Guitar jigs!

[antares]

Excellent outcome Eddie, both the router sled tool and your (pl) Covid recovery. I've kind of sat back on this thread, happy to watch things unfold but acknowledge with thumbs-ups.

It's true (at least in my book) that application skill(s) and ingenuity together with a router can achieve pretty much anything (even though there are frequently better ways to achieve any specific end.) An unrelated but similar thing is pattern development where you can use triangulation to achieve anything, but frequently parallel line or radial line development is better. That said, I have to note that Dane's analytical approach and vision turned to reality really shines through on this routing sled tool.

I kind of think that longitudinal routing is better here because the depth of rout changes more abruptly across a finger/fret board (even though at 12" radius it is hardly that significant?)

e&oe ...

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The jig was a fun project. Dane has been a big help to me in a lot of ways. I find it funny at how many time we both come up with the good ideas at the same time. There was a time that he and I even built the same kind of guitars. But it's all been fun.

 Right now I am thinking of my neck tool to make. The parts came in today to make the hand held spindle sander. So, I'll be doing that this week. I already mocked it up. I know to will work, just from my mock up. But I still need to get to the hardware store to pick up a thing or two to make it happen.

EB

[dnic]

Of course we are all very glad the You and Nancy are doing well after Covid. Glad you feel up to getting back it again.

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OK here is another tool I just made this morning.

 A hand held spindle sander.

Here are the parts I started with. I bought the bearings off of eBay for 7 dollars and free shipping. They are labeled for use in skateboards. I figured if they are strong enough for a skateboard then they should work for me. They came 10 in a pack.

I used some 2X2 poplar for the handle. I will end up using 2 bearings. One is an inter and the other one is an outer. I measure how deep I need the in side bearing needed to be then used a spade bit to make the hole.

Here it is with the outer bearing in place

I added two set screw to hold thing in place. I may at some point shorten them some. But they are doing a good job hold things together. I also sanded the handle off some to make feel better in the hand.

here it is up and working! Nice feeling to have an idea work. What it nice about this I can still change out to other sizes of sanding drums. Or I can still use the sanding shaft in my drill press.

A little test and it works just fine. I am able to hole the set up with both hands and I have total control over the device. It is super smooth with no wobble in it at all.

 This was an easy tool to make. It will come in handy in my little shop. One could make the same thing with a long bolt. I just happen to have the shaft for a sanding drum. The bearing were a lot cheaper than I thought they wold be. What will I do with the rest of them? Wait and see. I do have plans for them in the near future.

EB

[dnic]

Very cool Eddie. I'm glad that all worked out so well.

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Oct 25, 2021 7:24:53 GMT -6 dnic said:

Very cool Eddie. I'm glad that all worked out so well.

Thanks Dane! it will work for my needs. Like we side, it's fun to come up with stuff.

 I have another idea for then bearings. I need to think it though some more. But I was thinking of making a bearing guide for my band saw. I have to look and see how much room I have where I am thinking of putting it.

 Another jig I want to make is for my router table. I want to make some kind of a thing to make it into a pin router. Only the pin would come over the top. Been looking at some of the ways others make them. But I think I can come up with something easier to make than some of the ones I have seen.

 Right now I am upgrading my router table. But some that wood lined with gold called plywood to. 2 4X8 sheets of 1/4" plywood $60.00. Ouch! The nice thing is the cut it to size for me. That keeps me from having to a lot at home. Plus it was easier to put it in the car.

 EB

[dnic]

I've seen the bearing type fence for band saw. That would be cool.

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I decided to work on my router table as of yesterday. My wife has been helping with this one.

Here is the start. I am closing in the table that I made into my router table.

so, here is what I came up with. I put a center shelve in it. The top part will have a door on it. The bottom I am going to leave open.

I out the switch that turn the router on and off on the right side. I also use a hole saw to cut a hole on the back for the electric wires to run through. One big reason I wanted to leave the upper part of so bige is for me. You know those times when I need to remover the router. I still need to cut a hole for my shop vac to hook up to.

