Pickup route and wire drill


After some time off to go to Tucson, I finally found some time to get the route for the pickup ready and finalize the spot for the bridge. Always try to erase previous pencil marks as not to confuse them with the new ones. I may have set my template a bit high. We'll see. The template might not be the perfect size. I checked mine and it was too big, so I used a wider bearing to make the route smaller. Came out good. I had to use a Dremel with a long straight bit to get the pickup adjustment arms to depth. Drilling the hole for the wires is a good job at "guestimating." It's better to drill too deep then too shallow, otherwise, there will be lots of repair and frustration. This one came out right-on-the-dot. Instead of tape for a depth guide, I chose white pencil. Reason is, tape moves and you might not see it shift with the bit spinning fast. I did that mistake recently. Pencil doesn't move. I need to find a brad point drill bit, slightly wider than the 1/4" I have. The bridge studs are last, then the decision on how to do the tuners.
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