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| Author: | Mario [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:59 pm ] |
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A while back, we talked of bending the short pieces of a cutaway, and I mentioned that we can use a couple pieces of wood and a clamp to help out if the peice is really short. Someone asked for photos, but I didn't have time right away... Here's what I was talking of. Just two little pieces of scrap, with the bottom one being as thin as possible(to not get in the way of the bending).  |
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| Author: | Mario [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:01 pm ] |
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Here's the piece in use(this is a scrapped mandolin rib, but the principle will work for guitars). 
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:02 pm ] |
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Great tip there Mario, it sure will help me out in Mandolin building also! Thanks! |
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| Author: | Mario [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:05 pm ] |
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And finally, if we need to bend right up to the edge of the work, we can use a block to hold the rib to the pipe, while the other hand pulls the rib down to set the bend. I always try to use a longer rib than needed, and trim afterward, but sometimes the figure is best right at the edge, or the piece snapped once and is now just barely long enough, or whatever. I've used this method more often than the clamp, but both work well. Hope this helps! 
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| Author: | Don A [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:05 pm ] |
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Thanks Mario, I really like your KISS approach.  Any chance you might someday do a pictoral of your neck joint?
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:08 pm ] |
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Sorry for being too quick coach, excellent! File saved! 
Thanks again! Serge |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:09 pm ] |
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Don, seconded! |
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| Author: | Mario [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:09 pm ] |
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Someday.... 
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:12 pm ] |
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Well, we're waiting....!! 
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| Author: | letseatpaste [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:27 pm ] |
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Thanks, Mario, that's a great tip, haven't seen that method before. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:20 pm ] |
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Cool, thanks for the tip Mario, your suggestions are always helpful. Wasn't it you who bent a small piece of maple around a 1/2 bolt and posted on the MIMF a couple of years ago. I can be done, just need the right heat eh? |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:14 pm ] |
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Ah .. and check out Marios secret bending sauce in the background, for the tough ones .. Crisco !!! |
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| Author: | Mark Tripp [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:50 pm ] |
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Thanks for sharing that Mario! I third the request for pics of your current neck joint process. -Mark |
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| Author: | Kim [ Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:51 pm ] |
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Thanks Mario, Very helpful as always, thanks for taking the time once again to pass on the good oil. Just to add a little more weight to persuasion, I to would really like to see a pictorial/tutorial of your neck joint if you can manage to find time. Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:05 am ] |
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Thanks for the tips and pics Mario. |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:12 am ] |
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[QUOTE=TonyKarol] Ah .. and check out Marios secret bending sauce in the background, for the tough ones .. Crisco !!![/QUOTE] I prefer old-school lard! Thanks, Mario. Those are helpful tips! |
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