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P Bill
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:02 pm 
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A bank note type counter would be nice to keep up with the tonewood.

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nyazzip
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i don't have a plasma cutter nor welder, but i have always wanted to make a strat body out of sheet metal....and yes, i am aware it has been done before
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Stuart Gort
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I'd pine away for a Star Trek replicator but these cnc machines challenge my character enough as it is.

"Earl grey tea...hot"

"Stuart Keith Elise...Peruvian Walnut body...figured Myrtlewood facings"

"Deep fried Twinkie...chocolate covered"
"Deep fried Twinkie...chocolate covered"
"Deep fried Twinkie...chocolate covered"
"Deep fried Twinkie...chocolate covered"

"Insulin injector"

See?

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Linus
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nyazzip wrote:
i don't have a plasma cutter nor welder, but i have always wanted to make a strat body out of sheet metal....and yes, i am aware it has been done before


Yep. That would be worth getting.

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(engraving done by John Greven - body from the MN company that made the.metal bodies for Fender - sounds/play great).
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Tony_in_NYC
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Todd Stock wrote:
Filippo Morelli wrote:
I'm waiting for someone to figure out miniaturisation and cloning, so I can have a Pocket Todd.

A million uses, but particularly killer on the repair cracks in fharging f hole archtops.

Filippo


I don't take well to miniaturization...some parts shrink...some don't.



That could be a problem. Filippo isn't looking for a Todd Bobblehead. :lol:

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Don Williams
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Todd Stock wrote:
Filippo Morelli wrote:
I'm waiting for someone to figure out miniaturisation and cloning, so I can have a Pocket Todd.

A million uses, but particularly killer on the repair cracks in fharging f hole archtops.

Filippo


I don't take well to miniaturization...some parts shrink...some don't.


Todd, every guy suffers from shrinkage in certain situations. Sorry that yours is such an issue for you.

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Some things don't shrink because they just can't. They can only get so small before they cease to exist. . .

If anybody needs me, I'll be over here resisting the urge to make an inappropriate pun on the movie title Todd mentioned.

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B. Howard
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Bryan Bear wrote:
Some things don't shrink because they just can't. They can only get so small before they cease to exist. . .

If anybody needs me, I'll be over here resisting the urge to make an inappropriate pun on the movie title Todd mentioned.


I'll be over here giggling with you.

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John Coloccia
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Todd Stock wrote:
More like the aliens in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'...a big brain dragging around one or two very large body parts. ;)


My brain will start to worry about it when my stomach gets too big to level frets without bumping into the upper bout.
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George L
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I didn't have a thickness sander... until tonight. Found what I thought was a fair deal on a Performax 10-20 Plus on my local Craigslist and brought it home. I've been wanting one of these for quite a while.

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Don Williams
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Personally, I wish I had room and a way to build a good spray booth. Not to mention a clean area for that sort of thing.

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Mike Mahar
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Bryan Bear wrote:
Some things don't shrink because they just can't. They can only get so small before they cease to exist. . .

There are a few things that get bigger until they suddenly cease to exist. Saw kerfs, holes, and dados come to mind.
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Mike Mahar wrote:
Bryan Bear wrote:
Some things don't shrink because they just can't. They can only get so small before they cease to exist. . .

There are a few things that get bigger until they suddenly cease to exist. Saw kerfs, holes, and dados come to mind.

[:Y:]

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Don Williams wrote:
Personally, I wish I had room and a way to build a good spray booth. Not to mention a clean area for that sort of thing.


There's no use. I had a clean area but it got dirty wow7-eyes

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TonyKarol
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This has been a great read ... keep it up folks [:Y:]

I like the miniture helper idea .... I'm thinking Frank Ford .....

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Edward Taylor
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I would really like to have a: jointer, traditional workbench, binding machine.

Oh and a good spray gun and my planned booth made.

Self explanatory.
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