What's on your workbench right now?
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?
Project Tele. Just need the pickups to arrive (Righteous Sound Weston + Galaxy HB)
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?
Finally finished this...
Short scale Jag bass body, Squier VI neck, Wilkinson top-loader bridge, Duncan QP P-bass pickup... Tuned to B now because all I had on hand were some baritone strings, but I'll probably put La Bellas on it and go E-E soonish...
Short scale Jag bass body, Squier VI neck, Wilkinson top-loader bridge, Duncan QP P-bass pickup... Tuned to B now because all I had on hand were some baritone strings, but I'll probably put La Bellas on it and go E-E soonish...
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Looks nice! Be forwarned that you might run into problems with the LaBella E-E set. I tried a fixed tailpiece on my bass VI that moved the ball ends a lot closer to the bridge, but it had the negative effect of moving the thick part of the low E closer to the tuner, and I was having wrap problems. When the spacing is correct only the thinner part wraps around the tuning post and it make life much easier. You could maybe remedy this with a string-thru ferrule on your low E to pull the ball end back a bit.
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Good catch… yeah, ferrules are always doable if I need the length, though it’s really fun as-is…
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Cast a couple tremolo chassis in aluminum, first time messing around with melting metal. Came out ok, will need to figure some stuff out with how to make the aluminum flow better.
Here is the first attempt, a lot of porosity and some voids, this has a brief buff.
Here is the casting setup with the 2nd attempt.
2nd one came out a little bit better. Will have to figure out sprue placement and figure out why it is flowing weirdly on the flat part below the raised design in the middle.
Here is the first attempt, a lot of porosity and some voids, this has a brief buff.
Here is the casting setup with the 2nd attempt.
2nd one came out a little bit better. Will have to figure out sprue placement and figure out why it is flowing weirdly on the flat part below the raised design in the middle.
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Oh this is simply next level awesome
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Thatissoawesome!!!!!!!
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That's just impressive, I hope you'll post your learning curve results. Inspiring stuff!
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Firstly, this IS SO SO cool!! As for the weird flowing, I'm no metallurgist, but what aluminum are you using? I'm wondering if there's an impurity issue possibly...
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Repo,
Supercool! Wish I could help you out with some personal experience, but have never cast aluminum.
I can appreciate the effort though.
I did cast some small ingots of bell bronze from 80% Cu + 20% Sn. Remember adding some Phosphorus powder to help it flow to reduce presence of gases during pour.
Had the notion to machine the ingots into saddles or other bridge parts, but never got 'round-to-it...
Lot of DIY'ers out there casting aluminum, I'm sure you'll find a solution to help dial-in the process.
Good luck!
Regards,
Plate 'O Shrimp
Supercool! Wish I could help you out with some personal experience, but have never cast aluminum.
I can appreciate the effort though.
I did cast some small ingots of bell bronze from 80% Cu + 20% Sn. Remember adding some Phosphorus powder to help it flow to reduce presence of gases during pour.
Had the notion to machine the ingots into saddles or other bridge parts, but never got 'round-to-it...
Lot of DIY'ers out there casting aluminum, I'm sure you'll find a solution to help dial-in the process.
Good luck!
Regards,
Plate 'O Shrimp
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I remember having one of those small Workshop Skills series of books on Aluminium casting, though never actually got round to it. I do remember it stating that cheap alloy wheels are a perfect source of material though.
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Oh damn, now I want one
Looks really really cool, hope the issues will work themselves out!
Looks really really cool, hope the issues will work themselves out!
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After months of time being at a premium, and having little motivation to do anything, I finally did 2 little adjustments to 2 different bodies. I reglued something that I fucked up on the Jaguar Bass (under the pickguard, but still bothering me). On the POST/Offset Tele that Deed_Poll also made me, I had to enlarge the humbucker routs (apparently the mounting tabs on the Bare Knuckle humbuckers I've got are just a little bigger).
So, finally, after sitting on both for a few years, the end is in sight! The Jaguar Bass has been together and playable (though I want to change some of the electronics, and needed to shield it all anywho), but the POST has been apart in pieces since I got it! They are now both on their way to Copacetic for paint/clearcoat and headstock decals to be put on. The Jaguar bass is getting ONLY a clearcoat since I fell in love with the grain, and just want to protect it.
So, finally, after sitting on both for a few years, the end is in sight! The Jaguar Bass has been together and playable (though I want to change some of the electronics, and needed to shield it all anywho), but the POST has been apart in pieces since I got it! They are now both on their way to Copacetic for paint/clearcoat and headstock decals to be put on. The Jaguar bass is getting ONLY a clearcoat since I fell in love with the grain, and just want to protect it.
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http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?
Got the arm and the little end thingy done. The link will be tricky to cast as it will require a 2 part mold. Then Ill need to drill the holes for the bearings which might be tricky too.