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Re: new projects

Post by chadmo1 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:13 pm

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That is sexy.

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:38 pm

A bit of wiring and adding the last plate, this is about as far as I can go until I get a J-O-B

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:54 am

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Cross guitars be killing it 8)

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:35 pm

Doing my first paint work, headstock for my bass vi. Clearly it isn't perfect, but I am about to wet sand a run and some orange peel out of the clear in prep for the decal, then more clear.

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Post by finboy » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:30 pm

Shit tonnes of sanding and polishing later, ready for the decal, then a bunch more clear/sand/polish/repeat

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There are some scratches under the clear as I should have smoothed it out more, but it doesn't bother me too much, learning experience and all that. I actually think these will be harder to see with a lot more clear over top.

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:05 pm

More progress, if got the decal on and clear coated, sanded down, and the next coat on, now another 24 hours and more sanding.

Black ink still visible at the right angles...

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:42 am

I think I tagged the decal a bit, so I am going to clear it once more, but this is what the decal looks like *mostly* finished, with a 3 stage polish. Getting close!

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Fri Oct 03, 2014 12:05 pm

Good enough for me...

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Waiting on some parts, as soon as I sell a neck I will order a bridge from staytrem and calling it pretty much finished

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Re: new projects

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:20 pm

seven string Tele update.

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:13 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:seven string Tele update.

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Re: new projects

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:06 pm

I have radiused the board to 7 1/4" and bashed the first fret in.

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Finboy. I have managed to get the neck heel width to 65mm. Which will give the strings plenty of clearance. Yay!

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:59 am

*happy dance*

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Re: new projects

Post by ARAMP1 » Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:59 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:I have radiused the board to 7 1/4" and bashed the first fret in.

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Finboy. I have managed to get the neck heel width to 65mm. Which will give the strings plenty of clearance. Yay!
:w00t: So much WIN! :?

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Re: new projects

Post by finboy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:38 pm

Guard came in today, just waiting on covers and bridge

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Re: new projects

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:00 pm

Getting there.
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