Archive for the ‘Tools/Equipment’ Category

You may have all been wondering what I have been up to and why I have not been posting on the four Special projects that I have commenced. Well, I had  a guitar to complete for a Client and importantly I have been on the hustings looking for a Universal Mould that would allow me to move between Guitars in the course of completion and importantly looking for a mould that would allow me to set-up for unusual dimensioned instruments and different  size and type of cutaway. I have for some... Read More

A new and very exciting addition to the Equipment in the my shop is Vacuum equipment both for holding Work in Festools fantastic Vacuum equipment or sticking or “Gluing up” Work, like the Fingerboard to the neck of a Guitar, veneers to the front and back of the headstock and the Gluing of Braces to the Back and Tops of Guitars.This can now be achieved by the use of very  Specialized  Vacuum Cabinets made by Quality VAKuum Products Inc. Over the next few weeks I will take you through... Read More

Festool Vacuum Equipment Festool Vacuum equipment has saved me may hours of time in the shop,holding by Vacuum, ALL manner of Guitar parts such as the neck Jig being held , vertically in the picture on the left. Different heads can be added to hold necks for shaping,bodies for binding, the list of uses just goes on. There are ,of course, other manufactures in the Market, I use Quality VAKuum Products,Inc.–NU-Matic Air Powered systems and Pressing cabinets for Fingerboard,veneer and... Read More

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