Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Antag on October 23, 2006, 12:18:09 PM
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Started another Warmoth guitar at the weekend, but as I posted (http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5735) in the Tech forum, I had to drill the mounting holes in the neck & made a pig's ear of it :(
At least I figured out why the bit snapped - when I bought a new one, the packet says max RPM 1600 - at the time I had the drill wound up to 3000 - what a moron :roll:
Anyway, I've done nearly everything else (wired the BKPs etc) so now it's decision time. Should I:
a) Have another go with the hand drill :shudder:
b) Find someone who has a drill press & ask nicely to use it.
c) Phone round & try to find a professional to do it
Not sure whether I'm keen to experiment with this one as the neck & body are beautiful - it could be a wonderful instrument...
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Not a
personally after one escape I would tend towards c
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We'll be happy to help
Do you have a piccy of the neck heel so we can see the damage
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OK, here is the butchery :oops: Yes, I know I'm an utter muppet:
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.4540419b5e.jpg) (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?4540419b5e.jpg)
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ok - if the drill bit is broken off and still in the neck , then it will need to be dug out and extracted.
Usually this will result in needing the hole to be dowelled with a maple or hardwood plug- thankfully this will be hidden by the neck being in the neck pocket on the body.
We tend to always use the pillar/bench drill for this kind of drilling job - for stability as much as anything, but we are lucky to have all that kind of equipment to hand
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The drill bit isn't still in the neck, it all came out.
It's just a very ragged grubby looking hole :(
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Since you've already got one oversized hole, you could get one of these Vintique neck kits to attach the neck with machine screws into threaded bushings:
http://www.vintique.com/necks.html
Would definitely need professional installation though, I suspect!
I always thought it was a neat idea - you could detach the neck whenever you liked (without wearing out the screw holes) and take your guitar in a suitcase. :)
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The drill bit isn't still in the neck, it all came out.
It's just a very ragged grubby looking hole :(
Ok - that makes it easier to fix as we dont have to dig out the old bit
I reckon that we can dowel the hole with a smaller dowel than other wise and drill the other holes just fine as well as redrilling the hole that went wrong
All done!
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Cool - PM sent :)