Guitarfrenzy Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 If you know of someone who is wanting to buy some sanding blocks.. just buy the 8" radius block for 14.50 and cut them into.. that way you have 2 of them for 7.25 a piece.. instead of buying two of the 4" radius blocks from StewMac for 9.50 a pop.. Just a little tip if your looking to buy some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 Throw the end thats got the Stew Mac stamp on it up on Ebay and make some of your money back as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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krazyderek Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 about to make some radius sanding blocks, ( i alomost got the jig done) and i'm going to be making the 8" long blocks, but i've been thinking about making several i the same radius, like... 16"R 60 grit, 16"R 220 grit, 16" 400 grit, 16"R 1500 grit, so i don't wast as much sandpaper, cause after i peel it off the block it's pretty much just scrap sanding paper then... but... this also means i'm going to need 4 times the wood for each radius... for now i might just do it with 10" and 16"..... what do you guys think? and what kind of wood do you guys use? i definitly didn't want to use maple cause of warping.. and yada yada... i ended up going with pau amarello (yellow heart).. cheap, stable, and strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 what do you guys think? and what kind of wood do you guys use? i definitly didn't want to use maple cause of warping.. Personally?? Just get ONE guitar finished dude, worry about the rest later. Maple mustnt warp too much, its used on more guitar neck than any other timber i know of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Throw the end thats got the Stew Mac stamp on it up on Ebay and make some of your money back as well lol.. dang why didn't I think of that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 what do you guys think? and what kind of wood do you guys use? i definitly didn't want to use maple cause of warping.. Personally?? Just get ONE guitar finished dude, worry about the rest later. Maple mustnt warp too much, its used on more guitar neck than any other timber i know of... well i got bad news... i have 5 on the go right now, and a 6th design is almost done... all the maple on guitar necks is sealed and finished though, sanding blocks usualy arean't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 I was searching the net the other night and found a radius jig that holds the neck and you shivel it over a stationary belt sander, which makes a perfect radius, and can be used to make perfect compound radius fretboards. It looked neat.. but wondering if it could be built... humm.. got to find that link.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Found the link.. Radius Jig Does anyone have the plans for this, since it's been discontinued.. or maybe we can invent one that does what it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 niiiiiiice, to bad i don't own a 1000$ sanding machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Yes, i have a home made jig that does that. It will do any radius from 5 inches to 25 inches, including compounds etc. As for dereks comments, once the timber is correctly dried, it wont warp. And furthermore, your hand has a lot more sway/zigzag/crisscross/circular movement that will make the radius "out". If your so concerned about warping, use cheap MDF or plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Did you build it yourself Rhoads.. if so.. any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Yes. Just make a box to house the "arms". The arms have cradles on the end to attach to the unprofiled neck blank. The "box" bolts to the sanding machine. Sorry, no photos at this stage, maybe later. I have a HUGE 10' belt sander (21' belt length) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 very cool!!! Hope I can figure out how to build one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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