black vulcanized fiber... what's the point?

[kevinT]

Originally Posted by David King

I just bought a 1/16" sheet of this stuff:
GRADE L (LINEN BASE) PHENOLIC SHEET from Aircraft Spruce
It's not as stiff as GR4 but it's linen based so easy on the tools and a cool color too.

this looks interesting...

[kevinT]

Another thing about plastic Fender-type bobbins, even though they can work well, is that many folks think of cheap production-line pickups and that not as much time and effort went into building it. Not as good as the fiberboard boutique pickups made from scratch....I'm thinking of MIM strat pickups.

[Joe Gwinn]

Originally Posted by FunkyKikuchiyo

the freeze spray wouldn't cause the solder joint to harden too fast and comprimise the quality of said joint?

Too fast is not usually a problem. Too slow so something manages to move while the solder is still slushy (yielding a cold solder joint) is the usual problem.

The classic advantage of eutectic solder for electronics use is that it has a very narrow slushy range, and so hardens abruptly.

[FunkyKikuchiyo]

Originally Posted by Joe Gwinn

Too fast is not usually a problem. Too slow so something manages to move while the solder is still slushy (yielding a cold solder joint) is the usual problem.

The classic advantage of eutectic solder for electronics use is that it has a very narrow slushy range, and so hardens abruptly.

Good to know. I've never tried accelerating the cooling besides perhaps clipping a heat sink onto something, so I really didn't know. Yeah, I know moving stuff around is bad, but I've never seen a solder joint take more than a few seconds to cool, so I never thought about trying to speed up the process.

[mickmutante]

Well.. I think I saw this discussion a little late...
I love the wood appearance and as Artur, David, and SJE, I made mines totally of wood. That made them unique parts. It's more work.. but at the end it is totally worth it.