Grizzly H3098 User Manual

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WESTERN GUITAR KIT

MODEL H3098

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

WARNING

Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:

• Lead from lead-based paints.

• Crystalline silica from bricks, cement, and other masonry products.

• Arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber.

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

SECTION 1: SAFETY........................................................................................................................2

SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................3

SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY....................................................................................................4

SECTION 4: SANDING ....................................................................................................................5

Supplies/Tools ............................................................................................................................5

Guitar Body ................................................................................................................................5

Neck ............................................................................................................................................6

Fingerboard ................................................................................................................................6

Bridge..........................................................................................................................................6

SECTION 5: ASSEMBLY..................................................................................................................7

Neck to Body ..............................................................................................................................7

Truss Rod....................................................................................................................................8

Position Dots ..............................................................................................................................8

Position Marks ............................................................................................................................9

Fingerboard to Neck ..................................................................................................................9

Bridge Location ........................................................................................................................10

Covered Areas ..........................................................................................................................11

Sound Hole Decal ....................................................................................................................12

Painting/Finishing......................................................................................................................12

Tuning Machines ......................................................................................................................13

Attaching Bridge........................................................................................................................13

Pick Guard ................................................................................................................................14

Winding Strings ........................................................................................................................14

Neck Adjustment ......................................................................................................................16

String Height ............................................................................................................................16

End Pin......................................................................................................................................18

Tuning ......................................................................................................................................18

SECTION 6: REFERENCE INFO ....................................................................................................20

General ....................................................................................................................................20

Aftermarket Accessories ..........................................................................................................20

Warranty & Returns ..................................................................................................................22

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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H3098 Western Guitar Kit

SECTION 1: SAFETY

These instructions assume that you are intimately familiar with the safe operation and use of woodworking machinery and woodworking tools, and understand the techniques used to reproduce this project. If you do not qualify for both of these criteria, STOP building this project for your own safety. Read and understand the owner’s manual for the machinery you intend to use, take a woodworking class or visit your local library for more information. Woodworking machinery and tools are inherently dangerous, because they use sharp edges that can and will cause serious personal injury including amputation and death. Do not underestimate the ability of these tools and machinery to cause injury. Never operate any tool without all guards in place and always wear approved safety glasses. For your own safety, please heed this warning.

Always wear safety glasses or goggles when operating equipment. Everyday glasses or reading glasses are not safety glasses. Be certain the safety glasses you wear meet the appropriate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Because there are various ways to cut and join wood, you can make substitutions for the methods stated in this plan. We try to suggest the easiest methods possible. However, only you know your skills with each piece of machinery. Never compromise your safety by using a cutting method with which you are not comfortable. Instead, find an alternative approach that will yield the same result.

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We are proud to offer the Model H3098 Western Guitar Kit. This kit is part of a growing Grizzly family of fine woodworking products. When assembled according to the guidelines set forth in this manual, you can expect years of enjoyment from this guitar.

We are pleased to provide this manual with the Model H3098. It was written to guide you through assembly, review safety considerations, and cover general information. It represents our effort to produce the best documentation possible.

If you have any comments regarding this manual, please write to us at the address below:

Grizzly Industrial, Inc.

O Technical Documentation

P.O. Box 2069

Bellingham, WA 98227-2069

Most importantly, we stand behind our products. If you have any questions or parts requests, please call or write us at the location listed below.

Grizzly Industrial, Inc.

1203 Lycoming Mall Circle

Muncy, PA 17756

Phone: (570) 546-9663

Fax: (800) 438-5901 E-Mail: techsupport@grizzly.com Web Site: http://www.grizzly.com

The specifications, drawings, and photographs illustrated in this manual represent the Model H3098 as supplied when the manual was prepared. However, owing to Grizzly’s policy of continuous improvement, changes may be made at any time with no obligation on the part of Grizzly. For your convenience, we always keep current Grizzly manuals available on our website at www.grizzly.com

. Any updates to products will be reflected in these manuals as soon as they are complete. Visit our site often to check for the latest updates to this manual!

SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION

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SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY

Figure 1. Components.

Figure 2. Hardware.

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1 PH3098001 Guitar Body 2 PH3098002 Guitar Neck 3 PH3098003 Fingerboard 4 PH3098004 Truss Rod 5 PH3098005 Pick Guard 6 PH3098006 Bridge 7 PH3098007 Sound Hole Decal

201 PH3098201 String Set 202 PH3098202 Bushings 203 PH3098203 #1 x 5⁄16" Pan Head Screw 204 PH3098204 Dowels 205 PH3098205 Bridge Pins 206 PH3098206 End Pin 207 PH3098207 String Nut 208 PH3098208 Saddle 209 PH3098209 Position Mark Dots 210 PH3098210 Position Mark Stick

REF PART # DESCRIPTION

Figure 3. Hardware.

