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Just to add to what Charles said in his last paragraph. The technique used to avoid tear out is called "climb cutting" and is in general to be avoided with a router because it can grab and pull the router along but in this situation it is the best method, you need to be on the ball though.
Stewy Mac gives a bit of detail HERE but you might find some more detailed info with Google.
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No. It doesn't matter when sanding.
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It does, don't think I have ever seen one spin the other way.
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I was thinking of a jig more like this.
http://acousticguitarbuilding.blogsp...nt-status.html It's easy to build and they work fairly decent. I would go with a laminate router over a dremel |
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Same router as yours. I made this attachment:
Just one piece of advice with a router - make sure you have a firm grip of it and never be complacent. It is really a tool with ferocious power and could cause a bad injury with a moment's brain fart.
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Yea I saw this last night http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com...execution.html
Page 2 has the same diagram like stew Mac. I don't have the skills to build my own jig at this point. If I sand the sides down and route directly on top of the body even though I don't get the angles perfect I could chisel/sand out from there to make it uniform right? I don't have a jig for holding the body either so could I just route around it without one like the guy did in the trimming video or will the body go flying when I try this or get tear out more easily. For bouzouki would the grain cut method to reduce tear out be the same directions? I guess I just substitute the widest width and follow the direction arrows from there? I am going today to at least sand down the sides....been a lot of snow around here lately. |
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Similar directions to a guitar apply (regarding direction of travel). Just think of your bazouki as the lower bout of the guitar. Clamp the neck down or have a friend hold it while you route. I wouldn't at all recommend trying it without immobilizing the instrument beforehand.
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You'll not want to sand the sides to a final finish yet. Just sand now to remove any irregularities (waviness or undulations) if any exist. Wait till you get the binding installed, then do a final scrape/sand to flush and final surfacing.
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with a 50 buck gramil, it's a 10 minute job. no router, no cutters, no bearings, no "jiggery" needed, no debating and fretting. and a nice how to video presented by mr. o'brien easy work for the beginner right? once you have your first done then scale up if you are going to make more. but for your first make it easy imo |
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so i used the belt sander to get it down to 1/8" and used a blade to chisel down and finally sanded with 80 and then i believe it was 150. so now i have the tops flat to the sides. i believe this is called trimming. took me a couple hours to do everything since i am new to all of this but better manual and safe then sorry. besides this is all new to me so i am like a kid on christmas everytime i make it another step towards the goal successfully lol. i'm sure as i do more kits or finally try a scratch build i will need to have some better methods down for sure. for now though i am enjoying each step as it progressives albeit slowly.
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now on the original back cutout never fully covered the heel (pic 1). i have some strips of back left from when i was trying to saw it off that i could use a single piece there. or should i get some veneer and cut it straight across there and use the veneer for the heel? i guess if i get the veneer i will wind up doing the headstock also. not sure where to get veneer though.
pic 1 Last edited by Twilo123; 03-04-2015 at 11:15 PM. |
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also the bosch router i bought only accepts 1/4". the bit i bought from harpkit is 1/2". is there some chuck adapter i can buy to make the 1/4 larger to 1/2 or do i need to return 1 or the other?
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