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I'm asking how to get a shape for an unbent side.
I'll take that shape and cut it out of side material. Bend the side Then assemble with neck and tail blocks in a mold. Then use dishes to sand them to the contour. Sorry if I'm not being clear. I don't have the correct lingo down yet I suppose. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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The problem is how much work do you want to do with the radius dish?
You could leave the side full height when you bend it, but that would leave a lot of material to be removed by sanding with the dish. (or a plane or chisel) You could also approximate the shape of the side using the neck and heel thickness, that would leave much less to be removed by sanding with the dish. I believe this is the most common method and also what you are suggesting. Or you could use mathematics to determine the exact height of the sides at each point along its length, and then there would be no material to be removed by sanding in the dish. The problem with this method is that the sides have to be bent exactly right, and have to be perfectly "square" where they meet at the neck and heel. This is the way I do it because I don't use a simple spherical geometry for the top. All these methods work, just different roads to the same destination.
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So if I were to approximate the shape then use dishes would my rough diagram above be appropriate?
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I'd suggest you put the equation into a spreadsheet like Rodger suggested, and lay it out. Then you'll better understand what shape you have and why it is that way. Alternatively, at least for the first guitar, leave the sides un-profiled and then profile them after bending. It isn't difficult to do that way, especially if you are using spherical dishes for your curvatures. If you decide to go that route, we can walk you through that approach. It seems likely that you will save time and effort by going this route, at least for your first one, rather than spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to making templates. |
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Yea
I've built 2 kits, but this is the first time I'm trying to put together sides. Kids come bent... as you're aware Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Ummmm kits... although some kids may
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The process you've described it exactly what I do. Just leave a tiny bit extra in the width of the sides to allow you to sand to your desired dimension. |
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I was going to let that slide...
Are the kits following any radius/taper? Here's what I did to get my first few templates... I used some sacrifice stock at about .060, precut very much like in your diagram (you're on the right track). I bent the fake sides then made a fake frame with ~3/16" neck and tail blocks. I made an OM frame as a middle of the road size. I then got the radius right with the radius sanding dish, disassembled the fake frame, flattened a side on the hot pipe, (a few short minutes work at .060), then flattened it completely with an iron. Then I decided what I wanted my final depth to be at neck and tail for the next guitar, whatever model it was, and used the OM template adjusted for depth at each end. Then I'd make a real guitar, sand it with the radius dish, make a construction paper template of the sides and adjust for depth at each end and tranfer it to 1/4" mdf, and voila, template for that model. Grunt work, but that's mostly what this field is about. |
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Not plans, Waldron Instruments makes really nice templates, tops, backs, sides,necks etc here is the OOO/OM side https://www.waldronmusic.com/product...roducts_id=448
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If you want a plan to work from, try this link. It has plans that you can download for 00 and OM guitars..;
http://www.grellier.fr/fr/telechargements
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I should note I'm in the minority here and bend from the lower bout to the waist to the upper bout, where most here start from the waist... |
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Keep it simple:
Draw straight lines for the taper using the depth at the tail and at the neck plus about 1/4" for slop. Cut on those lines. Leave a little excess length on either end when you draw the lines, and don't trim that off until the sides are bent. The rest will be done in your radius dish when the sides and blocks are glued together.
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Thanks Howard. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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