#1 resource for Cigar Box Guitars, Free Plans, How-To, Parts & More!

What's on your workbench?

This could be git related or not. So, what's on your workbench at the moment?

I have 4 scarf joint necks in different stages of work.

A 25" scale pine 5 string neck for a Banjo-Res, A 25" scale Red Oak neck for my 6 string Strat-Res build, A 24 & 1/2" scale Red Oak neck for my 6 string Double Cut Tele build and a 27" scale 6 string Baritone Conversion neck for a Modern Strat body I have.

20 members like this

Attachments:

DSCF4036.JPG, 109 KB

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on November 2, 2019 at 11:34am

"......ing room floor. Along with a new fine tooth blade."

Already done. And i'll be keeping the blade off of the old table saw as well. May not be the real quality stuff. But ya, better than what's on it.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on November 2, 2019 at 11:41am

Awesome Blue. Glad I wasn’t talking to myself.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by MadGomer on November 2, 2019 at 10:13am

Yeah, a good quality blade is a great investment. There are a lot of brands out there, I've lost track of what's great vs average. I used to buy Freud, and was always happy with them.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on November 2, 2019 at 10:20am

Freud is great. Forester, (sp?). A higher end Diablo is great. One can always take the supplied blade and compare it.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on November 2, 2019 at 1:03pm

Hi, the blade I'm using at the moment is 10" 80 tooth TC and I think it is called a planer blade. This is due to the fact that the finish of the cut off the saw is dead smooth and in most cases does not require sanding. When I get time I'll take it off and have a look.

Taff

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on November 3, 2019 at 8:10am

Perfect. Many of the higher end blades may not be called "planer" blades, but produce the same result. My 49 buck diablo leaves a glass finish. My Freud 80buck small left is awesome also, just be careful not to overheat any blade. The blade will tell you the feed rate, too slow, burn marks, too fast, trouble.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on November 2, 2019 at 9:49am

Hi, I had to come back as radial arm saws are mentioned.

i ran a woodwork shop with all the saws mention here. We manufactured products like garden furniture and custom orders. I worked in the Worksop and as manager in my office for 16 plus years. No accidents.

Why do I mention this? Well all the workers had a "disability". The workshop was part of a work preparation facility for young people with intellectual impairment and/or "challenging behaviour. I gave all workers the opportunity to use all the machines, depending on their individual abilities. The radial arm saw was a major part of the production chain, and all workers used it. Some had more supervision than others and some needed none, after training. I'll find a photo of a lady with cerable paulsy using the radial arm saw.

Taff