Handmade jigs and tools - Acoustic

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mattbeels — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:07:35 +0000

Great job @bpower, self made jigs can be the most satisfying!

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Bpower — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:59:32 +0000

@robin That is exactly what I did. There was a pin in the center that I rotated on just like a circle cutting jig. I allowed the router to go as close as I dared but that did leave a little circle that I broke off by hand and sanded down to the curve. That little circle supported the middle of the jig for the entire cut so it couldn't sag so it was helpful.

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Robin — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:46:13 +0000

@bpower

. A radius dish for the back of the acoustic guitar

Ingenious, I'm trying to get my head around how you produce an even dish with your jig. I'm guessing its pinned in the centre somehow and you rotate a little bit after each route. But then the centre area wouldn't be routed, but it obviously is.

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Bpower — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:34:18 +0000

Next on my, I'm too cheap to buy it so I'll build it, tools.... A radius dish for the back of the acoustic guitar. With some scraps I had in the shed, and a little time, I made this. This tool made fitting the back soooo much easier.

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I have absolutly no idea what the actual radius is. I just used the arch template from the course and made it from that. Now I just need to make one for the front and that will make the arched braces a lot more easy and consistant to produce.

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Bpower — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:38:09 +0000

Next on my "I'm too cheap to buy it so I'll try and make it" list. A rosette clamp and jig. And then I played around with some ideas. So cool. :)

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or maybe a chaotic pattern....

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and then the two I decided to glue together and cut out....

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Not sure if I am going to use them yet (I'll decide that when the time comes) but I now know the technique works and the possibilities can be endless. :)

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Clinton — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:28:26 +0000

Ingenuity at work. Brilliant

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Bpower — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:18:26 +0000

My next handmade tool is not as extravagant as the sander but it works. I had some old roller skates in the shed. I took the bearings out of them and make a fretwire bending tool. Not fancy but it worked. :)

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cheesewhisk — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:01:42 +0000

That is really awesome

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Marcel — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:55:15 +0000

Brilliant!

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Bpower — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:25:25 +0000

Already thought of the dust extraction @robin. If I hadn't broken my hole saw I would have done it. It will have one but for now I just could wait to try it out. :)