Partscaster project: Updates / photos / advice

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Re: Partscaster project: Updates / photos / advice

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1- use a separate run of braided wire.
2- you must run a groundwire to the bridge. Drill a hole from under the bridge back to the control cavity. I bought a really long drill bit to achieve an angled hole between bridge and cavity.
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When the thread started, I wasn't sure about how it would turn out. However, it is really pretty. Tasteful choice of cream soap bars. The blue is taos turquoise or daphne blue. Great outcome and look forward to seeing more photos.
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Yeah it is a real cutie so far. God knows if it's going to be playable or have functioning electronics, but as long as it looks pretty hanging on the wall, right?
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@Strummers, I'm actually not going for a pickguard at this stage. But yeah considering Cabronita or Tele Deluxe style. Not sure if I have the energy to shape one, though.
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Looks great without a pickguard, I think.

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No pickguard or cabronita is my 2 cents.
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Jay wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:39 am 1- use a separate run of braided wire.
2- you must run a groundwire to the bridge. Drill a hole from under the bridge back to the control cavity. I bought a really long drill bit to achieve an angled hole between bridge and cavity.
3- :(
Yeah, this.

As an alternative for #1, I've used some shielded 4 (or maybe 5?) core wire from jaycar because the route through the body was a little snug (lesson learnt!!).

re:2 - your tele doesn't have the bridge ground as the pickup is grounded, and it's connected to the bridge. Sometimes a tele bridge will still have its own ground, you can see an extra hole drilled in on an angle on the body.

re:3 - thats a real bastard! Hope you've got a good solution, esp as you've done such a great job on the finishing! Love the colour. Good luck.

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Lostininverness wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:06 pm
Jay wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:39 am 1- use a separate run of braided wire.
2- you must run a groundwire to the bridge. Drill a hole from under the bridge back to the control cavity. I bought a really long drill bit to achieve an angled hole between bridge and cavity.
3- :(
Yeah, this.

As an alternative for #1, I've used some shielded 4 (or maybe 5?) core wire from jaycar because the route through the body was a little snug (lesson learnt!!).

re:2 - your tele doesn't have the bridge ground as the pickup is grounded, and it's connected to the bridge. Sometimes a tele bridge will still have its own ground, you can see an extra hole drilled in on an angle on the body.

re:3 - thats a real bastard! Hope you've got a good solution, esp as you've done such a great job on the finishing! Love the colour. Good luck.

Thanks!

Re #1: what's the best solution, then? Trimming the pickup wires really short so the ground can go to the pot, then soldering the hot wire to a shielded wire and running that through to the pickup selector? Or running both pickup wires all the way to the pickup selector, then soldering the ground wires to a shielded wire and going back to the pot?
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I usually run both hot and cold pickup wires to the switch, then run a shielded cable back to the pots. There’s usually a big lug on the switch that you can connect the braided shield and cold wires to.

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robthemac wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:54 pm [
Re #1: what's the best solution, then? Trimming the pickup wires really short so the ground can go to the pot, then soldering the hot wire to a shielded wire and running that through to the pickup selector? Or running both pickup wires all the way to the pickup selector, then soldering the ground wires to a shielded wire and going back to the pot?
Not sure there is a best solution. The way I did it keeps all pickup wiring in the control cavity. But it does means you need to join the hot leads of the pick ups to the shielded cable at the cavity end of the cable. I was hoping that this would result in better shielding without having "long" runs of hot/signal wiring running through the body.

I wouldn't trim any pickup wires really short in case you want to sell them later.

If you use shielded cable, you only need to ground one end of it as well.

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Have you considered adding a second volume for a 2v 1t setup? It'd make much easier wiring. Otherwise just splice some wires where you need them to go. Worse things have happened and you've already put this much work in to it that running some wires a bit longer than optimal doesn't seem so bad in the bigger scheme of things.

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I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.

I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.

I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.
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On a positive note, did all the wiring today. Plugged it in and, bloody hell, it worked first time.
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robthemac wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:10 pm I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.

I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.

I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.
I can supply some black string ferrules if you need some! :thumbup:
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jeremyb wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:20 pm
robthemac wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:10 pm I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.

I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.

I will not insert string ferrules with a hand drill and no patience.
I can supply some black string ferrules if you need some! :thumbup:
Are they bigger than the chrome ones?? Or is it just a rumor?

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