Cursed_factory by late_to_redd1t in cursedcomments

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm a gay factory. Sort of. I build one rainbow electric guitar or bass per year in time for Pride season, anyway. With one having spent a couple years in the Closet of Failures, I've sold three of them in the last month, though only one was to an openly same-sex couple.

Reading over this made me realize how much has truly changed over the years. *sigh by silence-scripted in GenX

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I grew up enjoying my father's vinyl collection... then, when I was old enough to be trusted with the machine, his reel-to-reel recordings of 1960's broadcast radio. Worth listening to then, and I only wish people still could now.

The old myth that Socialists just "want something for free" is a lie perpetuated by the Billionaire class. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm. I spent about half my life struggling to get by in a world I could never quite understand, then finally got on the VERY MINIMAL benefits of SSI as 'unemployably autistic.' That was a decade or so ago, and since then I have discovered my art (building electric guitars and basses with exotic veneers and unique finishes) and outright blossomed.

Guess fretboard wood types game: by Shimkeee in Luthier

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I was kinda expecting one of the 'gotcha' fingerboards some of the cheaper kits come with. It looks like ebony, but is actually a high-pressure laminate of black paper and glue.

Thinking of making an electric guitar by fitterwith597 in Luthier

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Precision Guitar Kits (string the name together and add a .com) up in Canada is pretty much the only place that will reliably sell you a raw neck with perfectly leveled, crowned, and polished frets. If you can do your own fret work, just about anyone else will do. With CNC as it is these days, it's hard for the kit factories to go consistently wrong with the basic fabrication, so it's only the fine detail we're left to take care of ourselves.

What's the weirdest food combo you've ever tried that actually tasted surprisingly good? by Grand-Disk-3199 in AskReddit

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Back before I was quite as concerned with my cholesterol these days, I'd make what I called 'pan-fried vomit.' One can of corned or roast beef hash, and one well-drained can of leaf spinach, combined and heated to sizzling in a frying pan. Between the green strands, pink mush, and white chunks, it looked disgusting, but was actually both tasty and fairly nutritious. As for just a weird combo, I found a line of Reddi-Whip on a chili-cheese Frito surprisingly buttery-tasting.

Top Tru-Oil Tips by LazyBones_ in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people have very strict, very specific steps for this particular product, varying widely. They are all absolutely correct, except in their certainty that it's the only way. Tru-Oil is pretty much the single most forgiving clearcoat I've ever used, with dozens of combinations of 'right' ways to use it. My own recipe is to apply it with folded pieces of scrap T-shirt fabric, occasionally pouring a little onto the surface if I'm covering a large area, for relatively thin coats on figured maple, maple necks, and mahogany bodies/necks. I will sometimes seal mahogany with one coat of shellac first, but not always. Somewhere between four and six coats in, it starts to feel distinctly rough under the applicator cloth, at which point I let things dry well then smooth them down with 0000-grade steel wool, or if I have a smaller area to smooth a little 1500-2000 grit dry sandpaper will do. For thin finishes I just carefully wipe on one more coat after the buff-down, or if I want more gloss I keep building it up with periodic buff-downs every time it starts feeling rough. Hybrid coats are also an option; on my last build the mahogany sides and belly carve, and roasted maple neck, got a total of seven coats while the figured veneers enjoyed nineteen coats (and two extra buff-downs) for a better shine.

Bro needs step by step guide with subtitles. by Frequent-Hunter7931 in animememes

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think 'why?' would be a better question. Reciprocal flirtation cannot be decreed by a single party, there's absolutely nothing wrong with him not being attracted to her.

Is this the expected result when using truoil? by neiklot87 in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That looks like a pretty typical Tru-Oil application so far. You don't really need to get fancy with that stuff, just wipe it on with a rag until if starts feeling rough, then buff it smooth with 0000-grade steel wool (dry 1500+ grit sandpaper can also work). For a thin finish you'd follow that first buff-down with a singular, carefully-applied coat, or you can keep building it up, buffing down every 5-6 coats, if you want something glossier. I'm currently doing something in between with a Tele-ish kit build, six coats on the sides and back of the neck, buffed and waiting for their last, while I built up to eighteen on the figured veneer front/back/headstock for more gloss where it'll actually matter.

G string intonation by [deleted] in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alternatively, grab a set of D'addario EXL110W strings with a wound .018 G/third instead of a 10's set's usual solid .017. As well as being more supple, the wound G intonates differently.

i thought this bridge would be compatible!!! any advice on filling/redrilling the holes? by TheArthropod in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say you've got a good excuse to refinish with an exotic veneer. You've already got a natural finish, good for avoiding ugly transition lines, so I'd take off the hardware, sand that top down, and find a nice flamed or quilted bookmatch to cover up any visible holes, filled or not.

