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Electric Bending Iron (PDF 'plans')For those interested in such things, here's a PDF file of an electric side bending iron I put together a while back. Right click on the PDF… Started by Dave K. |
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Mar 13, 2010 Reply by ani mcneice |
The Best Hand Tools - personal lists -- ADD YOURS!My top five:1. Stanley scraper for shaping necks $52. inexpensive fret beveling file $20ish3. StewMac Fret Slotting saw $35 ish4. gro… Started by Diane in Chicago |
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Feb 24, 2010 Reply by Salty Sea Empire |
cleaning up old pickupsAre there any special tools needed to clean up old pickups? I picked up an old Hondo guitar off CL for $25 bucks and it needs a good clean… Started by Travis Gaines |
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Jan 29, 2010 Reply by Roosterman |
cleaning up old pickupsAre there any special tools needed to clean up old pickups? I picked up an old Hondo guitar off CL for $25 bucks and it needs a good clean… Started by Travis Gaines |
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cleaning up old pickupsAre there any special tools needed to clean up old pickups? I picked up an old Hondo guitar off CL for $25 bucks and it needs a good clean… Started by Travis Gaines |
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nut slotting fileI got a cheapie set on E bay. Before that I made my own by flapper wheeling hack saw blades to the desired thickness. I should mention they… Started by Zeb |
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Dec 27, 2009 Reply by River |
laminating necksI made up a table for clamping laminated necks up, strips of woods of your choice. Making sure the grain is all going the right way. Has an… Started by Steve Winchell |
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Jun 5, 2009 Reply by Bill Jehle |
Buy a nut slotting file.If you do a traditional nut, where it's inserted into a channel in your fingerboard, you should get one of these files. Yeah, StewMac's pri… Started by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) |
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May 21, 2009 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) |
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