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101 PH3098101 Machine Heads 102 PAW05M 5mm Allen Wrench

REF PART # DESCRIPTION

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The majority of the wooden components in this kit are fully machined from the factory and are ready for assembly. A small amount of drilling, sanding and light machining will need to be performed to complete the guitar.

Recommended Tools & Supplies:

—Phillips Screwdriver —Needle-Nose Pliers —Electric Drill —Drill Bit Set —#180, #240, and #320 Aluminum-Oxide

Sanding Paper —Sanding Block —Masking Tape —Painting/Finishing Supplies —Coat Hanger —C-Clamp —5mm Allen Wrench (Supplied) —Tack Cloth —Coping, Jig, or Scroll Saw (Optional)

The guitar body has been assembled and rough sanded at the factory; however, no finish has been applied.

To sand the guitar body:

1. Wear an ANSI-approved respirator and safety glasses when sanding wood!

2. Using either an electric palm sander or a

sanding block, sand the guitar body (EXCEPT the guitar neck notch, the edges, and the sound hole) with #180 grit aluminumoxide sanding paper until there is a consistent scratch pattern on the entire surface. Note—When hand sanding, always sand in

the same direction as the wood grain.

3. Sand the guitar body with a #240 grit sanding paper until there is a consistent scratch pattern on the entire surface.

4. Sand the guitar body with a #320 grit sanding paper until there is a consistent scratch pattern on the entire surface.

5. Wipe the guitar body with a damp cloth. Wiping the workpiece with a damp cloth before the final sanding helps to “raise” the wood grain; thus, allowing the “raised” grain to be sanded smooth.

6. Once the guitar body is dry, repeat step 4.

7. Wipe the guitar body with a tack cloth to

remove all remaining sanding dust.

Guitar BodySupplies/Tools

SECTION 4: SANDING

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Like the guitar body, most of the guitar neck has been machined at the factory; however, the neck headstock can be customized to reflect personal taste. Additional cutting, inlay, or design work can give an otherwise ordinary guitar that custom look that sets it apart from others! Note—Take your

time with this sub-section and consider testing ideas in scrap wood before performing the work on the actual headstock.

To sand the guitar neck:

1. Wear an ANSI-approved respirator and safety glasses when sanding wood!

2. Perform any custom cutting, inlay, or design

work to the neck headstock.

3. Using the sanding technique described in the previous sub-section, sand the entire guitar neck, EXCEPT for the fingerboard mounting surface. Note—Sanding the fingerboard

mounting surface will affect the playability of the guitar and could lead to unrepairable damage.

The fingerboard requires no sanding. Note—

Sanding the fingerboard will affect the playability of the guitar and could lead to unrepairable damage.

The bridge is rough sanded at the factory. Final sand the bridge as described in the Guitar Body sub-section.

Bridge

FingerboardNeck

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Attaching the neck to the guitar body is the most crucial part of assembling the guitar. Failure to attach the neck correctly could result in difficult bridge and string adjustments, or even worse, it could lead to unrepairable damage.

To attach the neck to the body:

1. Insert the four wooden dowels into the holes

on the side of the body. Note—DO NOT use glue at this time!

2. Slide the neck dowel holes onto the wooden dowels.

3. Using a straightedge, note the portion of the neck protruding above the surface of the body (Figure 4).

4. Using sandpaper or a file, flatten the neck

until it is flush with the surface of the body.

5. Before the neck can be glued to the body,

two critical points must be verified:

a. The truss rod grooves in the neck and

body must align perfectly.

b. The neck surface and the body surface

must be perfectly flat. Note—Use a

straightedge to verify this critical point. Once the neck is glued to the body, little can be done to correct mistakes.

6. Disassemble the neck and body, and re-

assemble with wood glue. Note—DO NOT

wipe glue squeeze-out at this time! Once the squeeze-out has dried, scrape it off with a sharp chisel.

7. Once the desired neck position is achieved,

use large rubber bands to hold the assembly during drying (Figure 5).

Neck to Body

SECTION 5: ASSEMBLY

Figure 4. Checking flatness.

Figure 5. Clamping the neck/body assembly.

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