Carl Factor 6 Fretless

[ctmullins]

Ouch

 

[CatchaCuda]

I don't know what your day job is but I see you mention meetings a lot. If it involves a lot of hand shakes, I encourage you to just leave the CA on your hand. Make 'em wonder.

 

[Dean N]

Jisch, pleasepleaseplease share your source for the knob inserts.

Please?

Great build! I love the "peghead" addition.

 

[Jon Clegg]

I don't know what your day job is but I see you mention meetings a lot. If it involves a lot of hand shakes, I encourage you to just leave the CA on your hand. Make 'em wonder.

If anyone asks, just say it's a mild case of Hansen's.

 

[Jisch]

I don't know what your day job is but I see you mention meetings a lot. If it involves a lot of hand shakes, I encourage you to just leave the CA on your hand. Make 'em wonder.

Ha! it's too much fun to peel it off, my hands are pretty much clear of it now.

 

[Jisch]

Jisch, pleasepleaseplease share your source for the knob inserts.

Please?

Great build! I love the "peghead" addition.

I found the Paypal receipt for them, but I'm not sure where I actually bought them. I think they were on Ebay, I found this ad, but this is a different seller than who I bought them from: Brass Knob Inserts & Steel Set Screws (Hex Cup Head) for 1/4" Shaft Radio Guitar | eBay

 

[Jisch]

I did the final sand, I'll do a QA in the morning then I'll start the Tru Oil. I'll have to do slurry coat on this one, the wenge has wide open grain.

 

[JVando]

I did the final sand, I'll do a QA in the morning then I'll start the Tru Oil. I'll have to do slurry coat on this one, the wenge has wide open grain.

Easy, buddy. There could be children reading this.

 

[Dean N]

I found the Paypal receipt for them, but I'm not sure where I actually bought them. I think they were on Ebay, I found this ad, but this is a different seller than who I bought them from: Brass Knob Inserts & Steel Set Screws (Hex Cup Head) for 1/4" Shaft Radio Guitar | eBay

Thanks man. LC is the best part of TB!

 

[dwizum]

Didn't know that luthiery could lead to leprosy!

 

[Jisch]

QA failed miserably this morning. Another couple hours of sanding and it was ready for the first coat of oil. As I applied the oil I found three places that need further attention - two spots on the wenge on back that apparently still had some glue on it and one spot that needs a little sanding. Not bad, the first coat always reveals issues. Besides those minor issues, it looks great. This top is beautiful.

The back isn't bad either!

...the pickup and control cavity covers

 

[ArtGuy9516]

looking good!

 

[JVando]

That is one sexy beast!

The bass is nice, too.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

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QA failed miserably this morning. Another couple hours of sanding and it was ready for the first coat of oil. As I applied the oil I found three places that need further attention - two spots on the wenge on back that apparently still had some glue on it and one spot that needs a little sanding. Not bad, the first coat always reveals issues. Besides those minor issues, it looks great. This top is beautiful.
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The back isn't bad either!
View attachment 3390424 View attachment 3390425 ...the pickup and control cavity covers
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It's amazing how good things can look until you hit it with some finish. This build IS looking very good, however.

 

[Jisch]

The finish is coming along well, but I've managed to crack most of the knobs I made. I'll have to start over. I think I'll either not use the inserts or drill them out wide enough so I can glue them in rather than pressing them in. I seem to have picked up a cold, so I'll get on that tomorrow.

 

[postalflunkie]

I'd go with drilling them a little larger and gluing them in.
Hope ya get to feeling better.

 

[rwkeating]

If you want to forgo the inserts ... I had some set screws in softer wood knobs that weren't holding. It was suggested here on this forum (don't remember from who) to put CA glue on the threads, make sure it dries, then use a tap to clean up the threads. I did that and now my set screws are very solid. I was surprised at how much of a difference this little trick made.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Drilling a little larger sounds good. I have used 6-32 Helicoils in wood with good success (so far).

 

[Rôckhewer]

This morning I tackled the CA on the fingerboard. I started by checking the flatness again, it hasn't changed since last time, of course. It's a beautiful day today so I opened up the hatchway door and set up the fan to blow that way. It worked great to keep the fumes at bay.
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I cut the fingers off rubber gloves and use them to spread the glue. I drip the glue on the fingerboard and spread it with the covered finger. I've tried using a whole glove, but the fingers end up getting stuck together and they become impossible to control.
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Once the glue is almost dry I run my hand over it, I can squish out some of the ridges, at that point the glue isn't sticky, so an uncovered hand is fine. I put 2 or 3 coats and let it dry for 20 minutes or so then sand it back using 220 on my sanding bar. I repeat that process a few times until it's "thick enough". I ordered more thin viscosity CA the other day, which is good because I emptied the bottle I have on this board.

I've sanded through plenty of times, even after it's thick enough.

I use Abralon pads from 500 up to 4000 to buff it up. After buffing this one up the first time I wasn't happy with one spot, so I went back to 220 to flatten it out more (this is where sand through happens). Luckily I didn't sand through. I went back to the Abralon pads then finished with polishing compound. I can get them much glossier with anti-swirl, but I like the semi-gloss look.

So that step is done. It was really not bad at all with the fan sitting right there and the door open, I don't think I shed a single tear.
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The bottle I was using had a leak in the top apparently, peeling this off will give me something to do this afternoon. View attachment 3389529

I feel your pain...
Took me doing like 5 CA coated boards before I quit breaking through...
... oh wait... I broke through on the last one too...
....(a little )....

...nevermind.

I tried using a finger... but it seemed I was pushing a lot of drip off the edge.
So I went back to paper towel squares.

Looks killer

 

[Jisch]

If you want to forgo the inserts ... I had some set screws in softer wood knobs that weren't holding. It was suggested here on this forum (don't remember from who) to put CA glue on the threads, make sure it dries, then use a tap to clean up the threads. I did that and now my set screws are very solid. I was surprised at how much of a difference this little trick made.

Thanks! I've done that when I've not used inserts, agreed it works great. The pots have split shafts so it makes not using inserts easier anyway.