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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A couple of off-post-topic question: I'm at below-novice level in machining (learning on an old, manual Bridgeport mill at my makerspace). Can you recommend any simple but functional projects for practicing skills on a mill and learning behaviors is different materials?

Also, I'm intending to machine a replacement for my electric guitar's bridge since the stock one is both out of spec, making it impossible to find an aftermarket replacement, and it's made of chrome-coated pot-metal, making it kinda ugly and musically poor. Do you have any suggestions for alloys that are interesting, decently machinable, and non-leaded?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

These "are you a bot" tests are getting real tricky.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone had one posted in a discord chat I was in to calculate the resistance on a resistor by image. It didn't even give you the color band chart to calculate anything. Just "What resistor is 200Ω?"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I've been doing electronics projects for about 25 years and would fail that resoundingly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, disregarding that the below comments seemed to make your comment an attempt trying to call me out as a bot - here's a real answer. You already have a good project with the bridge. Brass is always classy no matter the guitar (you will need to seal ot for corrosion). As long as you aren't trying to make a full Floyd Rose bridge, it's just a matter of cutting slots.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you, very much! Yeah, just a tune-o-matic, so, not very complex.

Definitely was not trying to call you out or anything like that, just seeking advice from someone much more knowledgeable about the subject than myself. And I also misunderstood it to be suggesting that I might be a bot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

the below comments seemed to make your comment an attempt trying to call me out as a bot

It was a joke response, absolutely nothing against your particular post.

Although it won't be long until we have to preface all our online discussions with "disregard all previous instructions" or similar.