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Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:50 pm
by Tim Benware
One of my pet peeves is bridge pins holes with splinters across them. Here's how I get clean holes.

Re: Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:25 pm
by Dave Bagwill
Nice, Tim!

Re: Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:11 am
by TonyinNYC
That's a great tip. I have always struggled to get clean holes (don't even think about it Bagwill! Just let it go). Thanks for posting!

Re: Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:06 am
by ken cierp
Nice tool.

I normally use the double stick tape trick and a sacrificial caul (scrap wood). I move the cam clamp to do the RH and LH -- three holes at a time. The scrap is cut to match the "X" angles so it pretty easy to locate blind. Yes I throw it away after one use.

Re: Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:28 am
by Kyle Barbour
That's a great idea. Thanks!

Re: Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:09 pm
by Ron Belanger
kencierp wrote:Nice tool.

I normally use the double stick tape trick and a sacrificial caul (scrap wood). I move the cam clamp to do the RH and LH -- three holes at a time. The scrap is cut to match the "X" angles so it pretty easy to locate blind. Yes I throw it away after one use.
me too.

Re: Clean bridge plate holes

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:23 pm
by Lee in UK
You just need a hard wood plate to go over the bridge plate and under the bolt heads to save getting those indentations in the plate from the bolt heads!