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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 16, 2016 5:41:38 GMT -6
Great work, Dane. As always, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
John
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Post by dnic on May 16, 2016 7:33:40 GMT -6
Thanks for watching John, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Imagine how long this series would be in written form.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 16, 2016 8:46:40 GMT -6
Lol...we used to call it a book!
John
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Post by dnic on Nov 2, 2016 7:31:50 GMT -6
I made the move to iMac and while transferring data I realized I never finished this video series. So here's a video explaining that and more.
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Post by dnic on Nov 2, 2016 7:35:21 GMT -6
Also just saw that this series became a sticky, thanks John.
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Post by dnic on Nov 2, 2016 7:39:26 GMT -6
And this one really does wrap it up. Thanks for watching folks and thanks to those whom subscribed.
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Post by antares on Nov 2, 2016 14:23:40 GMT -6
Good one Dane. Crossing all the "Tee-s" and dotting all the "I-s".
I went back and took a second look at the videos because I thought I'd missed how you made the taper shim(s). Maybe that got lost in the erasure? I can't visualise how you taper a shim down to nothing. Are they sanded? Seems like a long job!
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Post by dnic on Nov 2, 2016 19:55:06 GMT -6
Not to hard to taper a shim, a quick explanation of the process. Use whatever process you like for thinning out the blank you want to taper. I band saw the piece to rough size then hand plane or sand down a little thicker then I want my finished size. I use that little sanding jig I showed in the video. I double stick tape, or masking tape and super glue, the blank down to my bench with the end that will be tapered to nothing even with the edge of the bench. After that I rough out the taper with my Stanley petite block plane. Always working toward the 0 end of the taper. Then sand as needed. Getting it off the tape can be tricky, I think I left the tape on the shim the last time I did this which would be the 78 Martin I started a series on. I peeled the tape off the shim after it was glued to the fretboard.
Thanks for your interest in these videos and taking the time to comment.
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Post by antares on Nov 3, 2016 7:12:49 GMT -6
Thanks Dane. Actually I'm interested because I need to make one for a Tele neck pocket, but the principle is identical.
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Post by antares on Nov 3, 2016 11:56:46 GMT -6
Actually that comes across all wrong because it sounds as though I'm not interested in the videos- only my problem. Well that's not the case Dane, it's easier to explain than to re-word the post.
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Post by dnic on Nov 3, 2016 18:29:36 GMT -6
I didn't read it as a lack of interest and I'm glad you are able to take something useful away from it regardless of the reason.
The bolt on Fender neck can be shimmed very easily with a cut up business card. You can even create a bevel by staggering the cut layers. It takes very little shim typically to achieve the desired result.
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Post by hoz on Nov 4, 2016 7:41:09 GMT -6
Did you have that intro in the earlier videos?
You're doing a sweet job on these. Looking forward to more.
This reminded me I want to get a spindle sander so I can set up a fence like that. I have a small belt and table sander I do shaping on basically by trial and error. Lost a lot of skin making shims!
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Post by dnic on Nov 5, 2016 9:36:29 GMT -6
No intros in the earlier vids. As I've learned more about editing I added the intro screen with the title, now the most recent ones I used iMovie which came with my new Mac and with very little knowledge put the new intro together. I plan to improve or at least update it once I know how.
Very easy to loose finger nails and meat when hand holding a nut to a belt sander.
Thanks for watching hoz and the kind words.
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