Friday, March 28, 2008

Final Bending and Blocks...







Sorry, this is out of sequence... I was working on the parabolic sanding entry, and realized I'd skipped this part. Not sure how to re-sequence the posts, so... just remember that this part comes before the parabolic sanding,.
Truth is, a lot of things are happening at once right now, so the sequencing may be a little off in general...
Anyway, Even with the side bending presses that we used, some final adjustments are made by hand using a bending iron. Russ, the instructor, is doing this for us... it is very very tricky and we don't have time for all of us to learn (and mess it up, and try again) and still get done with our instruments on schedule.
Anyway, once it's been bent to fit the mold, it is held in place while the neck block and end block are clamped and glued in.

1 comment:

J said...

Good grief - you're just zooming along. You go, girl. Jude