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Aadi
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Joined: Mar. 30 2009
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RE: Bending machine (in reply to M.S.A.)
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Bending machines are very simple devices. If you want to buy one, your destiny awaits at LMI. They'll even sell you plans and raw materials. But no serious engineering skill is required to build one from scratch, and if you're dedicated and a little clever, you can reverse engineer one from a few pictures. Construction tutorials are also available for free on the web. You don't even have to buy the heating blanket LMI recommends (though it is nice)--some people use 100 watt light bulbs and foil to provide heat. As for other things a beginning luthier needs, there's an awful lot, but the most important thing is information, so get Bogdanovich's book and Cumpiano/Natelson's. These books will provide you with enough details to figure out which tools you need. Cumpiano/Natelson are more low-tech (cheaper) than Bogdanovich, but I like the latter's design more. Neither book covers the flamenco guitar so you'll need another source of information on that, like a plan from GAL. I've found luthiery to be expensive, unrelentingly challenging, and satisfying. Good luck.
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