Thickness caliper

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Robinm
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Thickness caliper

Post by Robinm » Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:55 am

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One of the many things I miss since finishing college is access to the seriously well equipped workshop. I've been collecting tools for a couple of years now but there still a few that I would either like or need.

I'm currently working on a mountain dulcimer as a prelude to having a crack at my first classical guitar. It's a good opportunity to develop the skills I'll need for the guitar project; I haven't ever done a fretboard or fitted bindings before and a dulcimer, at the moment, seems to be a much easier build.

A thickness caliper would be a help for the back, side and soundboard but the £100+ price tag is a bit off putting. I've seen a few DIYs on YouTube so thought I'd give it a go.

The dial gauge was £15 of ebay and the rest was lying about the place. I still have to tidy up the metal work but it's almost there.
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Next up when I come to bend the sides will be the soldering iron powered bending iron. Great thing YouTube...

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