I'm a "Do It Myselfer"

[gooberman]

Thank you Gooberman! Y'know, everytime I see your handle I'm reminded of where my mother grew up, Goobertown, Arkansas.
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Goobertown...that is Awesome!!! For some reason...some guy called me Goober in highschool and it stuck with me through college. Goobertown Arkansas...I definately need a sign!!!

[TerryTNM]

Way to go Sarah. I'm so proud of you.

At some point you may want to put the router in a table with the bit sticking up. I think you'll find it much easier to control your template, you'll be able to hold it with both hands, and it will keep your template square with the router bit. . . even with small parts.

[Sarah93003]

Thank you Terry! That means so much to me! That is an excellent suggestion regarding the table and it is now on my To Do list when my budget allows. It would certainly make storing the templates much simpler than being mounted on a board.

I've also acquired a Dremel tool with a variety of accesories and plan to take a turn at doing some inlay. I have a Gretsch guitar that will be heavily modified to suit a desire I have for a three P90 hollowbody. It will eventually be painted an off white color but all of the inlay is going to be with reconstituted turquoise and white abalone. That project will be a separate thread and I hope to begin as soon as next week.

This winter, or soon after the Gretsch project, I am going to start on my other dream of building a doubleneck Celebrity. THAT shall be an experience and I will undoubtedly be asking for all kinds of advice from the awesome builder of this form.

[panther]

Thank you Gooberman! Y'know, everytime I see your handle I'm reminded of where my mother grew up, Goobertown, Arkansas.
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Goobertown...that is Awesome!!! For some reason...some guy called me Goober in highschool and it stuck with me through college. Goobertown Arkansas...I definately need a sign!!!

Terry;
I made one of those and have used it constantly for the past 25 years, a 1 horsepower Craftsman router for the unit works perfectly.

Sarah;
Wonderful work,
I wanted a drum sander and was, even as we speak scrounging up parts to make one, BUT your Drill press Idea solved that problem for little or no expense, My kinda Gal.
I was a Millwright for General Motors my working career, and usually that kinda stuff doesn't go over my head, but that one did, trying to reinvent the wheel. Thanks for the tip.

Danny;
You wrote
"It's great for cleaning grunge off of any guitar"
Arte you talking about residue, or the music ????

Dan

[Sarah93003]

Dan, that's cool you used to be a Millwright at GM. I used to be a press operator at Hydramatic and would call on the Millwrights to fix it when it broke down. This will crack you up, one day the die setter didn't show up and the supervisor was having a cow because my press was scheduled to changeover. I had watched the guy do it several times so I told the supervisor I could do it. He said okay. So, I called the forklift driver, etc. and by the end of my shift I was doing the lead readings. The supervisor was so happy he paid me die setter wages that day. I did get a little flack from the diesetter because I did "too" much in 8 hours as they like to take 24 hours for a changeover and me doing it too fast made them look bad, especially my first try. I was pretty proud of myself, nonetheless.

[panther]

Sarah;
And so you should be. Too much time wasted in US factories.
A funny story for you.

I was known as the guy that would take 7-1/2 hours, to figure out how to do an 8 hour job, in 30 minutes.
Dan

[Veenture]

Really high definition stuff right there, Sarah and one can see that it has been a 'labour of love'.
I'm very picky about detail, myself... me like ém!

[Sarah93003]

Sarah;
And so you should be. Too much time wasted in US factories.
A funny story for you.

I was known as the guy that would take 7-1/2 hours, to figure out how to do an 8 hour job, in 30 minutes.
Dan

That's funny! Honest Abe would be proud.

[Sarah93003]

Really high definition stuff right there, Sarah and one can see that it has been a 'labour of love'.
I'm very picky about detail, myself... me like ém!

Thank you Paul. I am such a stickler for precision. I run thing through my mind over and over until I'm convinced I've got it, before I even begin. I have a very good reputation of things fitting very tight, wait, that didn't sound right, um, things being cut precisely with excellent joints. Yep.

[olrocknroller]

Thank you Gooberman! Y'know, everytime I see your handle I'm reminded of where my mother grew up, Goobertown, Arkansas.

Olrockinroller, thank you for tip and I'm glad you found the post helpful. I'd like to know more about the mats you spoke of and where you get them.

I'm mindful that a screw could easily get lost in the pile so currently I have these little rubbery mats that you put in a drawer so things don't slide around. I put all of my pickups, hardware, etc. on a mat and only the body of the guitar ever rests on the carpet. I also have a metal bowl that has a strong magnet underneath that makes the screws stay put.

I get it at Costco, about $15.00 for a package of ten 24 inch per side squares...enough to do my 4 x 8 foot mobile bench with leftovers. I also have used the anti-skid mats and magnetic tubs, but being the clutz I am, I always seem to manage to dump them at least once per project. These mats are dark in color, and any runaway parts can be easily spotted on them. Here's the same idea on Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/interlocking-exercise-flooring-racetrack-tradeshow/dp/B0031QST5I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1305673272&sr=8-5