Re: Martin Guitar Kit
Posted: 23 May 2020, 16:18
Having made the sides of the mould, I needed to be able lock them together and then release them again, and so I fixed a pair of toggle latches at either end.
Having locked them laterally, I now needed to prevent them from moving along the join. So while they're locked together, I put all the old cutouts in the mould with wedges to lock the moulds longitudinally and bored a hole 3/4 of the way down the join to take a dowel. Fortunately I had a couple left over from the roofing build. They get glued in place on one side using greaeproof paper to prevent the glue going round the dwell on to the other side.
Watching glue dry.
The finished mould.
Having locked them laterally, I now needed to prevent them from moving along the join. So while they're locked together, I put all the old cutouts in the mould with wedges to lock the moulds longitudinally and bored a hole 3/4 of the way down the join to take a dowel. Fortunately I had a couple left over from the roofing build. They get glued in place on one side using greaeproof paper to prevent the glue going round the dwell on to the other side.
Watching glue dry.
The finished mould.