hole too.. both will be 1 1/2inch deep, I Do this in 2 stages too..

and that’s done…..

Ron Kirn

July 3rd, 2008, 04:08 PM	#27 (permalink)
Ronkirn VENDOR Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 63 Posts: 3,884	I now do the electronics, pickups, jack plate and tremolo routs. The tremolo is only one pass, the wood is only 1/8” thick here… so, Buzzzzz and it’s done… The other routs are done in 2 stages… first pass takes 3/8th out… and the second, the remaining 3/8th to give me a depth of 3/4 inch. Here you can see everything is the same depth. I have removed the template, and placed a block in the bridge pickup rout. This is so I can use the inside edge of what has already been routed, to take the electronics cavity on down to 1 1/2” deep. While doing the electronics cavity, do the jack hole too.. both will be 1 1/2inch deep, I Do this in 2 stages too.. and that’s done….. Ron Kirn __________________ "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself ." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. www.ronkirn.com