Grizzly H8067 manual

MO DE L H8 0 67 F L A T IR ON S T Y L E MA ND OL IN KIT O W NER'S M ANU AL COPYRIGHT © NOVEMBER, 20 0 6 BY GR IZZL Y IN DUSTRIAL, IN C. W AR NI NG : N O P ORT IO N OF TH IS MA NUAL MA Y BE RE PROD UCED I N A NY SH APE OR FORM WI TH OUT T HE WR IT T EN APPROV AL OF GR IZ ZL Y I ND UST RIA L , INC . # BL8 55 4 PRINTED IN JAP A N[...]

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SECTION 1: SAFETY ....................................................................................................................... 2 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3 Foreword .....................................................................[...]

-2 - H8 067 Flat Iron St yle M andolin Kit SE CTION 1 : S AF ET Y These ins tructions assume that y ou are inti mat ely famili ar with the saf e ope ration and use of wood- wo rking machine r y and woodw orking too ls, and unde rstand the techniq ues used to r eproduce this proj ect. If you do n ot qualify fo r bo th o f th ese c riteria, STOP buil[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit -3 - SE CTION 2 : I NT RO DU CTION If you have any comments regarding this manual, please write to us at the address below: Grizzly Industrial, Inc. C / O Technical Documentation Manager P.O. Box 2069 Bellingham, WA 98227-2069 Email: manuals@grizzly.com We stand behind our products. If you have any service quest[...]

- 4- H8 067 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit The majorit y of the wood c omponents in this kit come fully machined and ready for as sembly . A small amount of sanding and finish work is need - ed to c omplete the mando lin. Recomm ended T o ols & Sup plies : • Wood Glue—Titebond Original Wood Glue • #80 to #320 Sanding Paper • Flexible San[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit -5 - Identi fi cat ion Tuner or Tuning Machine Headstock Neck Tailpiece Bridge Fret Tuning Peg Figure 3. Model H8067 main features. Figure 4. Model H8067 headstock features. Endpin Nut[...]

- 6 - H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit The mandolin bo dy was rough sande d at the factory . T o get a goo d finish the body must be sanded fur ther with a series of sandpaper grits. T o sand the mando lin bo dy: 1 . W e ar a NI OSH - approved respirator and a ANS I -ap prov ed saf ety glass es when sanding wood ! 2 . Use a sanding bloc k with [...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 7 - A precise fit is impor tant for the nec k -to- body joint. This joint affec ts the placement of the strings and bri dge, and these determine the sound qual - it y of the mandolin. Dr y fit and c heck all the parts before gluing. Compone nts and Hardware N eed ed : Q ty Neck ................................[...]

-8- H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit 5. Align the neck by using the sanding tec h- nique describe d in S tep 2 . Ap ply extra pres- sure towa rd the pa r t of the neck that needs to be shif ted. Note : Che ck align ment frequently . A little bit of sandi ng c an cause lar ge ad justments. 6 . Place the tailpiece on the edge of the soundboard an[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit -9 - 11. Remove the fretboard, turn the mandolin over, and draw a line on the end of the neck where the body intersects it as shown in Figure 11 . Extend this line around the neck using a straightedge. Figure 11 . Marking bottom of neck. 12. Remove the neck from the body. 13. Use a 4 -in - 1 shoe rasp to file th[...]

- 1 0 - H80 67 Flat Iron Style Mando lin K it Figure 1 5. T rimming brad nails. 4. Cent er the f retboard on the neck, aligning the top with the line drawn in Step 2 . Note : The nec k is wider than the fr etboard and will be shape d to matc h later . 5. P lace a wooden block on t he fretboard and tap the bloc k lightly with a hammer to leave marks[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 1 1 - Sha pin g Neck The rest o f the neck must be shaped t o match the width of the fretboard and then sande d s mooth. Compone nts and Hardware N eed ed : Q ty Mandolin Body ................................................... 1 T o shape and sa nd t he neck : 1 . W e ar a N IOS H- app rov ed res pirator an d[...]

- 1 2 - H8 067 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit Figure 20. E xample of removing glue residue. Compone nts and Hardware N eed ed : Q ty Mandolin Body ................................................... 1 T o prep are the mandolin for finishing: 1 . Insp ec t t he ent ire m ando lin und er br ight lights and take note of any glue residue, dents, scratch[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 1 3- Finishi ng sup plies are not inc luded with this mandolin kit. Finishing options inc lude stains, lacquers, v arnishes and oil finishes. All c an b e applied by spray or brus h. Finish materials and books on finishing instrumen ts can be ordered through Grizzly I ndustrial or numerous luthier sup- ply cat[...]

- 1 4- H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mando lin Ki t 3. Inse r t a # 3 x 3 / 4 " s crew through the endpin (strap but ton). 4. Screw the endpin into the center hole of the tailpiece. Figure 22 . Example of cleaning out the nut slot. The nut hold s t he peghead end of the strings the correct distance abov e t he frets. It is not neces- sar y to cut th[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 1 5- Figure 24. Peghead bushings. Figure 25. T uning machines installed in the peghead. Figure 26. Fit ting the bridge to the soundboard. 2 . Use a r ubber dead b low hammer or a wood block to seat the bushings so the bushing flanges are flush with the peghead sur face . 3. T urn the mandolin ove r and inser t[...]

- 1 6 - H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit P la ci ng Br id ge Compone nts and Hardware N eed ed : Q ty Mandolin Body ................................................... 1 Bridge ................................................................ 1 T o place the b ridge : 1 . Use a narro w file to make slots in t he bridge. Angle the slots toward th[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 1 7 - Str in g H ei ght Measurements are tak en a t the following loca- tions along the first and eight strings. • 1 st fret • 1 2th fre t T o check the st ring height at th e first fre t : 1 . Measure the string height at the first fret. The first string measurement should be 1 / 64 " , the 8th strin[...]

- 1 8- H 8067 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit T u ni n g Correct tuning is the most impor tant aspect of per formance for a mand olin. If the mandolin is not in tune with itself, or with other instruments in an ensemble, t he resulting music will not please the ear . The st andard mandolin tuning notes are shown in Figure 3 3. G D A E 4 3 2 1 Figure [...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 1 9- A cce sso ries SE CTION 6 : RE F E REN CE INF O Figure 36 . Our most popular earmuffs. H1302—Standard Earmuffs H4979—Deluxe Twin Cup Hearing Protector H4977—Work-Tunes Radio Headset Earmuffs Pro tect yourself comfor tably with a pair of cush - ioned earmuf fs. Espe cially impor tant if you or employ[...]

-20- H 8067 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit Figure 38 . Model H57 50 - 59 McFa dden's Lacquers and Fillers. H5750—Vinyl Washcoat/Sealer, 1Qt H5751—Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Gloss, 1 Qt H5752—Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Gloss, 1 Gal H5753—Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Satin, 1 Qt H5754—Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Satin, 1 Gal H5755—Retarder for Lacqu[...]

H80 67 Flat Iron St yle Mandolin Kit - 21 - Grizzly Industrial, Inc. warrants ev er y produc t it sells for a period of 1 year to the or iginal purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty d oes not apply to defects due directly or ind irectly to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, repairs or alterations or lack of maintenance. This is Griz[...]

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