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Shiner....in the top and bottom holes on the back...do you have a spacer or something so the back pieces are solid at the corners? Just looking at the pictures it looks as if the middle would be braced against the 1 by (apprx) material but nothing in the corners which would cause that end of the back boards to vibrate pretty badly or be aligned improperly when torqued down.
 
Kazz, there are braces in all four corners that support the back. You can't seem them because they're painted black. If you look at one of the earlier pictures you can see them:

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Mud, I'm planning on mounting the jack at the bottom center flush with the back. Then I'll drill a hole through the back so it's accessible.

Steve, I gotta admit those little tee nuts are cool! I plan on utilizing them a lot more in future builds.
 
luvmyshiner said:
Steve, I gotta admit those little tee nuts are cool! I plan on utilizing them a lot more in future builds.
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Yeah, they sure seem tough. I have only seen them on the Costco swing set the kids have had for 8 or 9 years now. I have to tighten the bolts into them occasionally due to how hard the kids swing, but they help toughen up a structure basically built out of 2x4's and a few 4x4's and a 2x6 from which the swings hang. I don't think your cab will be having the torque applied to it like these kids do to the swing set. I had never considered using them somewhere else like in a cabinet. Cool!
 
;) no, she's making quasi-ok music with me while i try to nail the timing on my lesson. she's very patient with me... and i would NEVER pull a townsend. :D
 
Childbride said:
we never abuse each other's girls. there are repercussions. :D
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ok...we are bordering on too much information here! :eek:

<putting hands over ears and repeating la, la, la, la, la>

ww :D
 
lmao Warren....lmao

I see them now Shiner....there is an optical illusion going on in that one photo where the black brace appears to be much lower than the side supports.
 
warren0728 said:
it wasn't you we were worried about!

<cough> <cough>shiner<cough><cough> :rotflmao:

ww
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Heh, heh, I would never pull a Townsend with one of our guitars Warren. However, we are hooking up with Strumsalot at Pearl on Saturday . . . maybe I'll see if he has a spare.:D

:saw:
 
There ya go. I was hoping for some kinda reaction out of you, Shiner, for that comment I made about your beautiful guitar. Just a lawyer ribbing lawyers. ;-)
 
luvmyshiner said:
Heh, heh, I would never pull a Townsend with one of our guitars Warren. However, we are hooking up with Strumsalot at Pearl on Saturday . . . maybe I'll see if he has a spare.:D

:saw:
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Homey don't play that.:D
 
strumsalot said:
Homey don't play that.:D
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Heh, heh, oh well. I wouldn't want to do that to a Washburn anyways. Maybe there'll be some of those pesky Martins or Taylors around we could try it out on Chad.:AOK:
 
Hmmm, I see your point Steve. The only reason I can think of to buy one of those would be to pull a Townsend.:beer:
 
Don't worry CB & Chad,

Shiner can put the Washburn & Odyssey back together with tee nuts, lots & lots of tee nuts.

There's no guarantee however that the right pieces will go in the right place.

Or on the right guitar.
 
Well, even though I haven't posted in awhile, I didn't want y'all to think I had forgotten this project. So here's what I've managed to get done in the last few weeks. She has three coats of varnish on her now, with light sanding between each coat, 220 grit sandpaper. Tomorrow I'll complete the finish by buffing with 0000 steel wool, and finishing up with a coat of Johnson's Paste Wax. After that, any of my Fretter friends who want to set a beer on her can feel free.:beer:

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I also managed to finish the speaker grill. I used 1/4" plywood, cut the speaker hole out, spray painted it black, and then mounted the cloth with this "special grill cloth glue" which is actually nothing more than model airplane glue for those of us who are old enough to remember when that stuff could be purchased legally.

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In the process of building this thing, I realized it was going to end up being pretty heavy. With my back problems, I decided putting traditional "feet" on it probably wouldn't be a good idea. So I picked up some wheels which hopefully will make it easier to move around.

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I'm hoping I can install the speaker and finish everything up this weekend, which will mean . . . I CAN FINALLY GET STARTED ON MY FIREFLY AMPF!!:dude:

More updates on the way folks.
 
Thanks Steve. I'm ready to wrap this one up and move on the amph! Break out the soldering irons.:bravo:
 
Looks great Shiner, I like the contrasts of the edging and plugs.
What are you going to do to fasten the speaker grill ?
 
ted s said:
Looks great Shiner, I like the contrasts of the edging and plugs.
What are you going to do to fasten the speaker grill ?
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Hey Ted. I'm going to have to glue some spacers on to bring the grill out far enough to clear the speaker lip, but then I'll glue velcro on the spacers and grill so the grill will be removable. I have that "self-adhesive" velcro, but the "self-adhesive" never seems to work very well.:confused:
 
Nicely done , with my Behringer BX1800 the verco is stapled on the unit & the front.
But then with the speaker front I made a new front with a steel grill with MDF spray painted matt black to match my sons amp that has a mesh front.
With both our amps I have put castors like your on the bottom & got rid of the silly top handel & installed black tool box handles on the side.
These handles are the type that fall down but go 1/2 way when pickup up. Much better idea when each unit weights 60 lb.
 
Just a thought - wheels on one side and some kind of feet on the other? Then you can drag it along at an angle, but it will stay put when you play on 10...! (Unless you will have to stoop too much to be comfortable, that's not good for your back either)
 
Shiner....2 things to point out....

Left and right panels....the oh I forget what you called them....the deals you are using to cover up the fasteners.....which you have stained to match the trim pieces....for aesthetics you may consider putting another one in the back so everything is balanced appearance wise.

like this
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Also....if I were you...I would seriously consider not using those 4 wheels...I would get a set of locking wheels so when you are playing with it, you can lock it in place....the vibrations of heavy playing will make the current wheels walk all over the place.
 
Shiner, with your talent, you should build the amph, then tackle a build your own solidbody guitar project. It would be way cool to have an entire rig that YOU created!

You could install a "church key" for those necessary Shiner breaks while playing.
 

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