Page 2 of 33
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:00 pm
by Dave Bagwill
Today I got the back and top glued and thicknessed. Also have the sides thicknessed, laminated, and in the vacuum bag. Ignore the coloration *(&%*&(*& camera.
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:14 am
by ken cierp
What kind of adhesive for the laminations?
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:19 am
by Dave Bagwill
West systems epoxy
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:32 pm
by ken cierp
What keeps the sides/epoxy from sticking to the vac bag?
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:48 pm
by Dave Bagwill
I roll that epoxy on and into the laminate with some vigor, there is no squeeze-out to speak of, not a problem.
ps - I'll try to remember to do a very short vid next time I use the epoxy, you'll see what I mean. It's a technique I learned from Brian Burns.
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:45 pm
by Tim Benware
Do you use the same West epoxy for pore filling?
Re: Ladder-braced parlor guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:47 pm
by Dave Bagwill
I don't. I've actually talked to a couple of folks that say they do, but it just is not designed for that purpose.
Dang, I should try it on some scrap just to prove it to myself.