Lex Luthier Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 forget it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Nice, but once you got it made out of wood, I will suggest take the measurements and make it out of an aluminum block , I don't trust wood in that area to hold a saw blade that can get out and slice by hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 or do the same thing with a couple of scrap steel plates. I know ive got a few of them laying around. most junk yards do as well. it seems a bit eayser than milling an aluminium block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 (edited) comment retracted, apparantly you shouldn't use a router to cut alluminium, or use mdf for risers. Edited September 13, 2004 by krazyderek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 oh my god please please please do not use that, unless you inspect it each time before you use it. If you band saw catches with the blade the amount of torque will throw the head loose. please DO NOT DO THIS!!! I have worked in a wood shop for years now and MDF is not good for this. It moves, any water in the air will eventaully ruin that wood. Please buy the real riser kit. You are talking about steel to wood... Look at how the upper arm is engineered. Wood is not a good substitute.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 you can cut alluminium with regular tools (ex router with standard bit) where as we'd need special metal cutting tools to cut steel? correct? nice matt, that's as high as my bandsaw now, only i don't use a block Ok dude, you keep doing that and when your router galls teh aluminum and catches and flips around on you and routes your face off I'll sit back and just shake my head Routers are NOT designed for metals, not even metals as soft as aluminum. I also would NEVER use a regular router but to cut aluminum. That's asking for disaster. Maybe I'm fortunate to have worked in the machining industry but I have seen what can happen with aluminum with proper tools and man, I would NEVER use a handheld router for working aluminum, not in a million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdog Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 HOLY CRAP!!!!! First we are making riser blocks out of wood and now routing aluminum.....At one point someone actually asked if they could chuck a sanding drum in a router!!!!! I've stood back now and read some amazing posts, but I have to say...... YOU GUYS ARE NUTS!!!! IT IS AMAZING THAT A FEW OF YOU STILL HAVE ENOUGH DIGITS LEFT TO ACTUALLY PLAY A GUITAR THAT YOU BUILT! I gotta tell ya....Safety is paramount when working with tools...power or hand......The common denominator to a vast amount of the posts on this board is...."How can I build this guitar for nothing"..... or ....."What is the cheapest way to do this".......I've yet to read anything about safety. .....I've got a suggestion for a poll....WHO HERE HAS ALL THEIR FINGERS? Go ahead and bust on me if you feel the need, I'm just glad that I've got nothing to do with your major medical insurance. Moderators.....delete this if you want, but someone has to post using a cautionary tone....maybe someone will wake up and save themselves from serious injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Moderators.....delete this if you want, but someone has to post using a cautionary tone....maybe someone will wake up and save themselves from serious injury. Nothing wrong with throwing safety up as an issue I'd much rather see that then loose somebody to a questionable idea......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Like I said before, make it out of aluminum or steel. Where's that Thread contains bad advise that Perry used to stamp all the time when you need it... and WOW, routing aluminum with a router, holy smokes, whats next, please somebody post something crazier than this... PLEASEEE. To cut aluminum at the speed that the router goes you need a special coolant (even thought some machinist still uses water) in order top keep the bit cool and prevent it from filling up with te aluminum. Take a good look at a metal lathe and willing machine and then compare this to your router and tell me if you find a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 leason learned! original post edited, thank god you guys are here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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