Jayhell A while ago I swapped a Ibanez Gio for an Epiphone SG special with the idea to pimp the hell out of it. It's the older model, black on black with chrome hardware. The idea was to quickly find a scratch plate, but then I found out Gibson scratch plates don't fit Epiphones at all. So I designed a scratch plate for the SG, but now I wonder what to make it from and how. I went to Builders Warehouse and Timber city but I can't anything that would be appropriate. I don't want to buy scratch plate material of the web and mess it up, I want to practice on something cheap and easy to work with. Any ideas? Also if you own one of the newer SG Specials with a scratch plate, be so kind and trace it, scan it and e-mail it to me.... :-\
MikeM Abs sheet perhaps? Should be cheap as chips, and you'll be able to get it at most signage stores.
AlanRatcliffe MikeM wrote Abs sheet perhaps? Should be cheap as chips, and you'll be able to get it at most signage stores. +1. It comes in huge sheets but signage stores should have offcuts.
Jayhell ? In an interesting turn of events, I decided to do it with Aluminium... Stil a lot to do, the biggest problem with this is, if you touch it, it's dirty. What do you think?
flatfourfan black square addis dustbins from PnP..........I bought 3 the other day for R30 each and they work a treat. I have one on my explorer that was made from an old serving tray........very ghetto, but it looks a hell of a lot better than perspex.
Gearhead The aluminium is also not so hard. Start off with sanding the alu with 1000 paper into a pattern you like, then acid wash and rinse properly. Finally put (spray) on a thin layer of lacquer to stop the spotting. If you want to do the layered plastic thing, I bought entire sheets of the stuff in thin black and thin white of which you can have some.
Zulublues Another finish option for the Al pick guard, would be to take it to your local electroplater and ask them to anodize it. Anodizing can be done in various colours as well as natural, so you have a number of choices. Ciao
flatfourfan Jayhell wrote What did you use to cut the plastic? It looks good ??? Junior hacksaw.......very fine blade, I cut and trimmed the plastic in under 10 minutes.
Jayhell Gearhead wrote The aluminium is also not so hard. Start off with sanding the alu with 1000 paper into a pattern you like, then acid wash and rinse properly. Finally put (spray) on a thin layer of lacquer to stop the spotting. If you want to do the layered plastic thing, I bought entire sheets of the stuff in thin black and thin white of which you can have some. How do I get this from you?
slyd @ Gearhead - Hi, where did you buy the thin plastic sheeting from ?? I can see plenty uses for that! ?
aja slyd wrote Tx GH Bit far . . . . . will investigate Durbs area. Many thanks :? Why not try the link I posted? They will supply you with ANY type of plastic stock. I have yet to find something they don't supply unless you need something really specialized like a polyacetal rod with PTFE and molybdenum filler or something. http://www.maizey.co.za/branch-detail/kwazulu-natal-regional-offices http://www.maizey.co.za/engineering/engineering-sheet-rods-a-tubes
Chris-Mason Look up harry's plastics in Honeydew they will be able to sell you the material and cut it using a CNC machine. have used them on one of my guitars
slyd @ aja - I think Maizey is the real mcoy, thanks. ? @ saddle and nut - thanks, can't have too many references!
MattAttack I buy perspex from maizey all the time. An A4 piece will cost you about R30. Being a graphic designer, I draw the outline I need to scale, take my piece of 3mm perspex to an engraver/ craft services place and have it laser cut. Comes out perfect. At the same time I usually etch in a design as well, and it looks great. I've made many things from perspex, but have yet to make a pick-guard. You'd want the edge chamfered on a pick-guard though, but I don't know how well perspex takes to routing as it's pretty brittle. I'll try edging some off cuts to see if it works.
