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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
 Using celotex wall insulation block...cost £7 and really easy to cut the shape By using the thicker type insulation there's plenty of strength.. My kits sides were unbending by the time it reached me from USA and this mold held it no probs.. Any thoughts ? |
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| Author: | Linus [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
Cheap and works well? Sounds great!! |
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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
Yes ..spent ages looking for easy ways to make a mold.. Will just break it off once front and backs on |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
I like the outside the box thinking! It probably wouldn't take a spreader, but maybe bolt some 2x4 around the perimeter and bam! |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
Slick! |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
Dan Erlewine (whose repair videos are on the StewMac site) keeps foam wall insulation for making repair molds. I've never tried it, but he says it works great. I've seen him use it in his "trade secrets" series. I'm not sure how it would work as a permanent fixture. Maybe if sandwiched with two or three layers of thin plywood it would last a very long time. I suppose that would depend on how it was used, clamped, smashed, etc. etc. Nevertheless, if it is working for you, then that's great. |
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| Author: | Quine [ Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
Hey...that's pretty clever. And it keeps your guitar warm. Great idea for the hobby builder who wants to build different shapes |
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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
Quine wrote: Hey...that's pretty clever. And it keeps your guitar warm. Great idea for the hobby builder who wants to build different shapes Thanks quine ... works a treat and yes warm 
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| Author: | Jimmyjames [ Fri May 01, 2015 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
That's really a a great idea. Way to go CablePuller! |
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| Author: | DickC [ Mon Aug 19, 2019 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My very cheap mold.. Works a treat |
I think I'll give that a try before doing it in plywood! |
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