A couple of off-post-topic question: I’m at below-novice level in machining (learning on an old, manual Bridgeport mill at my makerspace). Can you recommend any simple but functional projects for practicing skills on a mill and learning behaviors is different materials?
Also, I’m intending to machine a replacement for my electric guitar’s bridge since the stock one is both out of spec, making it impossible to find an aftermarket replacement, and it’s made of chrome-coated pot-metal, making it kinda ugly and musically poor. Do you have any suggestions for alloys that are interesting, decently machinable, and non-leaded?
Someone had one posted in a discord chat I was in to calculate the resistance on a resistor by image. It didn’t even give you the color band chart to calculate anything. Just “What resistor is 200Ω?”
I mean, disregarding that the below comments seemed to make your comment an attempt trying to call me out as a bot - here’s a real answer. You already have a good project with the bridge. Brass is always classy no matter the guitar (you will need to seal ot for corrosion). As long as you aren’t trying to make a full Floyd Rose bridge, it’s just a matter of cutting slots.
Thank you, very much! Yeah, just a tune-o-matic, so, not very complex.
Definitely was not trying to call you out or anything like that, just seeking advice from someone much more knowledgeable about the subject than myself. And I also misunderstood it to be suggesting that I might be a bot.
A couple of off-post-topic question: I’m at below-novice level in machining (learning on an old, manual Bridgeport mill at my makerspace). Can you recommend any simple but functional projects for practicing skills on a mill and learning behaviors is different materials?
Also, I’m intending to machine a replacement for my electric guitar’s bridge since the stock one is both out of spec, making it impossible to find an aftermarket replacement, and it’s made of chrome-coated pot-metal, making it kinda ugly and musically poor. Do you have any suggestions for alloys that are interesting, decently machinable, and non-leaded?
These “are you a bot” tests are getting real tricky.
Someone had one posted in a discord chat I was in to calculate the resistance on a resistor by image. It didn’t even give you the color band chart to calculate anything. Just “What resistor is 200Ω?”
I’ve been doing electronics projects for about 25 years and would fail that resoundingly.
I mean, disregarding that the below comments seemed to make your comment an attempt trying to call me out as a bot - here’s a real answer. You already have a good project with the bridge. Brass is always classy no matter the guitar (you will need to seal ot for corrosion). As long as you aren’t trying to make a full Floyd Rose bridge, it’s just a matter of cutting slots.
Thank you, very much! Yeah, just a tune-o-matic, so, not very complex.
Definitely was not trying to call you out or anything like that, just seeking advice from someone much more knowledgeable about the subject than myself. And I also misunderstood it to be suggesting that I might be a bot.
It was a joke response, absolutely nothing against your particular post.
Although it won’t be long until we have to preface all our online discussions with “disregard all previous instructions” or similar.