What's on your work bench?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Yeah, she's a special one......criminal to put anything other than a thin strap on her.....
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Doesn’t that dig into your shoulders with such a boat anchor as a Les Paul attached to it?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Was waiting for someone to ask….
Nah, it kind of fits in the groove. Wide strap cutting into your neck, or slippery webbing slipping off the shoulder, is more annoying.
Also: Long strap = lower centre of gravity = more comfortable. It’s like: big boobs will cause back problems, but big balls act as ballast and keep the ship upright in a storm.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Nice work, man. If it's cool, can you please lemme know where did you sourced the leather and Chicago screws...after some of those for a project or three I have in mind (no chaff screws, oh yeah) Fanks.murky wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:58 pm Always had a major boner for thin leather (think Page and Slash) - but without the stupid neck pad thingy.
Also always had a problem in that I couldn’t find straps long enough - Strap button to strap button I like: 1.65m for Strats/Teles, and 1.76m for LP’s.
Case-in-point: I purchased one from the US a while back - it was expensive (US$120+) and hasn’t lasted. The Red Monkey straps that Slash use are only 60”/152cm long (and US$188 plus shipping etc) - even these are a little short, I suspect he gets custom lengths made.
So….. I decided to make my own. ~$12 for russet strip leather (20mm or 25mm wide, 3.5mm thick). ~$2 for the ring/Chicago screws (needed to join two russet strips together as they were only 1.5m long). Punch the end holes just big enough to fit over the back of the strap button - strap lives on the guitar permanently, and there’s no way it’s coming off the front of the strap button and no need to faf with straplocks.
Best part - I can put a strap on every guitar I own, for about the same cost as one purchased strap…..
No frills. R n’ R. Done.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Bondage gear?clubhouse wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:26 pmNice work, man. If it's cool, can you please lemme know where did you sourced the leather and Chicago screws...after some of those for a project or three I have in mind (no chaff screws, oh yeah) Fanks.murky wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:58 pm Always had a major boner for thin leather (think Page and Slash) - but without the stupid neck pad thingy.
Also always had a problem in that I couldn’t find straps long enough - Strap button to strap button I like: 1.65m for Strats/Teles, and 1.76m for LP’s.
Case-in-point: I purchased one from the US a while back - it was expensive (US$120+) and hasn’t lasted. The Red Monkey straps that Slash use are only 60”/152cm long (and US$188 plus shipping etc) - even these are a little short, I suspect he gets custom lengths made.
So….. I decided to make my own. ~$12 for russet strip leather (20mm or 25mm wide, 3.5mm thick). ~$2 for the ring/Chicago screws (needed to join two russet strips together as they were only 1.5m long). Punch the end holes just big enough to fit over the back of the strap button - strap lives on the guitar permanently, and there’s no way it’s coming off the front of the strap button and no need to faf with straplocks.
Best part - I can put a strap on every guitar I own, for about the same cost as one purchased strap…..
No frills. R n’ R. Done.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Yeah...sort of...no gimp masks or anything too sweaty or restrictive...not really into the chaff thing either...don't mind the leather squeaking thing though...sounds funny and I can keep a track on what's going in the dark on the Tower of Power due to sound location give-away...I like belts and straps and pouches...maybe something along these lines:
...and some scabbards for me chisels...something I can attach to a tool belt...got to have a tidy tool pouch
...and some scabbards for me chisels...something I can attach to a tool belt...got to have a tidy tool pouch
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Before I get stuck into the Nikotine Boost, I wanted to finish off these utility pedals. All of them are momentary pedals apart from the hardwired one which is an AB for my lead/wireless. I figured I would always need something like this, so I'm glad to have them.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Lapco for the leather. Their Chicago screws are 10mm, which is a little tall - got some 6mm ones from TM (ex China). One side is smooth, the other slotted for flathead.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
An ebony fretboard can be very brittle... I took the greatest care while removing the frets but it still was a dog's breakfast. Took several hours to repair the fretboard with ebony sanding dust and superglue followed by sanding. Worth the effort though
Here some before and after photos:
Here some before and after photos:
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Just curious (and excuse any ignorance), did you heat the frets with a soldering iron first and/or add a little backbow?Jay wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 6:37 pm An ebony fretboard can be very brittle... I took the greatest care while removing the frets but it still was a dog's breakfast. Took several hours to repair the fretboard with ebony sanding dust and superglue followed by sanding. Worth the effort though
Here some before and after photos:
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Nice job. Repairing chip out like that can be a real pain in the arse!Jay wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 6:37 pm An ebony fretboard can be very brittle... I took the greatest care while removing the frets but it still was a dog's breakfast. Took several hours to repair the fretboard with ebony sanding dust and superglue followed by sanding. Worth the effort though
Here some before and after photos:
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Re: What's on your work bench?
murky wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 9:24 amJust curious (and excuse any ignorance), did you heat the frets with a soldering iron first and/or add a little backbow?Jay wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 6:37 pm An ebony fretboard can be very brittle... I took the greatest care while removing the frets but it still was a dog's breakfast. Took several hours to repair the fretboard with ebony sanding dust and superglue followed by sanding. Worth the effort though
Here some before and after photos:
Heated the frets prior to pulling out and radiused the new fretwire prior to fitting. Does that answer your question?
When faced with quality, I recognise it every time.