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Trace out your mold shape on a stack of glued plywood the same thickness as your mold. Mark the centerline, as well as the fingerboard edge line. Cut and sand the material until it resembles the cutaway you want.
Place the insert in position, clamp it in place, and mark the position with a pencil line.
Next we need to make a hole for the threaded rod, and threaded insert. The drill depth should be the mold depth, plus 5/8″ or 3/4″ into the cutaway insert, depending on what 1/4″-20 threaded insert you will be using. Place a 3/8″ Drill over the mold, and mark the bit depth with a piece of masking tape.
Drill the 3/8″ hole.
Install a 1/4″-20 threaded insert into the cutaway insert.
Cut a 3.5 - 4″ length of 1/4″-20 threaded rod, and thread it into the threaded insert.
Test fit the insert in the mold to make sure the rod angle is correct. The rod should protrude by approximately 1″.
Glue the threaded rod, and insert in place with Cyanoacrylate glue
Install the insert with a nylon washer, and a wingnut.
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