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Good stuff My 4peneth......... The hard bits ar the initial design and modelling. Your machine paths should take care of them selves. You just have to tell it which ones to use. Large flat (20mm dia) for roughing out (Getting rid of the bulk of the wood you dont want). Large Ball Nose (20mm* dia) for second pass (Getting the actual shape cut out) and finish pass (The final finished surface) (A big bit with a small step over will give a nice smooth finish) *20mm dia assuming your minimum dia in your model is greater than this. If youve got smaller then use a bit a few mm smaller. This is only in the X and Y axis not the Z. There are lots of different types of paths depending on ypur software. Just remember to 'climb' with your cutting. That means the bit cuts into the wood rather than gouges it out. In principal that means running your path in a clockwise direction if working from the inside out. The most important thing in all this is our ZERO (X=0, Y=0, Z=0). Make sure that when you zero your first bit to your stock you can then zero the second. I.e. dont zero on a face your about to machine away!! Also when you flip your piece over to do the other side. Three ways of doing this: 1. Machine over half way but leave 'spru' just like on models so the piece is still left in the stock then flip over and machine past then cut the spru. 2. Machine just before half way then flip and machine up to half way and cut out by hand. 3. Hold the piece down with clamps on the actual body, machine out but avoid the clamps with your path. Move the clamps then machine out remainder. Flip and repeat. This one you can do if your software has that facility. Ways make sure the piece is in the right position when fliped is to either use dowels on a base on the CNC bed or machine two straight edges in your stock and butt them up to reference faces on the CNC bed What you dont want to happen at the final moment is the piece to start juddering and flying about!! And dont over tighten your clamps. The stock will warp as the piece is machined out. Finally. Measure twice, cut once I hope this helps A

In Welsh its BAS which would be pronounced as in bass the fish. Since its everyone who speaks english (Except 2 northerners, one of which likes brown sauce a bit to much) that say BASS as in BASE we must be right and the rest of the world, including whos ever language we nicked it from, must be wrong. Stands to reason dunnit. I mean................. its English init. We're right............ right? A

He'd make a fortune writing for cosmetics ads A

Mandelbrot scratchplate how cool is that!! Nice one A

perhaps a reread of the sale Im refering to will show it in a different light now. Nothing wrong in standing up for the little guy but only if they are the 'good guys'. A

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1332097868' post='1583260'] well, use your local luthier and don't buy anything from this bloke... [/quote] Thats exactly my point. [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1332133998' post='1583702'] How do you know he paid 70quid? Good luck to him, as i'm retired maybe i should do that. People on here have responded positively to my work.... [/quote] Because looking at it its a Guvnor GB100 which you can buy £70.00 brand new with a 5 year guarantee. If he paid less then he probably got it second hand which means you'd be buying a 3rd hand cheapo bass that some bloke has had a fiddle about with for £154 delivered! A

Local luther to me charges £54 for a full set up that includes alot more than this guy offers. No ebay fees and no PP. Ive never used him. Just an instant example. [url="http://kimwebberguitars.co.uk/repair/index.html"]http://kimwebberguitars.co.uk/repair/index.html[/url] (Yes it is the guy who did the diamond LP). A

£70 - 20%VAT + £10pp = £66 £154 - £66 = £88 for a set up by some bloke and a guarantee by Ebay!!! A

But you'd be better off taking it to a professional to have it set up. He goes on about 'pro setup' and gigging. He isnt a pro. He honestly says hes a 'guitar fixer/converter'. Whats that supposed to mean? Sure its out the box but youve also instantly lost your guarantee and is second hand by any other name. In my book when you go on like he does about what hes done to it its more a case of convincing yourself you know what you are doing. A

Hes been mentioned before but seriously!!! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guvnor-Bass-Guitar-new-guitar-full-pro-set-up-/190650723221?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c63ab2b95"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guvnor-Bass-Guitar-new-guitar-full-pro-set-up-/190650723221?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c63ab2b95[/url] His expression says it all A

[quote name='teamcoy' timestamp='1332067757' post='1582653'] Wow, as obvious as this is when you sit back and think, I genuinely had no idea. Have always discounted a lot of cheaper strings based on others opinions, maybe I should give them a pop. If it saves me £5 a set then bring it. Thanks for this nugget of info. [/quote] Ah but its not that simple. Cheaper stings may be made in the same factory as your top notch brands but they may not be to the same spec. Thats why they are cheaper. Or they may be the same spec but in a different bag without the 'name'. Its pot luck and the string manufacturers wont be too forth coming as to what is what etc. If they told the world that the £50 set is exactly the same as the £5 set they wont get another contract from the £50 guys. The mass produced musical instrument industry has made a fortune not from thier quality or sound or customer service. They made it from what little sticker they put on the headstock or bag. A

