EB-3L

[drbassman]

Fascinating and enlightening...

Is that a blower tube...?

Yep, it uses a fish tank air pump to blow the wood dust off while routing.  It really helps.

[sniper]

reading this section is fast becoming my favorite section. it is like a well written novel with the marked impatience present.

thought i would wait for the next installment. now i am looking for my cattle prod. lol

[drbassman]

I'm on a two week vacation!  No guitar work till next week.

[sniper]

then enjoy my friend.

[drbassman]

then enjoy my friend.

Thanks!  I am!!!

[Pilgrim]

Thanks!  I am!!!

Dos cervezas, por favor!

[drbassman]

Dos cervezas, por favor!

And a few Dos Equis too!   

[Highlander]

Presently detoxing after a weeks break with friends...

[drbassman]

All right!  Party time is almost over, back to work on Monday!   

So, I was able to get back into my shop this morning and finished off the inlays.

After routing, I like to clean up the edges and do the corners with a chisel.  I also use a sanding stick to finish the edges up for a cleaner line.  Works well.  Then I use thick CA to glue the inlays in.  Sometimes, when I'm lucky, I get a really tight fit and have to tap them in with a rubber mallet. 











TADA!!!!!!!!!!!!  More to come after I sand the board down and fill the edges.

[drbassman]

Presently detoxing after a weeks break with friends...

Sounds like fun!  I had a great 2 weeks off and still have a lot of parties and get togethers to squeeze in before summer fads away.  It's been a good one so far!  Glad you could enjoy your friends as well!  Life is good!

[sniper]

welcome back

[Pilgrim]

Glad you had a good time...and as always, your inlay work looks fantastic!

We're one week from fall classes - I have one distance ed room which is more than a week behind schedule without all the equipment installed, and two other rooms we're re-designing.  In addition, I have video to edit before the 23rd, student schedules to set, a search to move forward, and two half-days of faculty training in WebCT, etc. etc.

But you don't need to think about that now....so whatever you do, don't think about it...no, DON'T!!  

[drbassman]

welcome back

Thanks!  That fret board you sent me is looking good with the above inlays!  Thanks again!!!

I will say, however, I think I'm better at routing on a flat fret board without a radius.  Even with the two rails on the sides to ride on, I missed having the router in contact with the board while I worked.  It's probably just a "mental" thing! 

[drbassman]

Glad you had a good time...and as always, your inlay work looks fantastic!

We're one week from fall classes - I have one distance ed room which is more than a week behind schedule without all the equipment installed, and two other rooms we're re-designing.  In addition, I have video to edit before the 23rd, student schedules to set, a search to move forward, and two half-days of faculty training in WebCT, etc. etc.

But you don't need to think about that now....so whatever you do, don't think about it...no, DON'T!!  

Yep, I have 2 weeks to go and after 20+ years, I don't panic or worry about it.  Things always manage to get done!  Have a geat fall, too!

[Pilgrim]

Yep, I have 2 weeks to go and after 20+ years, I don't panic or worry about it.  Things always manage to get done!  Have a geat fall, too!

Thanks!  This is my first year in this assignment, which has essentially (informally but practically) positioned me as one of the primary guys suggesting current and future instructional technology directions for a campus of 24,000.  There was a void and I walked into it.  That's actually rather fun and I get to propose and play with new toys, but it's all hit in the past two weeks, when I already had those weeks planned out.

We'll make it but I may be attending every distance class to coach my student operators through the process of running the equipment, as it may not be installed before classes start.

Friday the 27th is going to be MAJOR Miller time.  I'm focusing on living through the next week.

Hopefully our Dr. Bassman will be able to focus on issuing profundities in the classroom and providing sage counsel on research projects.  Don't forget the harrumph.....