Redeemer Anti-Jazz 4

[scottyd]

How did you finish the aluminium? Looks like it’s been Grit blasted or something.

P.S. I’m totally jealous of your machines

I hit it with my DA sander with 150 grit to knock off any sharp edges. It will sanded finer and painted black when ready.

 

[scottyd]

Sidebar here, but I'm a serious Muppet afficionado, and thanks to "Muppets from Space" back in 1999, Gonzo was retconned an extraterrestrial origin, that has not been "undone" in further iterations of Muppetry. So basically, we now know that he's an alien...

MIND...BLOWN!

 

[5tring]

I hit it with my DA sander with 150 grit to knock off any sharp edges. It will sanded finer and painted black when ready.

Have you thought of black anodising? Most metal finishing shops will do small parts for a small fee as long as you don’t mind waiting for next time they are doing a batch of black.

 

[scottyd]

Have you thought of black anodising? Most metal finishing shops will do small parts for a small fee as long as you don’t mind waiting for next time they are doing a batch of black.

That's an idea definitely worth considering. I don't like outsourcing anything really. I've been considering getting a powder coating rig... I should check into anodising as well.

 

[5tring]

It’s definitely doable on a small scale, as long as you don’t mind handling acid and electricity. It’s a dying (as in colouring) process so there is some ‘craft’ to getting a uniform colour, but black is probably fairly forgiving.

 

[scottyd]

Doing some body work today, the plan is to have it pore filled and sealed by tonight. I've got special finish plans for it.

Getting neck pocket jiggy wit it

Cavity cover recess


Output jack recess


Forearm and belly contours.

 

[scottyd]

Cavity cover.

 

[scottyd]

Cover fitted and blended. Time to sand and seal.

 

[scottyd]

A couple of coats of sealer. Old 3 piece body joined together pretty well. I have to really look for the joint lines myself. The figure looks decent under a clear coat... It would be a shame if someone ruined that.


Muhahahaha!! Primer surfacer!

 

[TerribleTim68]

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Muhahahaha!! Primer surfacer!
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[scottyd]

I pore filled for what seemed like years...
Got the gold base coat down. Candy and flake coats go on tomorrow.

 

[scottyd]

Candy coats

 

[scottyd]

Flake coats

 

[scottyd]

Carbon Fiber sheet that will be used for the Pickguard material...it wasn't "cheap"

 

[mark5009]

Sorry, late to the show

To add a bit of off-topic on the headstock shape, the "Persian Slipper" as it was known wasn't close to being Leo Fender's invention. The first guitars to use this shape were from J.G. Stauffer around 1815 (the Legnani model). This was copied by the next generation (C.F. Martin) who brought the design to the US but they stopped making it. Leo Fender then made the Strat using the same single-sided tuner approach we all know and "love."

Nice design, BTW

Here's a pic of an old Martin (c. 1840) showing what it looked like

 

[scottyd]

Burying it all in clear.

 

[turindev]

Burying it all in clear.
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Love that body design, nice job! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[scottyd]

Love that body design, nice job! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Thank you

 

[Mechanical]

The neck is just about ready to set. Complete with 25 gloriously crooked frets!

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What did you use to calculate the fret angles?

 

[scottyd]

I got the Pick-guard machined from carbon fiber. What an experience.