Guitarfrenzy Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Has anyone made their own radius sanding blocks? I'm thinking it shouldn't be hard to do as long as you use a bandsaw. My plan it to draw out the radius first on a piece of plywood. Then I'll cut it out with a scroll saw and use it as a template. Take a block that's 2 3/4" wide and 8" long and after it is planed and sanded real good; stand it up on it's end (with the 8" length vertical) and use the template to draw out the radius. Then take it to the bandsaw and cut it out.. sand down the radius part and that should do it. Will this plan work or should I just buy some.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 i thought about the same thing before i ordered mine, it's alot of work to try and make ur own that are actually precise enough to use on a guitar neck. to make 1 or 2 it's not a bad plan, but if u want to make like a set of 6 or something, and have like long ones and short ones in each radius... that's like a month's worth of very precise work... or a day or 2 if u don't take extended lazy ass breaks like me GL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Have a look at Radius Blocks for a much simpler way. I have made some and they work great. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roli Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 WOW, now that is a good hint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Yeah I've read those plans before.. neat idea.. but that doesn't look like the way stew-mac makes them. To me it just looks simply like they drew out the raidus on the top edge and bandsawed it... I might be wrong but I'm gonna try it... can't hurt anything.. lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Making your own radius blocks is pretty simple. I can mail some pics to Brian illustrating how I did it. The jig I built allowed you to produce any length of block, any of the common radii, and was built in less than an afternoon. Cutting the 6 inch block I use for radiusing blanks took all of 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 I would like to see how the blocks were made. Is this another tutorial in the making here Brian? Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Yeah I've read those plans before.. neat idea.. but that doesn't look like the way stew-mac makes them. To me it just looks simply like they drew out the raidus on the top edge and bandsawed it... I might be wrong but I'm gonna try it... can't hurt anything.. lol... i'm pretty sure stewmac just invested into some giant sanding drums (20, 24, 28, 32.... etc in diameter), and they just lay a long peice of maple on it till the bottom has the appropriate radius, then they cut it to what ever length they desire, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Making your own radius blocks is pretty simple. I can mail some pics to Brian illustrating how I did it. The jig I built allowed you to produce any length of block, any of the common radii, and was built in less than an afternoon. Cutting the 6 inch block I use for radiusing blanks took all of 15 minutes. u've sparked my interest as well, can u forward that email my way aswell? derekrneil@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Gentlemen, check your email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 i never got it did u forget the r in the middle of my addressname? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 May have screwed the pooch first time round, should be with you now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 cool, got it now , looks fairly complexe.... hmm... i can see myself screwing this up pretty easily but i'll definitly give it a try thanks dude! btw, what size cutter bit are u using ½ inch diameter? i'm guessing the more narrow the bit, the more precise the radius is going to be, so narrower, would be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 I use a 1/2 inch flat bottom bit, which works fine for me. You really shouldn't have any trouble setting the jig up provided you check everything is square, and shim anything that isn't until it is! Hopefully Brian can post pics soon so everyone can check it out, and quite possibly refine the design from it's pretty crude incarnation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 I would like to see how the blocks were made. Is this another tutorial in the making here Brian? One of 6 for this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 If you don't mind send the plans my way also docroland@yahoo.com I'm here to learn myself..!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 I'll have this tutorial up later on tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 You can't fault that kind of turnaround speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Tutorials up! and Thanks Setch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Once again Brian comes through!!! good article Setch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowheadguitars Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 nice one - as I'm waiting for a radius block to turn up and so keeping a customer waiting - I might well have a go at that this afternoon cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 " The router is attached to the sled by it's edge guide, using one of the edge guide bars inserted through it's channel in the router base, and through two corresponding holes in the sled " what if ur router doesn't have these kinds of attachments? sorry if that's double posting, but didn't look like it got much traffic... any help? the best i can come up with is to make another faceplate for the bottom that extends out on both sides so u can screw it into 2 blocks of wood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Building an attachment at 90 degrees to the base or the sled sounds like a good plan. Most routers have some provision for attaching a template bush to the base, you could use machine screws to attach the router to the sled through these. Without the router infront of me it's hard to come up with a solution, but I'm sure you can work around it somehow. Which brand/model of router do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowheadguitars Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 made myself one today and it worked very well - needs a little tweaking but still pretty good, thanks for that Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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