Re: What's on your workbench right now?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:02 am
Very tidy job! Nice one Johnny!!
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Thank you! It was very much a 'measure 30 times, cut once' situation. I don't like the little wobble in the top line of the hole but it fit nice and snugly like that so just left it (and my hand was sore from filing by that point )
That's better than most factory work I've seen. LOL
Seriously! I honestly thought it *was* factory work at first glance!!GilmourD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:31 amThat's better than most factory work I've seen. LOL
Leave it like that. Looks really coolMattK wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:43 pmWhy I do this to myself I'll never know. This is a 1986 Ibanez RB630 Roadstar II that I've owned for 30 years, which I bought refinished in black, but looking quite crappy. Decided to take it back to the original burgundy finish. It has no great value but gee it's nice to play.
Black lacquer over some chalky green paint, fortunately the stripper doesn't bother the original finish. But I think it was sanded before refinishing and there's some sandthrough on the edges, fingers crossed it doesn't look like an awful home relic when it's cleaned up.
I'm contemplating doing a refret myself, soon, since the neck in question has vintage-height frets that were already marginally below my preference as it is so a level would probably drop that height too low for me. I got this neck for $50 so it's not a big deal for me. LOL I just need to get the tools and give it a whirl. Will probably practice on an older junk neck I have, too, before this one.mynameisjonas wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:04 pmAttempting my first refret. The old frets came out without much trouble. I had a few small chips but I think most of them will be hidden under the new frets, which will be considerably wider and taller. I'm going full jumbo on this one, to make the neck feel a bit bigger and more at home with my Gibson and Epiphones.