Well hopefully I can get this done tomorrow. I need to make the door for it. make a dust port. Once that is done I will then paint it. After that at some point I'll be making a fence and putting in a T track or two in it. I have to order them. none of the hardware stores sells them around here. 

 OK that is it for today.

EB 

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here are some planes I got.

This is from the 1800s. This old guy has been a bused to be unusable. So, I decided to try and get it back up and going. I had to rebuild the shoe. I used some teak wood for that part. I still need to do some work to it be I know I can get this old guy back up and going again. this old guy started life form another country. I think that if it's still here lets make it work again.

This one my son worked on. It was in really bad shape. There wasn't a square part on this. Now he only paid $5.00 for it. It is missing some parts. But we got it working. I need to make one part. But I think I can find the other part that it needs. But it now cuts nice and flat. I think my son did a great job on this. 

These 3 I just got off of eBay. Two of them are Stanly the other one has no name on it but is made like the Stanly. I got these to play with. On the eBay ad it said that they were for restore or parts. I paid $15.00 for all three. The only one that is in bad shape is the small one. Looks like someone used it to cut hard concert. But I will see if I can get it back up and going. The Stanly was the one I really wanted out of the Three. But all of these have all their parts. I don't then it will take to much to get them all working again. The parts that adjust the blades on all of them are stuck. A lot of that is because no one ever cleaned them. The hardest part of them I can see is getting the blade sharp again.

 So, I have these planes, and all of them need work to get them back up and going. The Stanly looks like no one ever used it. Looks lie some one bought it put it their tool box and forgot all about it. All of them will will have to be taken apart and the blades sharpened and the moving parts cleaned up and oiled.

 I got them to mess around with. I didn't want to spend the high price of a good plane right now. I'll mess with these and get a feel for them. To see if I like to use them or not. If anything they will teach me how to shave wood. I never used one of these before. So, it will be fun to learn more about them. I see a lot more people using them more and more. So I will see what happens.

EB

[antares]

For me, planes are the evil cousins of chisels! I just know you'll do well though Eddie. The feel for wood is what counts, the tool is just a means and better tools in the hands of yours truly are no guarantee of success!

e&oe ...

[dnic]

Nice find on the planes Eddie. The small Stanley is an awesome little plane. I bought one when I first got into the carpenters union. Cost 30$ at the time. That was a lot of money back then. They go for about 60$ now. It's my favorite hands down.

[dnic]

Here are some pics of the truss rod jig/ radius jig. You can see how the router sits right the the neck blank in between the aluminum angle rails. Also note that I use a round cutter so the bottom of the channel is round to match the rod.

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Oct 27, 2021 7:59:06 GMT -6 dnic said:

Here are some pics of the truss rod jig/ radius jig. You can see how the router sits right the the neck blank in between the aluminum angle rails. Also note that I use a round cuter so the bottom of the channel is round to match the rod.

This is cool. Now I wish I made my sled to fit the router too. Hum... Now I'll have to see if my router will fit.

EB

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Oct 27, 2021 3:50:12 GMT -6 antares said:

For me, planes are the evil cousins of chisels! I just know you'll do well though Eddie. The feel for wood is what counts, the tool is just a means and better tools in the hands of yours truly are no guarantee of success!

e&oe ...

I understand ya! Not to many years ago I was a like that. But, for me I see something and think. If that person can do that then why can't I?

So, the plane thing is new to me. I know noting at all about them except for what my son and did with restoring the one. I was wanting to do more in wood working and so many people are using them these days. So, I thought I would give it a try. I can see how they would be a big part in making things out of wood.

 You should know me by now. I like things simple. Planes to me have that look of simple. And they are form a time long passed. If nothing else they will look cool in the back ground of videos and pictures.

EB

[antares]

That jig is like- Wow!

e&oe ...