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Thanks for sharing your experience and I'm glad that worked for you! I actually ordered both but the drilling block took longer to arrive so ended up using the drilling press. I guess it just comes down to how skilled and comfortable you are with a drill and how accurate the drilling needs to...

And plays even better! Thanks Bill 😊

I used Monty's Montypresso for the fingerboard (it also worked nice on the back of the neck if you just want a richer more vibrant natural wood color, turned it into a rich golden caramel). For the headstock and back of neck: - I initially used Minwax Polyshade (stain & poly finish) which was...

No argument there 🤣 I hate drilling and whenever I had to do it, it rarely went well (usually because I get frustrated and impatient which leads to mistakes). So this was a real test of patience for me. Glad how it all turned out in the end overall 😊

Update: I got my manual drill press & vice today and while they were flimsy, they were good enough to do the job. I used @aarontunes above video (and a few others) to measure everything out correctly, drilled a 9/64" (3.5mm) neck screw hole and then used a countersink drill bit to round out the...

Thanks I'll check 'em out. No doubt these things can be done on the fly by experienced luthiers or tinkerers as Aaron demonstrated, but now you've got me curious about experimenting with bolting it on with just 3 screws until my drill press arrives. Might test it out this weekend and see if the...

Thanks for that reminder & tip Hodgo 🙏 Thanks a lot for that video Aaron. Very appropriate that you're doing the opposite here (using the AM Pro 2 neck on a Warmoth body) but just as relevant. You make it look quite easy using the neck plate as a guide essentially. I don't trust myself hand...

Thanks for the explanation and recommendations. Unfortunately I can't order those powered drill presses online (power compatibility and customs import issues) and can't find any locally, but when I searched for the Dremel attachment I found a manual drill press stand where you clamp on a regular...

I know this is an old thread nut it's a very useful one for modding newbies like myself. We don't have local luthiers available locally so I've had to learn to do this for myself. A great set of tools with simple written and video instructions is MusicNomad Precision 6 pc. Guitar Setup Gauge...

Was it not stable enough or where the holes alignment not accurate? What else would you use in that case?

Hey folks, I've received my first Warmoth neck (vintage modern, roasted maple, Rosewood fretboard, 10-16 compound radius, SS6150 wide & tall frets) to replace the neck on my Fender American Pro 2 Strat. I love the profile & finish of the stock neck, but can't get along with the narrow tall frets...