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"Great sandpaper (quality & price compared to Norton) .... http://www.woodworking…" RL Mott replied Jan 27, 2010 to 1" x 30" Belt Sander - $29.99	7	Jan 27, 2010 Reply by O-DAD
"What Wes said ^^ (2 or 3 things actually) 8^D , and another spin on the soda can slo…" RL Mott replied Jan 26, 2010 to Fretting Question	17	Feb 16, 2010 Reply by BT Cohosh
"Purses are a good source for "reliced" leather for other projects too .... Went for…" RL Mott replied Jan 13, 2010 to Guitar straps	16	Aug 17, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Damn cool build , though , Sherb , one way or the other . If there's a piezo buried…" RL Mott replied Jan 12, 2010 to Noisey tin box	9	Jan 12, 2010 Reply by RL Mott
"The red flag to me is the claim of working with steel or nylon strings . May be a pi…" RL Mott replied Jan 12, 2010 to Noisey tin box	9	Jan 12, 2010 Reply by RL Mott
"It'll work fine , but there's only one "positive" for the "tip" , unless you're usin…" RL Mott replied Jan 9, 2010 to Can you use a 1/4"stereo chassis mounted socket instead of 1/4"mono output socket ? Cheers.	6	Jan 9, 2010 Reply by Robert Edwin Keable
"Steve is home .... good news ..... http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/cbgnationscha…" RL Mott replied Jan 7, 2010 to Steve Smith triple by pass	7	Jan 7, 2010 Reply by Dianne Woods
"I'd punch a small hole in the can's bottom half ( a finishing nail would work for pi…" RL Mott replied Jan 2, 2010 to SOUND QUESTION	18	Feb 25, 2010 Reply by Rick Martin
"Sometimes depends on the nut/string angle . If they're open-geared , you can rever…" RL Mott replied Dec 20, 2009 to Tuner Key Direction and Layout	3	Dec 20, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"Even Switchcrafts are less than 2 bucks , (502 series) , and considering that's abou…" RL Mott replied Dec 14, 2009 to A buzz/ground issue... help would be appreciated	7	Jun 14, 2017 Reply by Dave

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RL Mott's Discussions (31)

"Great sandpaper (quality & price compared to Norton) .... http://www.woodworking…"

"What Wes said ^^ (2 or 3 things actually) 8^D , and another spin on the soda can slo…"

"Purses are a good source for "reliced" leather for other projects too .... Went for…"

"Damn cool build , though , Sherb , one way or the other . If there's a piezo buried…"

"The red flag to me is the claim of working with steel or nylon strings . May be a pi…"

"It'll work fine , but there's only one "positive" for the "tip" , unless you're usin…"

"Steve is home .... good news ..... http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/cbgnationscha…"

"I'd punch a small hole in the can's bottom half ( a finishing nail would work for pi…"

"Sometimes depends on the nut/string angle . If they're open-geared , you can rever…"

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