Fixing the bronco, DONE!

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:37 pm

I have kind of done this before. I used a hand held plunge router and it was fucking dangerous. I seriously feared for my fingers and the result was a but wonky.

So I made myself a router table and screwed my trusty cheapo plunge router in.

I made a sandwich of a rough cut a piece of mdf, a piece of box card and the original pickguard. It was all screwed together through the pickguard screw holes.

I then ran it around the router on a low speed. And got this.

I'm just waiting for my pickguard blank to arrive. When it does I'll finish the job off.
Hope you all like it!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:03 pm

looks grate

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:08 pm

I did this over a week ago, but haven't been able to get pics off my camera (cos I'm crap)
So got a few grainy phone pics to share.

I cut the PG using my template and hand beveled the edgewith a file. It takes ages, but am still a bit new to the router table (first time)

I like it!

I haven't done the electrics or strung it up yet

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:18 pm

GREAT START YOU MANIAC

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:24 pm

Looking good so far!

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:53 am

very cool piece!
its awsome that you still have the trem arm for it@!
btw.
what the fuck is that red jagstang looking thing?

Ty · Post by Ty » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:37 am

robert(original) wrote:very cool piece!
its awsome that you still have the trem arm for it@!
btw.
what the fuck is that red jagstang looking thing?

I believe this is the link to the thread
http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:32 pm

I made the jagstang thing myself.
I've sorted out the pics on the Mini-JS thread, so it now makes more sense

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:47 am

I have a chance to use a router table this weekend, but I have no idea how to use it. I may try anyhow. It's bolted down, at least.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:31 pm

Router tables & table saws scare the hell outta me... though, I've never been hurt on one yet. I did manage to sand one of my knuckles off on my oscilating drum sander last week, sorta dozed off into lala land while using it

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:22 pm

Oh yeh, how come you didn't just use a slanted router bit to get the profile on the edge, instead of doing it by hand?

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:23 pm

It's done, wired, set up and intonated.
I'm pretty happy, and it plays really well.
It still looks the same, so no point posting new pics

EDIT:
I really like the trem cos it stays in tune.
And the guitar sounds really good.
The pickup is good. Trebbles are trebbly and bass notes are bassy (as i expected).
The tone control has a wide range too.
Overall, i'm pretty happy.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:54 am

i'm jealous of that purchase.

thedudes · Post by **thedudes** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:32 pm

AddamInsane wrote:I did this over a week ago, but haven't been able to get pics off my camera (cos I'm crap)
So got a few grainy phone pics to share.

I cut the PG using my template and hand beveled the edgewith a file. It takes ages, but am still a bit new to the router table (first time)

I like it!

I haven't done the electrics or strung it up yet

Which of those guitars do you like the most?

Fixing the bronco, DONE!

Fixing the bronco, DONE!

bronco pickguard done

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