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It’s 1-3/8” deep, or 35 mm.

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop Nice, thanks for your reply. Would it be a problem if you Cut it deeper? 😊 I’m trying to lower the weight of a guitar and every little bit of extra material removed counts 😁

@@mikkel456123 With this depth, there is only 1/4" (6mm) of wood between the bottom of the cavity and the back of the guitar so I wouldn't recommend going any deeper.

You mean the inserts that go into the inset vise that act like a dog? They are a little loose fitting but they seem to do the trick for what I have used the visa for so far. It might be an issue for others, I'm not sure.

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop Yeah that's what I meant, thanks for responding. I saw a video about the looseness, it was 5 years old and then saw yours. The problem with them being lose is it can push the work piece up, I use hand tools quite often and was just researching. Apparently, they didn't fix the issue... but hey if it is working for you that's awesome, keep up the great work friend.

It is epoxy that I am using to fill the grain.

​@@GuitaraddictsWorkshopиз-за эпоксидной смолы на гитаре она будет скована и будет плохо звучать. Лучше лак.

This particular base doesn't push up or down, you adjust bit height with the screws. I do want to pick up one of these that has a plunge capability.

I was fortunate that mine seemed to be set up really well at the factory but if you find you need to adjust it there are some great tutorials out there!

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop thanks for the reply, haha im hoping mine shows up the same way.

I am using Zpoxy finishing resin for the pore fill and spraying Target Coatings EM6000 waterbased lacquer.

Yeah life kind of got in the way of my building for a while, sorry about that!

That was just some Fender guitar cleaner/polish but I did clean everything with lighter fluid first to get all the grime off it.

Me too!

They are called go-bars and are a way of clamping the parts in place. Google go-bar deck to see more details on this method of clamping.

Forgot to mention that these rods are made of fibreglass.

Thanks!

=== How much did you pay for it ? @@GuitaraddictsWorkshop ===

The kit with the extra few tools and shipping cost me $120 Canadian.

I've cut 1/2' ply and just took it slow and it did a nice job. I tried cutting some 3/4" material and it stalled the saw, but I do only have a fine thin blade. One of the carbide blades might handle thicker materials better. I usually cut thicker materials on my Dewalt contractor saw.

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop Thank you. Yeah it sounds like this can be very useful for certain tasks for sure.

It was a kit, but the previous owner had assembled just the rim.

Thanks! I varied from the plans for the top which I made slightly bigger and I ended up not building the cabinets because I wanted to get back to other projects. I'm pretty proud of my bench though!

I believe the table is aluminum. No speed control. I bought a whole bunch of mini tools for $300 for the lot, which included a mini table saw, bandsaw, scroll saw, disc sander, etc so I don't have much invested in just the drill press.

Life kind of got in the way lately, but hopefully will be back at this build soon!

Thanks! Can't wait to get building some guitars now!

I have a 1 HP dust collector from Busy Bee tools, and I don't think it's strong enough to pull the chips away from this machine, or at least not at the end of my 20 foot long hose. I end up with some chips coming back up through the cutter head and onto the table.

I bought it used in Canada.

They are further back in my videos. Here's the link for the first video: th-cam.com/video/OBHN6ywJ-SY/w-d-xo.html The kit I started with had been started by someone else so the rim was already partially done when I got it. If I were to do it over I would have made a mold instead of working without a mold, but hopefully the videos still have some useful shots in them!

Thanks!

East Indian rosewood

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop Very nice!

That's a great deal! What colour is yours?

Transparent red like the one in the video. It has a bit more natural relic than yours and needed a new nut but has tons of mojo. Also has red pick up covers and knobs. My son has been using it as his primary rehearsal and gigging guitar.

Fender spec in Imperial is 1-5/8 inches so that would be 41.3 mm, so yeah 42mm would totally work!

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop Ok, thanks

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop Hi again! What roundover bit does the body contour have?

If I remember correctly I went with a 7/16", or about 11 mm@@rocanrola

Thanks man! I've been enjoying your recent build on Instagram, looks like it's coming together real nice! I'm hoping to get into building more acoustics soon. I have the plans and templates from LMI for an OM and a size 0.

I routed it to 5/8 inches deep (or about 15.9 mm)

@@GuitaraddictsWorkshop perfect thanks!!

The widest I have gone on my jointer is about 5 inches on a figured maple board. I had to feed the wood a little slower because it seemed like it was bogging down a bit with that much material, but it still gave me a good surface finish. Not sure how it would do on something at its capacity.

Kinda worthless if it had commentary😜

@@davetuscano5939 I guess it's worthless either way.

I used brand new Whiteside router bits. They cut really nice!

Yeah it was a bit tricky, I had to move the motor around to get it to fit. I didn't get good footage of that part.

I haven't tried drilling steel with it yet, just wood

Yeah I guess mistakes are all part of learning this craft. I've enjoyed your recent build videos. Can't wait to see how your new jumbo turns out!

I am embarrassed to say that I haven't got around to finishing it yet! Have to buff out the finish and glue the bridge on still.

Not sure, maybe to give a beginner a little wiggle room during assembly? When making the joint from scratch I would definitely try to make it a tighter fit.