Dremel Work Station Mod for more surface access.

[Steve_Karl]

Those of you familiar with the "Dremel Work Station"

and have considered using it for any guitar body drilling or routing also must be aware the the distance shown by the red arrow is way to small to get to anything of consequence on the body.

But you also know about the part that can be rotated 90 degrees.

Take it one step further:

Note that the OD of the tube that the main piece mounts on is 1" ( thank you American engineers ! )

So why not get a long piece of 1" OD aluminum tube ( Lowes http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22aluminum+tube+round%22+site%3Alowes.com&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

and build a box large enough to encompass a bass body ( just a quick 3D mockup and not to scale ... but you get the idea )

and there we have it!

Find a way to clamp that rod into place and hold it solidly after mounting the work station piece to it and we've got a nice way to be able to drill anywhere on the body with ease.

 

[Steve_Karl]

or this:

 

[line6man]

While we're on the topic of Dremel accessories, I've discovered that the Dremel circular saw attachment is PERFECT for routing a slot for a Strat/Tele style blade switch.
It's a cute little miniature circular saw, but hold it steadily and press down like a plunge router, and you've got a pickup selector switch slot!
The slot tends to not be perfectly straight, as the blade flexes if you don't go slow, but you will need to finish up with some needle files anyways.