Hi Everyone, The day this 004 Riff was posted, I got 7 comments/questions for review, which I answered. While trying to post them to public view, somehow they evaporated and I can't retrieve them. Hopefully, this was a one-time glitch, but, just saying, if you'd like to re-post your queries, I'll be happy to try to answer them and not goof it up this time.
Love these riffs! Still not so patiently waiting for a detailed series on your top and back carving, and the thought processes behind them. I'm sure it will be completely worth the wait though, thanks for sharing so much with us.
Hey Braden, The plate carving series is up next. The intro is in editing now, and the next segment will be edge tool geometry and application. I'm really looking forward to this, the heart of guitarmaking!
@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 awesome, thanks! I'm looking forward to it. Hoping to start my first archtop in the coming months, and your videos have been very useful to me so far.
Hi Ken, just a thought, the guys that use kydex for holsters usually have some kind of over. seem more controllable than the hot plate. I'm sure you could find something big enough to fit your needs. Heck you could probably build one yourself.
First, as they say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Also, as I mention, the very small temperature range between "not soft enough yet" and "oh No!" would make an enclosed oven with a door a new problem, as you have only a second to get the hot part under vacuum before it's too cool to form properly. Unlike the holsters, this part requires what amounts to a "deep draw" to get the sides w/o wrinkles. Think of the hot plate as an oven with no lid. And yes, I have built ovens for cooking epoxy resin for fly guitars.
I realize this is off topic,with regard to the video content but, could youdo a video about molds and cradle and work holding devices. I tend to carve the insides of my tops on my lap, just because I haven't discovered a decent design for holding the wood. Thanks.
Go ahead and try this with a small piece of material, and you'll find out what happens,. There has to be some material around the part to stretch and feed the depth. They say it is recyclable, so I put it in the bin, but not so sure what happens after that.
Hi Everyone, The day this 004 Riff was posted, I got 7 comments/questions for review, which I answered. While trying to post them to public view, somehow they evaporated and I can't retrieve them. Hopefully, this was a one-time glitch, but, just saying, if you'd like to re-post your queries, I'll be happy to try to answer them and not goof it up this time.
Love these riffs! Still not so patiently waiting for a detailed series on your top and back carving, and the thought processes behind them. I'm sure it will be completely worth the wait though, thanks for sharing so much with us.
Hey Braden, The plate carving series is up next. The intro is in editing now, and the next segment will be edge tool geometry and application. I'm really looking forward to this, the heart of guitarmaking!
@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 awesome, thanks! I'm looking forward to it. Hoping to start my first archtop in the coming months, and your videos have been very useful to me so far.
Hi Ken, just a thought, the guys that use kydex for holsters usually have some kind of over. seem more controllable than the hot plate. I'm sure you could find something big enough to fit your needs. Heck you could probably build one yourself.
First, as they say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Also, as I mention, the very small temperature range between "not soft enough yet" and "oh No!" would make an enclosed oven with a door a new problem, as you have only a second to get the hot part under vacuum before it's too cool to form properly. Unlike the holsters, this part requires what amounts to a "deep draw" to get the sides w/o wrinkles. Think of the hot plate as an oven with no lid. And yes, I have built ovens for cooking epoxy resin for fly guitars.
I realize this is off topic,with regard to the video content but, could youdo a video about molds and cradle and work holding devices. I tend to carve the insides of my tops on my lap, just because I haven't discovered a decent design for holding the wood. Thanks.
Plate carving is next, and I will cover all kinds of related stuff like tool design, cutting tool geometry, workholding, etc.
@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 sweeeeeeeet. Thanks
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Kinda like Magic!
Awful lot of wasted Kydex... Can the leftover material be recycled?
Go ahead and try this with a small piece of material, and you'll find out what happens,. There has to be some material around the part to stretch and feed the depth. They say it is recyclable, so I put it in the bin, but not so sure what happens after that.