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WitchcraftI'm pretty curious how you got the brad point to center on those holes that only had a shoulder of wood in them.
! No really I screwed a board to the front face to hold it and clamped everything in place on the drill press. Drilled slowly and the bit followed with no drift.
Yes it originally had optional string through or top mount with the Hipshot bridge. Carvin used this version bridge starting in 1998.
Dude, order a ton of stuff and have it sent to Tim's place.Where do you get your rods from? I used to order directly from Dragon Plate, but at this point their shipping is 50% more than the cost of the product making it prohibitive unless one is ordering significant quantity. There is a Canadian supplier I use (secretly) that has them in stock and can get them out in a few days, but they end up costing nearly as much as the DP + shipping from the US. Depends on how urgently they are needed.
Sadly to say they are coming from overseas. I wouldn't have bothered but the neck had rods in it. I haven't used carbon fiber yet in anything I have built. Haven't needed to.Where do you get your rods from? I used to order directly from Dragon Plate, but at this point their shipping is 50% more than the cost of the product making it prohibitive unless one is ordering significant quantity. There is a Canadian supplier I use (secretly) that has them in stock and can get them out in a few days, but they end up costing nearly as much as the DP + shipping from the US. Depends on how urgently they are needed.
I gave that some thought already. May still happen.I wonder if you could just fill those slots up with a nice stiff wood instead and call 'er done.
See you got me thinkingI wonder if you could just fill those slots up with a nice stiff wood instead and call 'er done.
. I have some 1/8" by 3/16 carbon fiber rods. I could manually CNC
some wood pieces to fit these into and then glue them into the neck
. better then waiting until December for the 1/4" rods
.
Yes I could have but I'm getting two shipped for less then half what they are asking
. If time were really a factor I would have. The other consideration is the true value of the instrument which is making me watch the initial outlay
. I may go ahead with the ones I have imbedded in wood strips to inlay and keep the 1/4" square ones coming for another build
. Decisions.
Honestly @Slidlow I think I'd probably just go this route if it were me. I don't know that I'd add wood in the channels, just because many years down the road you might regret it (for whatever reason).
Never tell anyone that. Not interested in the mess involved and honestly I’ve Found such work kind of sloppy. I have some thin rods and will probably imbed them into wood strips so I can cleanly glue into the neck.Honestly @Slidlow I think I'd probably just go this route if it were me. I don't know that I'd add wood in the channels, just because many years down the road you might regret it (for whatever reason).
I mean, it's not me, so you have every right to tell me to bugger off.
