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"If you get regular tuners you can try 'tying' them in. Start your string as usual. T…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 28, 2019 to Best tuners for nylon strings?	3	Dec 28, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Your tone pot doesn't work because it doesn't have a cap ( capacitor). what you need…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 28, 2019 to Need wiring help box bucker 2.0	21	Dec 31, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Not sure what your tone pot is going to do for you without a capacitor. As far as w…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 28, 2019 to Need wiring help box bucker 2.0	21	Dec 31, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"So all this does for 4K is take place of learning how to use a scroll saw. Awesome i…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 24, 2019 to Latest internet find. "Glowforge"	6	Dec 26, 2019 Reply by John Sawyer
"Took a total of 16 hours to get the main tree up. Now to spend the next two days mak…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 23, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Nice looking guitar MadGomer! Hope whoever got it plays the blue out of it! " Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 23, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Downloaded and digging it! TOTALLY AWESOME! Thanks again Slowpaw for putting this to…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 23, 2019 to CIGAR BOX NATION CHRISTMAS ALBUM 2019	54	Dec 30, 2019 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"My living room. Still decking for Christmas. Have 14 hours into the main tree. A few…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 22, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"I build all mine. Anywhere from 10 to 10 1/2 wide to 13 to 16 inches tall. Not so mu…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 20, 2019 to Large boxes/Ideal Sizes	5	Dec 20, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"I use a Cannon camera I've had for years now. Not the best. Today's phones have a be…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 20, 2019 to Filming Your CBG, questions?	6	Jan 31, 2020 Reply by Dave Lynas

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Cause the Blue rat's Discussions (1,554)

"If you get regular tuners you can try 'tying' them in. Start your string as usual. T…"

"Your tone pot doesn't work because it doesn't have a cap ( capacitor). what you need…"

"Not sure what your tone pot is going to do for you without a capacitor. As far as w…"

"So all this does for 4K is take place of learning how to use a scroll saw. Awesome i…"

"Took a total of 16 hours to get the main tree up. Now to spend the next two days mak…"

"Nice looking guitar MadGomer! Hope whoever got it plays the blue out of it! "

"Downloaded and digging it! TOTALLY AWESOME! Thanks again Slowpaw for putting this to…"

"My living room. Still decking for Christmas. Have 14 hours into the main tree. A few…"

"I build all mine. Anywhere from 10 to 10 1/2 wide to 13 to 16 inches tall. Not so mu…"

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