jsullysix Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 hey all, i'll soon be workin on cuttin my own bodies (as opposed to my own body..heh.), and i was wondering if there's a tool that's used to get the rounded sides of the strat. i'm assuming this isn't done by hand with files and rasps, etc... i thought i read in a thread here that there's a tool that's essentially run around the perimiter of the body that takes care of it? .... does that make ANY sense at all? sully edited for spelling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokstr Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 router? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 This is done usually by plain old sand paper. Just Sand them till theyre round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 i take the econo rout, and just use a ¼inch rounding bit with a bearing at the end like a flush trim bit. takes about 2 minutes to set up and do, but if you have a arm rest and chest carvings you'll have to do those sections by hand unless you wana mess around with adjusting the routers height like 20 times per pass.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 Bandsaw would do the trick or a skill saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsullysix Posted July 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 but if you have a arm rest and chest carvings you'll have to do those sections by hand unless you wana mess around with adjusting the routers height like 20 times per pass.. right, i gotcha on that part. thanks! sully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 but if you have a arm rest and chest carvings you'll have to do those sections by hand unless you wana mess around with adjusting the routers height like 20 times per pass.. right, i gotcha on that part. thanks! sully A belt sander works wonders there and on the arm rest as well as an osicilating spindle sander. You just need to practice control a lot........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 ya, and remember you can always take more wood off if you need to, but you can't put it back on... well with the exception of wood filler and glue mixed with sanding dust.. but that's no good on transparent finishes.... so just take your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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