"I went low tech on this one. I cleaned the brass sheet well with denatured alcohol, then applied rub on letters and drew the border with sharpies. I then applied circuit board etchant with a foam brush then rinsed many times to etch the plate. I…"
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DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)
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Ted Crocker left a comment for DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)
DeDa Badaddy (AndyE) commented on DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)'s photo
Mini-Router-1-r
"The base is a polycarbonate sample (3/8" thick) I had on hand, but acrylic would work as well"
Randy S. Bretz commented on DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)'s photo
Dragonfly Pick Guard
"Wow thats neat...one thing I`ve yet to try...inlay. I`ve done a rough version using bone but nothing close to this fine...very impressive!!"
Diamondback Guitar Shop commented on DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)'s photo
Mini-Router-1-r
"i thought it looked familiar ha ha. Still a great take on the idea
What're you usin for your base? Looks like some of that decorative plastic"
DeDa Badaddy (AndyE) commented on DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)'s photo
Mini-Router-1-r
"Thanks guys! My inspiration was the StewMac router. Works pretty well. I plan to add a dust extractor hose to it as well."
The Phrygian Kid commented on DeDa Badaddy (AndyE)'s photo
Mini-Router-1-r
"yes this is very clever and ambitious, i never seen a router base for the flex shaft, bravo"
DeDa Badaddy (AndyE) replied to Dirtfloorcracker's discussion CNC Routers
"Have you checked out Instructables?
http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/channel-cnc/"
DeDa Badaddy (AndyE) replied to mike miller's discussion thinner is better?
"Thinner is better to a point. Luthiers "tap tune" tops as they thickness. At some point you get a kind of metallic tone. I've been experimenting with some big boxes with solid tops to see if I can tune them."
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- Guitars, Ukuleles
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- At 7:49am on July 13, 2011,
Ted Crocker said… 
- At 11:45pm on July 13, 2010,
Henry Lowman said… - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
- At 2:51pm on July 13, 2010, Ted Crocker said…
- At 6:55am on January 2, 2010, Ted Crocker said…
- Hi Andy, welcome to the Clubhouse! Happy New Year, glad you found us!
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