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What's On Your Workbench?

#2,042
Beej said:
Very nice to see you post some wood. What pray tell is the vision? :)
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This multi-scale headless baritone.

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I was hoping to get it in and done before the June 21 deadline for completing the Special Edition build-off, but I am still waiting on some parts (pickup, top and back sets) , and I only have about 4 hours a week to dedicate to building anymore, so I don't think I'll make it in. Even after I get the pickup in, I have to fine-tune the templates and have them machined, which usually takes about a week. But then again, there's no scarf joint, so maybe it'd go together quick.

I was able to fit a 0.090 gauge string in the bridge, and one of the baritone tunings I've been considering for it is F#-B-E-A-C#-F#, so it'd fit the rules :D. In fact a standard Strandberg 8 string guitar set starts at 0.084, so it would be perfect.
 
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HaMMerHeD said:
This multi-scale headless baritone.

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I was hoping to get it in and done before the June 21 deadline for completing the Special Edition build-off, but I am still waiting on some parts (pickup, top and back sets) , and I only have about 4 hours a week to dedicate to building anymore, so I don't think I'll make it in. Even after I get the pickup in, I have to fine-tune the templates and have them machined, which usually takes about a week. But then again, there's no scarf joint, so maybe it'd go together quick.

I was able to fit a 0.090 gauge string in the bridge, and one of the baritone tunings I've been considering for it is F#-B-E-A-C#-F#, so it'd fit the rules :D. In fact a standard Strandberg 8 string guitar set starts at 0.084, so it would be perfect.
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Cool. Looks great! Can I ask what program you use to visualize/design your instrument here? Cheers!
 
#2,044
HaMMerHeD said:
This multi-scale headless baritone.

View attachment 3830367

I was hoping to get it in and done before the June 21 deadline for completing the Special Edition build-off, but I am still waiting on some parts (pickup, top and back sets) , and I only have about 4 hours a week to dedicate to building anymore, so I don't think I'll make it in. Even after I get the pickup in, I have to fine-tune the templates and have them machined, which usually takes about a week. But then again, there's no scarf joint, so maybe it'd go together quick.

I was able to fit a 0.090 gauge string in the bridge, and one of the baritone tunings I've been considering for it is F#-B-E-A-C#-F#, so it'd fit the rules :D. In fact a standard Strandberg 8 string guitar set starts at 0.084, so it would be perfect.
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Very cool design! Could also be used as a Klingon weapon. :D What are the scale lengths?
 
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speyer said:
Cool. Looks great! Can I ask what program you use to visualize/design your instrument here? Cheers!
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eMachineShop. It's not real CAD, but it's free and really easy to use. It also allows printing, so together with the CutePDF printer driver, I can export my designs to full-size (in this case, 24x36") PDF, which my CNC operator can use to cut templates for me.

Jon Clegg said:
Very cool design! Could also be used as a Klingon weapon. :D What are the scale lengths?
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Thanks! It was actually inspired somewhat by a big 2-handed demolition maul I saw at Home Depot a few years ago. Scale lengths are 25.5" - 27".
 
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Yeah.....so......today has been a struggle. I started building a cat tree for my fatty cat -
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This was to be a combination of a broken cat tree we had laying around and some free stuff I got off OfferUp and some plotter paper tubes from the office. So I'm not really in this thing any actual money yet aside from the broken tree we already had. Ran into a road block when I couldn't find staples for the borrowed staple gun.

So I started to finish the wiring on the latest swirl project and I think I soldered the jack backwards. What's even better is that I soldered it, but I thought I had it backwards, so I undid it and switched the wires and now I have it backwards. Apparently (and maybe you guys can confirm this) the black wire goes on the tab that runs to the center part and the red (orange) wire goes to the part that runs to the big tab thing?
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My jack looks slightly different, but I can confirm that I have the red wire on the part running to the center.

Did I mention how much I absolutely hate wiring? Or anything that has to do with electrical? :thumbsdown: :sour: :banghead:
 
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Matt Liebenau said:
The labeling in the picture is correct and the black wire is often, it not always, ground.
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Yeah, I can confirm the black wire in my case is the ground because the other end is soldered to the back side of a pot, along with a black ground running to the bridge. So at least I'm smart enough to know that part. Guess I get to take it back apart again. Meh, new strings aren't here anyways.
 
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mapleglo said:
Thanks! Hanging in there. My band just started having band practice so that's been great. I just have to be careful with the building, making sure to wear a mask, and trying not to over do it.
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That's great news! :) We've all missed seeing you around regularly, so take it slow and hope to see you around more. :thumbsup:
 
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I finally got this done. Hopefully that doesn't sound like it was a chore, it wasn't, it was a ton of fun. I really took my time on this one and enjoyed every second of building it. I think the main difference was that if I didn't feel like forcing myself into the shop, I didn't. Mostly that meant I worked on it in the morning when I was bright eyed and eager. I'm not sure the final product is any different than it would have been, but it was way more enjoyable. I hand it off to my friend tomorrow or Thursday, I hope he likes it!
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