1. BACK TO THE ALUMINUM
I NEED TO MAKE A ROUGH NUT FOR WHEN I ATTEMPT TO WIRE IT UP. IT WILL BE FINE TUNED LATER, BUT NEED IT SOMEWHAT CLOSE FOR NOW......
HERE IS THE CHUNK OF ALUMINUM.....GETTING IT SQUARED UP A LITTLE BIT
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THESE PICTURES DO NOT SHOW HOW MUCH TIME THIS TOOK AND HOW MUCH OF A PAIN THIS WAS. MY SLOT MUST OF BEEN OFF SOMEHOW, AND IT LITERALLY TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO GET FROM THE PIC ON THE LEFT TO THE PIC ON THE RIGHT.........3 FREAKING DAYS.....GRRRRRRRR
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THE LINE ON THE LEFT IS JUST A SAFE LINE TO CUT THE THING IN HALF...THE BAND SAW BLADE HAS STILL NOT BEEN CHANGED, SAME ONE USED FOR THE ENTIRE NECK AND BRIDGE.....MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN CUTTING WITH A CORN COB......GOOD GRIEF
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SHAPING AND TESTING....STARTING TO LOOK PRETTY GOOD
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MY HIGH TECH TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSFERRING OVER THE STRING SLOTS
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GETTING CLOSE.....NEEDS A LITTLE CLEAN UP
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HERE IT IS FOR NOW. SHOULD BE FINE FOR WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO, THEN I CAN FINE TUNE IT WHEN I GET THE STRINGS ON....