Making custom fit internal bridge gluing cauls - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T00:24:26Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/making-custom-fit-internal-bridge-gluing-cauls?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A177412&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNice one too!
tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-16:2177249:Comment:1774122018-03-16T04:30:10.770ZMarkhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Mark
<p>Nice one too!</p>
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<p>Nice one too!</p>
<p></p> These are all great tips .. I…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-16:2177249:Comment:1775102018-03-16T00:40:36.644Zonewenthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/onewent
<p>These are all great tips .. I've used the magnet trick, and also have used aluminum foil and folded it over the brace/s to make a 'pattern' then remove carefully and trace to wood. I prefer the magnets, though, for optimum accuracy.</p>
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<p>These are all great tips .. I've used the magnet trick, and also have used aluminum foil and folded it over the brace/s to make a 'pattern' then remove carefully and trace to wood. I prefer the magnets, though, for optimum accuracy.</p>
<p>Tom</p> Great! Thank you Mark.
tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-14:2177249:Comment:1773272018-03-14T12:16:04.100ZMarkhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Mark
<p>Great! Thank you Mark.</p>
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<p>Great! Thank you Mark.</p>
<p></p> I do it in a dark room with a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-14:2177249:Comment:1775042018-03-14T11:01:58.903ZMark Foglemanhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkFogleman
<p>I do it in a dark room with a 100 watt equivalent CFL or LED bulb. A spruce guitar top with a clear finish is very translucent and the braces show up clearly as shadows. Just put the light directly under the area you're tracing. </p>
<p>I do it in a dark room with a 100 watt equivalent CFL or LED bulb. A spruce guitar top with a clear finish is very translucent and the braces show up clearly as shadows. Just put the light directly under the area you're tracing. </p> Wow tha must be a hell of a b…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-14:2177249:Comment:1775022018-03-14T06:09:07.875ZMarkhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Mark
<p>Wow tha must be a hell of a bright light! What wattage are we talking about?</p>
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<p>Wow tha must be a hell of a bright light! What wattage are we talking about?</p>
<p></p> Nice.
I wonder how this woul…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-11:2177249:Comment:1775862018-03-11T22:16:12.039ZAndrewhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Andrew715
<p>Nice.</p>
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<p>I wonder how this would work with a bit of carbon transfer paper taped to the magnet to do it in one motion. </p>
<p>Nice.</p>
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<p>I wonder how this would work with a bit of carbon transfer paper taped to the magnet to do it in one motion. </p> Just a quick addition to meth…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-11:2177249:Comment:1775832018-03-11T21:46:47.815ZRussell Vancehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RussellVance
<p>Just a quick addition to methods to trace braces which may add to the mix: I stick a small dot magnet to my finger tip and with a sheet of paper taped to the outside run my finger around the area inside and track it with a similar dot magnet on the outside - crayon the path of the track and you end up with a rough and ready map of where everything is - rudimentary and quick.</p>
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<p>Just a quick addition to methods to trace braces which may add to the mix: I stick a small dot magnet to my finger tip and with a sheet of paper taped to the outside run my finger around the area inside and track it with a similar dot magnet on the outside - crayon the path of the track and you end up with a rough and ready map of where everything is - rudimentary and quick.</p>
<p>Rusty. </p> Bright light inside the body…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-11:2177249:Comment:1771802018-03-11T17:32:15.757ZMark Foglemanhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkFogleman
<p>Bright light inside the body under the bridge, tape tracing paper around the bridge, trace out the shadow.</p>
<p>Bright light inside the body under the bridge, tape tracing paper around the bridge, trace out the shadow.</p> Thanks Andrew.
The styrofoam…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-11:2177249:Comment:1771722018-03-11T00:55:08.664ZMarkhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Mark
<p>Thanks Andrew.</p>
<p>The styrofoam sounds good to me.</p>
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<p>Thanks Andrew.</p>
<p>The styrofoam sounds good to me.</p>
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<p></p> I have an assortment of littl…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-03-09:2177249:Comment:1773082018-03-09T23:11:48.782ZAndrewhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Andrew715
<p>I have an assortment of little magnets that i use to find all the braces and such through the top to a piece of paper (be <em>gentle</em> with the pencil). By putting a set of magnets at either end of a given brace you can connect the dots with a ruler and apply the finished pattern to a piece of hardwood or whathaveyou. You could augment this approach with a thickness gauge of some sort for heights of braces etc, but I typically just eyeball the recess i need to create to bridge an…</p>
<p>I have an assortment of little magnets that i use to find all the braces and such through the top to a piece of paper (be <em>gentle</em> with the pencil). By putting a set of magnets at either end of a given brace you can connect the dots with a ruler and apply the finished pattern to a piece of hardwood or whathaveyou. You could augment this approach with a thickness gauge of some sort for heights of braces etc, but I typically just eyeball the recess i need to create to bridge an obstruction unless I specifically want support on a given area.</p>
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<p>Another approach would be to apply some styrofoam insulation to a backer block and clamp that in place, so that the brace pattern will be impressed upon the foam, which can the be cut away using a razor knife (my Olfa is one of my favourite tools). </p>
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<p>Im sure Ive used a few other methods but these two jumped to mind first..</p>