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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 12748 Location: Behind you. Don't turn around
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:53 pm Post subject: Swinger Project (now with more Duo-Sonic!) |
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I was going to wait and post this when I was further down the road since I'm infamous for taking DECADES for projects but I was too exited.
Makin' teh template.
I should have more pics in July....
...2024. _________________
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Doog mid-century modem

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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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I always had a hunch that you were into swinging _________________ andrew floss musics
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plopswagon .


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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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(pats spot on couch next to where he's sitting) _________________
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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 10254 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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What scale, and are you doing your own neck? |
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plopswagon .


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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:22 am Post subject: |
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24” scale, I’ll do two pups too.
My goal is to do my own neck. That should be completed in September of 2132. _________________
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 4836 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:06 am Post subject: |
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That is dope. By the by, if you decide to go with an already made neck BYO guitars now offers Jag necks to your own specs for a relatively reasonable price
Lonk _________________
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Doog mid-century modem

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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:11 am Post subject: |
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plopswagon wrote: |
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Have I told you about my offset waist and contoured body? _________________ andrew floss musics |
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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 12748 Location: Behind you. Don't turn around
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:22 am Post subject: |
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plopswagon wrote: |
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Have I told you about my offset waist and contoured body? |
I'm more curious about that 9.5 inch radius you've been bragging about. _________________
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Doog mid-century modem

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plopswagon .


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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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sunshiner wrote: |
That is dope. By the by, if you decide to go with an already made neck BYO guitars now offers Jag necks to your own specs for a relatively reasonable price
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oh, that could be quite useful.
I have 4 body blanks total, I might do another duo sonic as well (and a Jazzmaster and an Esquire...) _________________
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plopswagon .


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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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got around to making a pickup and control cavity template.
this one I routed using my 64 mustang as a guide (pretty nerve wracking!) _________________
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Josh The Curmudgeon

Joined: 17 Nov 2008 Posts: 4984 Location: George
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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damn had to bookmark that website. gonna do some builds for realz this year. |
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cur .


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FWIW, this project is turning me on. _________________
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plopswagon .


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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Update time.
I was making more templates with my template when I had the router slip and take a big ol' honkin' chunk out of the control cavity. While I was salvaging it I discovered some issues with the center line alignment so I started again.
Here's the new templates.
The control cavities for the volume/tone/output and the slider switches up top are deeper than the pickup routes so I put those in their own template. I have some indexing screw holes drilled that will help line everything up when I do the actual routing.
The next step is to do the actual body blank, but frankly, I'm a little terrified. I might build up one with some cheap board and do a full on test run before I use my good two piece alder body blank. _________________
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plopswagon .


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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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So a while back I redid my pickup routing template.
I made one with pieces that slot in so I can do the deeper routes for the controls and then the shallow pick up cavities
Today I cut out the new Swinger template, I felt like it wasn't quite right so I did a tracing based on internet photos.
There were a couple of gouges I had to fix after I routed the template so I thought I'd cut out a new Duo Sonic template.
That went so well I cut out the body.
I'm super psyched that I didn't fuck up. Ready to do more next weekend. _________________
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:58 am Post subject: |
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Looks good! _________________
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kingkiller He is our only hope!
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:09 am Post subject: |
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Looks great Paul! Should have checked the forum before I commented on your post on Instagram lol _________________
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NickS .


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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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What's that perspex neck rout ruler/stencil thingy? |
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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 12748 Location: Behind you. Don't turn around
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plopswagon .


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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Ready to get back to work
Swinger laid out
Rough cut on bandsaw
routed edges (left hand side)
I realized this knot will be an issue
Sanded the edges of both the Swinger and the Duo-Sonic
pre-drilling the cavities
I was hoping to get the routing done but ran out of time (daylight) _________________
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