New project

[woodchuck30]

Hay Billywrecker, If by any chance you need to drill and tap some aluminum parts and pieces, there's some stuff out there called TAP MAGIC, good stuff, used it all the time in the trades. there different kinds, for different metals. You'll save money on drills and taps.

[billywrecker]

Hay Billywrecker, If by any chance you need to drill and tap some aluminum parts and pieces, there's some stuff out there called TAP MAGIC, good stuff, used it all the time in the trades. there different kinds, for different metals. You'll save money on drills and taps.

Good call Woodchuck...I was actually going to make my own bridge (out of aluminum),because I can't seem to find one with the right string spacing,so some tap magic just might help out,Thanks.

[woodchuck30]

Yeah thats what I'm dooing to, TRYING is the key word in this sentence. Like the looks of a mosrite,and the mechanics but the sadels, I dont know like to come up with something mo better ya know?

[Sarah93003]

Wow, I just found this thread. Awesome project!!

[oipunkguy]

Yeah, pretty awesome! any thoughts on paint and pickups yet? By the way, your daughter is so adorable! lol she looks like a regular angus young playing "Thunder Struck" with the placement of her fingers, hehehe

[billywrecker]

Yeah thats what I'm dooing to, TRYING is the key word in this sentence. Like the looks of a mosrite,and the mechanics but the sadels, I dont know like to come up with something mo better ya know?

I just bought this roller bridge.

I figure I can use the roller saddles from it and make a housing with the correct spacing.

Wow, I just found this thread. Awesome project!!

Thanks a lot Sarah!

Yeah, pretty awesome! any thoughts on paint and pickups yet? By the way, your daughter is so adorable! lol she looks like a regular angus young playing "Thunder Struck" with the placement of her fingers, hehehe

Well I'd like to get a set of ED Elliott pickups,that's the goal anyways.As far as colour goes I think I'm gonna go green maybe sparkle or metal flake.it's just gonna depend on how far I wanna go when the time comes to do it.

[woodchuck30]

Just picked up some stainless steel screws for my bridge today, good ol Tractor Supply.

[billywrecker]

Here is some more progress,waiting on pickups to finish.



Here is my mistake plate!I should have made a jig and used my router to cut the slot for the string guide.I did not so I ended up cutting off the end of the fret board where the string guide goes and I used some pick guard material under the string guide and formed it to the neck, looks like it is supposed to be there. Hindsight is 20/20


I'll get better pictures when it's done.

[woodchuck30]

Hi Billywrecker how it goin? Looking good man. I'm getting to that point my self, pups, pots, jacks and wire. Paint is the next thing on mine, I really hait painting, don't really know what I'm doing ya know. Nice job looking forward to more pics.

[billywrecker]

Well I moved some pictures around in my photo bucket album and noticed the that the previous pictures I posted disappeared,so here they are again step by step all in one post.I don't feel like describing every thing I did in the build right now,but if you want to know how I did something just ask.
Thanks again for all the comments I appreciate it!