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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | There's always another mistake to make! |
Routing a saddle slot on a new build. Forgot to tighten the router body plunge base retaining clip for the cut.  Fortunately the router body''s weight seems to have ensured a flat bottom, and ended up with the slot's width even but 0.3 mm (12 thou) wider than planned. 
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There's always another mistake to make! |
Enter the saddle blank.. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There's always another mistake to make! |
Yuppers. Adapt your bridge saddle to fit. No one will notice and you'll look like a genius if they do. |
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| Author: | Kbore [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There's always another mistake to make! |
Colin North wrote: Routing a saddle slot on a new build..... Do you route your saddle on or off the top? |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There's always another mistake to make! |
Personally, this is why I create the bridge entirely off the guitar. I’m glad for you that your saddle slot is a consistent width and that you’ll be able to get away with it. For me it’s no challenge to get the saddle slot and pins in just the right spot. But the risk of doing it after glue up is not worth the reward IMO. The reward only being that the saddle slot is in the right place, which can be achieved by other means. Whereas if you experience a bit breaking, the brushes on your router going out, or a power outage mid cut etc., you’re faced with either having to fill and reroute the slot or worse, having to remove a fresh laid bridge, both of which are time sucks. I build in a very risk averse method… |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There's always another mistake to make! |
Kbore wrote: Colin North wrote: Routing a saddle slot on a new build..... Do you route your saddle on or off the top? Bridge glued on the top. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There's always another mistake to make! |
meddlingfool wrote: Personally, this is why I create the bridge entirely off the guitar. I’m glad for you that your saddle slot is a consistent width and that you’ll be able to get away with it. For me it’s no challenge to get the saddle slot and pins in just the right spot. But the risk of doing it after glue up is not worth the reward IMO. The reward only being that the saddle slot is in the right place, which can be achieved by other means. Whereas if you experience a bit breaking, the brushes on your router going out, or a power outage mid cut etc., you’re faced with either having to fill and reroute the slot or worse, having to remove a fresh laid bridge, both of which are time sucks. I build in a very risk averse method… Used to rout it off the top, just I prefer doing it this way and use a floating saddle to set intonation for the particular guitar's set-up (strings, action etc. Each to his own. |
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