i need some help gang - Colby Bass

Started by sniper, September 16, 2010, 07:30:46 PM

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sniper

i noticed the pencil line drawn between the "waist" and the marking outlining the neck rout. is that pencil line the line of where the pole pieces of the pickup are going to be?
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drbassman

Quote from: sniper on March 06, 2011, 05:53:15 PM
i noticed the pencil line drawn between the "waist" and the marking outlining the neck rout. is that pencil line the line of where the pole pieces of the pickup are going to be?

No, that's a line off the center I used to make sure the bottom of the pocket rout is square.  I'm always squaring things up to be sure!

I hope to get the jig finished and the pocket routed by Tuesday.  Work is such an annoying distraction!
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shadowcastaz

Doc FYI .If you want to be true & have no warping ,cut & laminate. In other words like building a 3 or 5 pc neck . You cut & control which way the grain lines  line up giving you a stable base to work with.Could use mdf but that stuff gives me a headache
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dadagoboi

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Quote from: shadowcastaz on March 06, 2011, 08:17:08 PM
Doc FYI .If you want to be true & have no warping ,cut & laminate. In other words like building a 3 or 5 pc neck . You cut & control which way the grain lines  line up giving you a stable base to work with.Could use mdf but that stuff gives me a headache

I agree on the lamination but would use 11 ply Scandinavian birch ply or the kind of MDF that is used for signage, it's denser and more stable.  I think it's called MDO but it's been a long time since I've bought it.

E-1 MDF won't give you a headache, no formaldehyde in it.  Uncommon in the US but it's the only kind you can buy in Europe.

shadowcastaz

Baltic birch is awesome,good point.Still dont like MDF. :mrgreen:
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drbassman

Yeah, I think I'm gonna go with some laminated stuff.  Might have to make it myself.  We'll see what I can come up with!
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

sniper

all i could think of is marine grade ply = prolly not a lot of that around anymore, even in boat shops huh?
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drbassman

Quote from: shadowcastaz on March 06, 2011, 08:17:08 PM
Doc FYI .If you want to be true & have no warping ,cut & laminate. In other words like building a 3 or 5 pc neck . You cut & control which way the grain lines  line up giving you a stable base to work with.Could use mdf but that stuff gives me a headache

Could I laminate some MDF to my poplar boards to stabilize them?  That would be an easy fix!
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

drbassman

Quote from: dadagoboi on March 07, 2011, 04:18:16 AM
I agree on the lamination but would use 11 ply Scandinavian birch ply or the kind of MDF that is used for signage, it's denser and more stable.  I think it's called MDO but it's been a long time since I've bought it.

E-1 MDF won't give you a headache, no formaldehyde in it.  Uncommon in the US but it's the only kind you can buy in Europe.

If I could find this ply, would that be all I needed?
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

drbassman

Would garden variety MDF from Home Depot work?

Here's a list of what the local year has.  Good variety of plys.  Should I go with 3/4" (or so)?
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

dadagoboi

I'd use 1 1/2 inches of baltic birch (2 -3/4" strips glued together).  Second choice would be mdf, done the same way.

drbassman

I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

drbassman

Quote from: dadagoboi on March 07, 2011, 03:17:08 PM
I'd use 1 1/2 inches of baltic birch (2 -3/4" strips glued together).  Second choice would be mdf, done the same way.

I was hoping to keep it to no more than 1" thick as the thicker the rail, the longer I need the router bits to be.  If it takes more I'll just have to do it!
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

dadagoboi

Quote from: drbassman on March 07, 2011, 04:28:33 PM
I was hoping to keep it to no more than 1" thick as the thicker the rail, the longer I need the router bits to be.  If it takes more I'll just have to do it!

I'd use 1/2" baltic birch  laminated to 1". 

drbassman

Quote from: dadagoboi on March 07, 2011, 05:01:45 PM
I'd use 1/2" baltic birch  laminated to 1". 

That sounds good. If it isn't rigid enough, I can always add another 1/2". Thanks Carlo.
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!