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1332064700' post='1582606'] I don't know who makes what, but I do remember reading somewhere that one company does make the majority of strings out there, just like Cort makes a lot of instruments sold under different brand names. The jist seems to be that one company will have a different recipe/tone goal from another company and that's the difference in string. Being made in the same factory doesn't make them the same product. [/quote] This. ^ This is no big deal. There are lots of examples across the manufacturing specrum just the same. The food industry for example. The vast majority of processed foods are made by a relitivly small number of companies for the large number of brands. Mr Kipling, GU and Asda Smart Price are all made in the same factory on an industrial estate in the North West. That doesnt mean they are the same thing. They make what the customer wants. I wouldnt loose any sleep over it Its a consumable like an exhaust on a car. The original on your Ford isnt made by Ford and neither is the one you get fitted when it drops off. It is, however, interesting to know the things A

The Undertones - "An unusual prime cut" UK Subs - "Bibo luvs it...." XTC English Settelment - "Waddies 6X rules" James One man clapping "good luck gavan" / "for mikhail gorbachov may angels protect you" The secret policemens ball - "A porky prime cut" / "The triangle had a point" / "Dodge all menaces" Hmm suprisingly few porkys! A

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1331984613' post='1581688'] Yeah I always used to look on the run out grooves to see if it was a Porky prime cut and see if some other esoteric message had been scratched in. There is a youtube video of him somewhere. Edit:[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpidqcG7sSo"] here it is[/url] [/quote] Fab vid there Daz. What a shame it didnt show him signing it A

It popped into my head the other day so I thought I'd bring a smile to those of a certain age on a nice Saturday morning Ah them where the days! For those that dont know................. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peckham"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peckham[/url] That is all A

Aha! A wood scratch plate. Man after my own heart You realy rating those Lindo pickups then? A

If in doubt get a man who knows to do it for you A

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1331580525' post='1575309'] At the weekend I bought a time machine from Fleabay and used it to go back in time to right after the op posted this and have bought the item. So its defo sold. And seeing as I did this, this post now occupies a redundant timeline and will soon dissapear into the ether................. Its amazing the sh*te you can buy on the net these days! Jez [/quote] Its amazing the sh*te you can talk to A

oooh oooh wait Ive got another one........... Ive traced the original owner and told them that you have thier post. I totally disagree with you having this in the first place since how do we know its yours? Im also hell bent on making sure I convince the original owner that they should fight you in court to give it back. That guy (The OP) is a real, Piece of work. I sit around every night hoping that he crashes his car into a telephone pole because he has it and I hope it really happens. He needs to do the right thing and pm the original seller and give it back to him. Along with a letter of apology, some candy in a heart shaped box, a dozen roses, and an apology card hand written. I can't believe we still have such horrible people running around the world today. what a waste of space. I heard he was a bit miffed about having to read old threads in the forsale section,,,,,,That is sooooooo illegal it's not funny. They should burn hi at the steak then take his remains and string him up for all the towns people to pee and spit on him. Karma is gonna have her way with this guy and I know the lady she is a real B!+CH!!!!! I am personally gonna make it my mission in life to find out who this guy is and steal that post back and give it back to the rightful owners, and if not them than I will find a brother of the post (Tongue in cheek) to give it to. And if that doesn't work I think it is right that I keep it seeing as how I have done all the proper steps of morally obtaining ownership of something that isn't mine. Mom Im out of cookies and milk. Oh and can you bring more tissues and my vitamin D tablets since this cellar dont have no dang windows. Ill pay you some housekeepin next week. Can I have $5 for candie? A

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331560937' post='1574769'] Poor old Stan - he gets the blame for everything! [/quote] Id rather be Stan than Will. He gets shot at all the time A

[quote name='muttley' timestamp='1331559420' post='1574730'] I think jack plugs/sockets are the work of [b]stan[/b]. Any connector where the hot can connect to something before the ground has no place in pro-audio. Add to this the fact that is [i]still[/i] commonplace to see them used for power amp outputs and you produce a solid case for them not even deserving to exist, IMO. Same with RCA phono, but that's another story. You can't even argue that they'll pop out easily if the lead is stepped on as wrapping the lead over the strap puts paid to that one (forgetting wireless for now). Sorry if this is a bit of a rant but they should have been outlawed long ago. Oh, and I don't like scratch plates either for the reasons mentioned above. And while we're at it, cheap flat (ie Fender-like) headstocks on basses that are far from it! I'll go back to work now. [/quote] Its all Stan's fault is it? But I agree with what you say A

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1331557022' post='1574651'] [indent=1]hmm[/indent] [indent=1]EDIT: now this post has been refinished[/indent] [/quote] What? A

If it was roadworn Id have it to Oh and Im betting its a 'she' not a 'he' A

They gave me a damn good chuckle last night though so its not all bad Seriously it is up to the seller to sort it out. Theres no harm in someone asking though. Newbs in particular shouldnt be blamed, how are they to know the score. A

Will it mean you'll always be playing in time? See what I did there? did yah? ah? A