My plan was to finish this guitar last week. I had a couple hours of work left. I was putting in one of the grommets and POP!
I snapped the lid in two!
I initially was thinking of trying to glue the lid back together, but now I'm thinking against it. I plan on getting some thin plywood/hobby wood to replace the lid.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what type of wood and what thickness I should use? And where can I get it? Thanks.
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Glue it together it'll be ok , put the two bits together with face side down get masking tape ( painters tape) put 3 or 4 strips pulled tight across the lid then 1 strip long ways over the joint , flip the lid over bend the joint open apply your glue fold back down on a flat surface , wipe off the glue with a damp cloth making sure the joints are flush , then clamp it on put weights on it , jobs a good un ! .
Put it back as if not broken,,,,and leave a 1/8 gap for a cool sound hole. Cut the grommet to match, and hot glue the parts in where they should had been. Whatever you do, I'm sure it will look nice.
That exact same thing happened to me, doing the exact same thing. Just edge glue it, clamp it overnight and it will be good as new.
Seems to me you should never "pressure fit" a grommet or anything else in thin dry wood, that's just an accident waiting to happen. Through my many experiments with varied media, I've broken enough stuff in my life to write a book titled "This Shoulda' Worked?!"...
Opps yup done that before....hole too small for gromet so it pushed the wood and bam?
how a bout a sheet of meica or metal instead? old dexian shelf sounds quite good, but its a bitch to cut..
dexian shelf swap out?
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/dexian-2/next?context=user
big bit of dexian on a loo seat...long time ago
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/toilet-seat-dexian-shelf-resona...
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