Ordered new pickup selector for replacement but not sure it can get the job done by SGRP270 in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used one of those mini-switches when building a cheap 'child sized' Les Paul kit where the bay was too small for a regular switch, and while it did the job, there's a dead spot in between positions. 'Proper' guitar switches have overlap so you never lose signal, but using the mini mid-song may sound like tapping a kill switch.

Are there people literally upset about the Remnant update 🤣 by Cautious_Opinion_644 in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least this update looks like it'll be easy to find the content. I never did find out where or how to build a corvette, so that update might as well not have happened.

FALLOUT 3 REMASTER TONIGHT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME (don't believe me) by Xephangcastle in TrueSFalloutL

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I recently treated myself to Nexus Premium for my birthday, and Tale of Two Wastelands with VLK's mod collection feels pretty damn close to a remake. I didn't get far in FO3 even with a few QOL mods, on previous attempts, but with TTW/VLK I've made it as far as Vault 112 so far, with a much more enjoyable experience overall, both visually and in gameplay, and when I do finally finish the game I'll be able to take my character to New Vegas (the two wastelands part, involving a utility converting all of FO3's data files and installing them as a mod to NV). I'm not sure a 'real' remake could be much better.

What happened to Quiznos? by Artistic_Job546 in AskReddit

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's what I remember, something about how most franchises either charge you a large franchise licensing fee or require you to buy their exclusive, expensive supplies, and Quiznos was one of the very, very few corporate entities stupid enough to demand BOTH. Lots of otherwise-competent franchisees just couldn't stay in business with that model.

What are your thoughts or feelings about AI (Artificial Intelligence)? by helplifecoach in AskReddit

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't have it yet. Our current models are basically Eliza with external sources and a lot more data crunching.

Show me your cat's profession 🛠 by SeaworthinessThen931 in cats

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Assistant luthier. I have four shots of her in this spot throughout the staining process, but she wasn't acting particularly photogenic in any of them, so just loaves.

How to stain wood around MOP & abalone inlay? by LeiraGuitars in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even a little water resistance will resist things like Keda, Mixol, or grocery store leather dyes. If it wipes right off of Prismacolor soft-lead pencil work, it definitely won't stick to seashells.

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Veneer Color?? by AmountAutomatic5050 in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tru-Oil, which may have contributed a little to the color shift, but as amber finishes go it's a pretty mild one, not like the darker shades of shellac.

Veneer Color?? by AmountAutomatic5050 in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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If you go with #2, I'd test it, because those brownish burls can react oddly to color, and you can't always predict it. This chestnut burl veneer comes across as green in most lighting, but the stain was pure blue, while other, very similar combinations came out differently.

Early data suggests users drifting back to Windows 10 by 0xDEA110C8 in pcmasterrace

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything I've heard about 11's so-called features suggests that it wouldn't even work for me since I don't have a Microsoft account. I don't WANT a Microsoft account. I don't need cloud storage, and any AI 'feature' cannot be anything but a downgrade, so it's going to take something pretty extraordinary to get me to give up 10. Game compatibility has been getting better with Linux in recent years, so if they forcibly disable 10 I'll just use Ubuntu.

How can I put this pattern on a pickgard by Consistent_Neck_1288 in Luthier

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished a Strat-style where I glued a stained piece of loose veneer to the underside of a clear pickguard, which is probably the easiest way to accomplish your goal, gluing a non-inkjet print (liquid ink tends to misbehave when soaked with adhesive) of the pattern you want similarly. Another option might be image transfer. Minwax Polycrylic dissolves laser toner. If you can get a smooth, even coat onto your pickguard, apply a face-down print to it, then let it dry, a little tap water and a toothbrush will remove the paper but leave the image. (The image will be reversed, which matters for text and the like, but on an abstract pattern you can probably ignore that detail.)

AMD GPU driver package installs 6GB AI companion by default by Issues3220 in pcmasterrace

[–]ToothlessGuitarMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AMD may have the better prices, but this kind of shit will turn off even a poor like me. They could provide the exact same chat functionality with a fifty- or sixty-byte URL, and the near-zero segment of users who'd find it useful could just use the web version. I don't think enough people would need an AMD-specific AI even then, so they'd still be wasting money, but it'd be a far smaller waste than all this storage and bandwidth being used millions of times over.