ndeli55's FORMER 2015 GSM Challenge build "Pesado Cabronita"

Yeah, I assumed the base was uneven. i fear my router base is canted. I have made two sleds now, both doing the same thing. and I have reconfigured the risers 3 times. and two setups are with different boards. I may need to rebuild the mounting platform and use plywood this time.

 

I did some more template work. I really need to get along on this neck, it just frightens me.

I am working on finishing the body template, complete with chamber routes. in order to figure out where I wanted things. I made a couple of templates to be used later. A tele bass control plate, and a super switch template. I then laid them were I wanted them, and used that as a starting point for where cavities are to go.







I then drilled appropriate sized holes at either end of each channel and connected the dots with a jigsaw. I will clean this up with straight boards, the router, and a flush cut bit later.

 

I was running out of light and time, so I decided to do go ahead and finish up the body template. I also sanded and finished the neck template, but I didn't leave enough length so I will have to transfer it to another sheet of mdf. No Big Deal. Here is the body template finished up and my method.

My method:

I'm lazy so I just stuck Carpet Tape to one side of the riser to my planer jig, lined up each side I wanted to cut, and ran it through the router table with a flush cut bit installed.



I had to change the carpet tape intermittently or it could move, like it did in the big chamber. You can see were it got into the areas I didn't want to remove, and almost into the next chamber. So I just blew it out into the next chamber anyway. It seems to be a happy mistake, so I'll roll with it. Here is the result after a little sanding.

 

I'm working really slow today. I sized the fret board blank, sanded it smooth enough, and started a fret board jig. The pics will fly in, and I'll need not explain.

I got my flippy floppies!









And Pho!

 

I made a jig, and away we go. The lighting in my garage is very poor. Very poor, indeed.



after I had initially cut all of the fret slots in the jig, I pulled the fretboard out added the depth stop to the saw and finished up the slots. The 23rd fret looks horrid, and I got deep on one of the other meedly MEE frets. Once the fretboard is radiused and flush trimmed I think I'll be ok.



and my first slotted fretboard!

 

So, now I get to figure out how to repair the 21st fret. It won't hold a fret in

 

Thanks. The ca and dust method is what I had originally dreamed up. I'll most likely glue the tang in to be sure.

 

Thanks for the kind words. The pho was delicious all though it slowed my guit-fiddle work down. That is ok. Sunday is for resting

 

NEW PICKUP DAY!

This just came in today, and really made my night. I am really impressed with the factory packaging. Nearly overkill. Enjoy. I hope it is a bit of a tease.







I was really stuck between these, and the Lindy Fralins. Of all the (numerous) clips I listened to, The antiquities had character and some balls, and the Fralins were sweet. Maybe too sweet. anyway, it looks right, and I am stoked.

 

I hadn't really thought of that. These come all "Vintagy" pre-cracked bobbins, heavily rubbed cover, etc. I think its cool, but it's weird to have something new already broken in.

 

oh nuthin' just fixing' stuff

Tonight I had time to repair my wide slots. I also transferred my neck template to a larger sheet of mdf, I need to add around 1.5" to the overall length for proper neck tenon length. I also rough cut the neck blank. I'll deal with correcting the nasty truss rod rout later.

First things first. I laid in some CA glue in the wide slots, and worked some reserved Wenge powder into them.

The problem!


too wide. Can i get a spacer for that?

The fix




Rub some dirt on it. I used the mdf to force the crud into the slot.



Wet it down. This thin CA goes everywhere.



here it is after block sanding. I saw a few more wider than I like slots and addressed them too.



I recut the slots, much more carefully this time, and added the 22nd fret. I don't know what I was thinking leaving it off




here is the neck rough cut to shape.



And the ugly BS I must fix. I do not like these stew mac truss rods.



And a pile of stuff accomplished tonight.

 

What flavor of jb weld? I know of the plastic filler kind that is white, and the metal putty, that is very charcoal grey.

 

who's have you been getting? I used to buy GFS exclusively, I guess I've outgrown that. I removed all limits on this build, as I hope this becomes what COULD BE my one guitar.

n+1 man, n+1