Can the Nomex be thinned down in a drum sander after it's glued to the spruce bottom? My Nomex from LMMI is about 2mm thick. With the bottom and top I'm coming out at 4.5mm total so curious if the Nomex can be thinned down to 1mm or are double just that thick?
How much vacuum do you apply when letting to the glue dry (What it the reading on the vacuum gauge)? To little vacuum pressure and you could have voids in the gluing from insufficient clamping pressure, to much and you could crush the nomex
Great explanation, thanks
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Can the Nomex be thinned down in a drum sander after it's glued to the spruce bottom? My Nomex from LMMI is about 2mm thick. With the bottom and top I'm coming out at 4.5mm total so curious if the Nomex can be thinned down to 1mm or are double just that thick?
@Chris Herrod Thanks Chris. I'm not brave enough to try, was just curious if it had been done. I think I'll just stick with what I have.
@@chrisherrod3338 Hi Chriss, what type of glue or brand you recomend to glue Nomex??
Thank you.
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How tick Nomex is, 2mm or just 1mm
Please .Thanks
LMI has three versions of Nomex, two are .080" and one is .060". You can see them here: www.lmii.com/search?controller=search&s=nomex
How much vacuum do you apply when letting to the glue dry (What it the reading on the vacuum gauge)? To little vacuum pressure and you could have voids in the gluing from insufficient clamping pressure, to much and you could crush the nomex
A realistic pressure differential (clamping pressure) will be 12-25 inches of mercury (6-12.5 psi).
Honestly, I prefer a simple traditional cedar type. Complexity and guitars don't mix.
Go play a Mcpherson and reconsider