MichaelDean Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 Not had much progress recently. I've just made the holes for the side dots. Hopeing to get them in tomorrow afternoon, and then do a lot of sanding. There are still some bulges in the neck (as you can see below!). Also, if anyone has tips for cutting tiny bits of carbon fibre tubing, I'd be very grateful. My fret nippers can cut the stainless steel rod into smaller bits - that's easy enough. The carbon fibre tube flakes out with serrated blades, flattens with nippers, but is too tough for a stanley knife. I'm wondering about maybe getting my dremel (equivalent) out with a cutting disc maybe? Did not think about this when I chose carbon fibre! It was just an easily available black tube with the right spec! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 19 hours ago, MichaelDean said: Also, if anyone has tips for cutting tiny bits of carbon fibre tubing, I'd be very grateful First tips, that I'm sure you already know, is face mask and gloves! I think I would use a cocktail/kebab stick pushed in to give it the support and prevent the crushing - it helps the cutting too. Personally, I use a fine-tooth X-acto razor saw but the dremel cutting disc also works (but don't forget that mask and, for this, I would wear glasses/goggles too). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Mask, goggles, gloves... why is it that so many of these materials are just desperate to kill us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rich said: Mask, goggles, gloves... why is it that so many of these materials are just desperate to kill us? It's just nature's way of making room for the rest of the animal kingdom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Rich said: Mask, goggles, gloves... why is it that so many of these materials are just desperate to kill us? Sometimes I think perhaps we've gotten a bit too clever. Need bringing down a peg or two! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Thanks for the tips @Andyjr1515, cocktail sticks worked a treat. Shame the rest of the process was such a faff! Perhaps not helped by my super glue possibly being a bit old... After a LOT of trial and error, I had to make the holes pretty deep, so that the carbon fibre maintained integrity. Glue that in, then cut the stainless steel to fit and glue that in. Let it dry and then file it down. Sounds simple written! Was not easy! Were I to do it again, I'd get carbon fibre with a thicker wall. This is just 0.5mm. 1mm would have made quite a difference I think. Despite the difficulty, I do think it looks good. There is still a fair amount of tidying up that needs to be done. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Yup - looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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