Anyone ever try these or heard about their accuracy?
At $70 it doesn't make sense to make even one template myself much less the whole set.
I'd like to see hdf instead of MDF but they wouldn't be 70 bucks then. http://guitarpartcenter.com/electricrouting2.html
since were talkin bout guitars now.
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Re: since were talkin bout guitars now.
Never seen or used those before. My guess is that the 1/4 MDF won't hold up very long. But, they are cheap enough so that if you got one use out of them, that one use could be for making a sturdy set of templates from them.
What?
Re: since were talkin bout guitars now.
I was thinking I could coat the edges with some thinned down epoxy then sand it flat to harden the edges.
Half inch would be better
. of course I could use the templates to make some more templates out of hdf
I was really more concerned about the accuracy.
Half inch would be better
. of course I could use the templates to make some more templates out of hdf
I was really more concerned about the accuracy.
Re: since were talkin bout guitars now.
Do not drill the bridge holes until you do the string geometry with the right scale. I bought a set of modern templates that were off by a mile. This also allows you to use your favorite scale length on whatever design you build if you like.
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Re: since were talkin bout guitars now.
Not sure what you're looking for specifically, but this guy just got started making templates: http://store.potvinguitars.com/
He posts over at ReRanch, and is a pretty darn good builder. His templates use 1/2" MDF, at least.
He posts over at ReRanch, and is a pretty darn good builder. His templates use 1/2" MDF, at least.
Re: since were talkin bout guitars now.
Where did you get it from?I want ones that are based on measurements taken from an actual vintage guitar.passfan wrote:Do not drill the bridge holes until you do the string geometry with the right scale. I bought a set of modern templates that were off by a mile. This also allows you to use your favorite scale length on whatever design you build if you like.
Thanks for the tip but I would never drill for a bridge without having the neck on and measuring twice. Also I get lucky a lot just eyeballin stuff. if it looks straight it is.
Re: since were talkin bout guitars now.
Those look nice. Thinking bout a clone of somethingjohnnyreece wrote:Not sure what you're looking for specifically, but this guy just got started making templates: http://store.potvinguitars.com/
He posts over at ReRanch, and is a pretty darn good builder. His templates use 1/2" MDF, at least.
