bigdguitars Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 found a guy on ebay selling an overarm router for only 400 bones. took a look at it very very nice, old and heavy will help me a ton! It takes a porter cable router that I got, the 2.5hp model which is a good deal for everythign I got... Will post a pic. man you would never imagine the stuff that people have in thier garages.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Got a link? Or a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted January 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 here is the pic of the router: Here are the pics of my full shop for any of you that are interested... http://www.bigdguitars.com/shop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 hehe i love seeing peoples shop pics. a little messy huh? lol so is mine, i always tell myself to clean it up. well the overhead router is very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 I noticed in the Grizzy catalog I just got that they are selling a new overarm router for $595. Not bad for the price. Grizzly Overarm Router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted January 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 messy ha thats clean.... I almost sprung for that grizzly model but hooking that to my air compressor would be too noisy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 messy ha thats clean.... ← haha well i dont wanna compare from my shop to yours. mine is the biggest mess ever. Hold on to that Ridgid man, for the little work ive done, that thing has saved me countless time. well hows the router working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgman2001 Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Nice score. You'll want to make a new table with at least 12" of table in front of the bit to support bodies when you're profiling them. How's that Rigid oscillating sander? Do you get a bump everytime the belt joint goes past? Or does it feel smooth like a drum sander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 yea I am in the process of building a new table so I can get the correct pins and everything set up nicely. the table is not high enough so, have to figure out something... got any ideas? funny that you mention the bump on the rigid, it depends on the seem of the paper, I just bought a bunch of grizzlt 4x24 belts and they suck need to find some belts that are seemed better and should work like a charm, the grizzly belts suck, but the one that came with it works great. I am sure the norton belts have a smaller seem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 yeah, i havnt had problems with the one that came with the machine. That ones on the spindles dont work real well. they get jammed up really easily. my friend just got on of those machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgman2001 Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 yea I am in the process of building a new table so I can get the correct pins and everything set up nicely. the table is not high enough so, have to figure out something... got any ideas? ← In order of budget. Two layers of mdf glued together. Sand out the bumps and warps with a fretboard leveler. Have a grid made out of heavy steel rectangular tube (like a tic tac toe board). Bolt an mdf top and shim flat and square. Check ebay for a 1" slab of aluminum tooling plate. funny that you mention the bump on the rigid, it depends on the seem of the paper, I just bought a bunch of grizzlt 4x24 belts and they suck need to find some belts that are seemed better and should work like a charm, the grizzly belts suck, but the one that came with it works great. I am sure the norton belts have a smaller seem. ← Maybe Klingspor. I think they have the taped seam. I use them on my edge sander, but they are still bumpy on they hard drum for fine work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgman2001 Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Now that I think of it, the 1" tooling plate might be the better way to go all around. That way you've got something flat to work with which could shave a day or two off your setup, and best of all, you set it up once and she's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 be cautious about the sanding belts, most of the better brands have virually no bump. abrasives from Grizzly are poor. too bad really. try Supergrit, i buy almost all my abrasives from them. heavy weight cloth backed stuff for everyday use in big rolls, and their gold sanding disks last longer than most. they carry good brands so you don't have to worry about getting junk. -doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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