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red2rider · 03-23-2008, 09:11 AM

Hey Borris.

I use to use a mill quit a bit when building guitars.
I could mill the thickness down to where I needed.
Route the neck joint, pickups, whammy bar placement. etc etc
Just like using a router only you didn't have to worry about the damn thing jumping on you and going crazy on the product.

As far as bits I used what ever size best fitted what needed pocketing.
A flycutting bit for milling the thickness down.

By the way I'm a fellow car guy also.
Been restoring cars here in Ky for 20+yrs now. Mostly muscle cars, but have worked on just a bought every thing.

RandyB.

03-23-2008, 09:11 AM	#218 (permalink)
red2rider Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Hey Borris. I use to use a mill quit a bit when building guitars. I could mill the thickness down to where I needed. Route the neck joint, pickups, whammy bar placement. etc etc Just like using a router only you didn't have to worry about the damn thing jumping on you and going crazy on the product. As far as bits I used what ever size best fitted what needed pocketing. A flycutting bit for milling the thickness down. By the way I'm a fellow car guy also. Been restoring cars here in Ky for 20+yrs now. Mostly muscle cars, but have worked on just a bought every thing. RandyB.