What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

Stickman393 said:
Impressive stuff! Very interested to see what you've got, to be honest. My anolex 3030 & 600 watt BLDC spindle can carve up aluminum OK, but vibration can be a bit of a problem.

I likely need to reinforce the X cross-section a bit and bolt it down to a heavy worktable.
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I’m using a millright Mega v2 with a 1.5kw spindle!
 
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I wasn't sure if I should put this post here or in the "what's your current headache thread." I've had this guitar for maybe 15 years. Never really liked it. The neck was a weird shape and the poly finish felt bad. But it came on a few tours with me so I have a stupid sentimental attachment.

I replaced the terrible neck with a cheapo, unfinished, roasted maple neck. Cut out the headstock, sanded the neck to 2000 grit, finished in osmo polyx, carved some wood away on the heel of the body. Changed the bridge saddles. The bent steel ones cut my hands up because I play like a gorilla. Success so far.

The stock pickups were just humbuckers in an oversize cover rather than an actual wide range design. So I popped off the cover, removed the bar magnet, unscrewed the steel slugs, and jammed alnico 5 pole pieces into the holes (after checking polarity). Put everything back together annnnnnnd no output. I figured I destroyed my pickups. I wasn't terribly bent out of shape. Swapped a different set in. No output. Despair. The goddamned 3-way switch had a stupid layout. The ground lead was swapped with where the hot output usually sits. It took so long to figure that out.

Swap wr pickups back in. So many goddamned screws on this stupid pickguard. Guitar sounds pretty cool though. Very clangy (not quite Steve Albini clangy but getting into that territory). Low output but I keep building more drive pedals so no big deal. Definitely preferable to paying $600 for a set of Lollars.
 
This is gonna sound controversial but I wear crocs. I broke both little toes within one year because I’m apparently stupidly clumsy so I started wearing crocs indoors. I still kick things occasionally but without broke bones. I tried using fancy slippers but I then really missed the support that crocs provide. Ugliness is the price to pay for comfort I guess!
 
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