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SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 17:31
Right, been toying with this idea for ages and now the Kiss thing has come up it seems like the perfect time to do it.

I currently own an Ibanez Iceman

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3954/ishackimagehc0.jpg

And want it to look like this

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8188/ishackimagequ1.jpg



And now comes the part where I need a chippy/machinist


The guitar is currently in pieces for various reasons, and I need somebody to very accurately shave about 4mm off of the front face so I can stick the cracked mirror front on it.
But I have no idea where to start looking for somebody able to do that - so thought as there seems to be every other kind of person on this forum there might be somebody that could do this, or knows someone that can :D


so, does anyone have any input on this? (other than it'll look totally stupid :p)

Thankee :)

SINC.
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 19:45
Jesus
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 19:50
Jesus

I know dead clowns funnier than you.
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 19:52
I know dead clowns funnier than you.

There is an existing dream interpretation thread
Justsomebloke
24-09-2008, 20:38
We have an old man local who is one of those old school wood machinists. I don't know whether he would take on the job or whether it would be to much trouble for you to send it up etc.
I can ask him if you like though.
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 20:41
Can you use sandpaper on the laqeur?
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 20:47
We have an old man local who is one of those old school wood machinists. I don't know whether he would take on the job or whether it would be to much trouble for you to send it up etc.
I can ask him if you like though.

That'd be great JSB if you would :)

Can you use sandpaper on the laqeur?

Taking the laquer off is a simple process, but getting an even flattness over the whole body after taking off around 4mm with a sander would be killer
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 20:49
Taking the laquer off is a simple process, but getting an even flattness over the whole body after taking off around 4mm with a sander would be killer

How even does it need to be? Is the guitar face not even?
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 20:50
How even does it need to be? Is the guitar face not even?

it's even at the moment, yes.

And I suppose it doesn't need to be ultra even afterwards, but I still don't like the idea of taking 4mm off with a power sander as the wood is quite solid.
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 20:52
it's even at the moment, yes.

And I suppose it doesn't need to be ultra even afterwards, but I still don't like the idea of taking 4mm off with a power sander as the wood is quite solid.

Why would you need to take 4mm off?

Taking 4mm off isn't easy, it would need to be machined - I don't think it could be done with a handtool
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 20:56
Why would you need to take 4mm off?

Taking 4mm off isn't easy, it would need to be machined - I don't think it could be done with a handtool

Exactly, and I need to take 4mm off as the mirror perspex I have is 3mm thick.
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 20:57
Exactly, and I need to take 4mm off as the mirror perspex I have is 3mm thick.

So? The laqeur will take a few mm off, what does it matter if your guitar is a mm or so thicker?
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 20:59
So? The laqeur will take a few mm off, what does it matter if your guitar is a mm or so thicker?

It'll matter a lot to the playability, attaching hardware, placing of the bridge, and actually sticking the perspex nicely :)
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 21:05
Are you sure it would effect the bridge height?
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 21:18
Are you sure it would effect the bridge height?

depends how I do it.

if I leave the bridge posts where they are and just sand around them and put the perspex up to the edge of the posts then no it wont, but it'll look atrocious.

if I remove the bridge posts, sand, perspex and then reattach all the hardware then yes it will.
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 21:24
Why would it look atrocious if the perspex only went to the edge?
SidewinderINC
24-09-2008, 21:27
Why would it look atrocious if the perspex only went to the edge?

because there'll be a recess around all of the perspex to where the hardware is - it'll look like somebody has stuck perspex onto the top of the guitar, rather than the perspex being the top of the guitar :)
cleanbluesky
24-09-2008, 21:30
Surely if you measure the holes you put into the perspex accurately, there will be no recess? The only hardware that would matter would be the two bridge pieces as the pickup brackets could be thinned