Thesuperiorjam Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 hey i just bought a plunge router and i was wondering what bit i should be using for routing my guitar body... baring in mind i'm gonna be routing a floyd rose have no idea what i'm doing, reading the manual now any help ? (i'm not very serious, just one of my little projects... turning out to be quite fun though) Quote
verhoevenc Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Are you F'ing kidding?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!? There's a thread about this ACTIVE RIGHT THE FRICK NOW! I actually protected that guy for asking such a EASY to search for and ubiquitously answered question. But this is just RIDICULOUS. Learn to search man or things like this will QUICKLY make you enemies on the forum. Chris Quote
verhoevenc Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 But at least you can take it when you're wrong. And that sir is a big step over most that make this mistake. Props now. Either way, go check out the other thread, it should have all the info you're lookin' for (get past the first couple posts though). The Thread I'm Talkin' About Chris Quote
kpcrash Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Maybe we need to pin one? Essential Router Bits and their uses? Since Essential Tools would be a rather long read. Quote
verhoevenc Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 Or someone can just offer to host my damned eBook PDF file and sticky that link? lol It'd save me a TON of time emailing! Chris Quote
kpcrash Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 Ha! PM Sent - Got about 2TB of space right now for hosting Quote
Drak Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 We don't need to pin ****. People need to be willing to search for their answers. Quote
DC Ross Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 We don't need to pin ****. People need to be willing to search for their answers. Agreed, but not being able to search for three-letter words really puts the kibosh on that. Any searches for "bit" "nut" or "oil" will throw an error. Is there any way for the admins/Brian to make the search less restrictive? Quote
Workingman Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 I think the three letter rule is pretty standard. I know that's how it is on other forums I use. Quote
Drak Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 Agreed, but not being able to search for three-letter words really puts the kibosh on that. How very true. I stand corrected! Quote
Tim37 Posted June 24, 2010 Report Posted June 24, 2010 Are you F'ing kidding?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!? There's a thread about this ACTIVE RIGHT THE FRICK NOW! I actually protected that guy for asking such a EASY to search for and ubiquitously answered question. But this is just RIDICULOUS. Learn to search man or things like this will QUICKLY make you enemies on the forum. Chris Quote
Dadovfor Posted June 25, 2010 Report Posted June 25, 2010 lol sorry .... This has got to be one of the best responses I've ever seen when a poster has been picked up for some transgression or other. No arguing ... no flaming ... just a succinct apology. Quote
Thesuperiorjam Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Posted June 28, 2010 wait i read the post you told me to read but i'm still confused... maybe i just missed what i was looking for but... for routing out a tremelo surely i'd need a straight bit , but i need one that can ride on the inside of a template, i can't find that ... thanks again , i'm suprised you put up with people like me who aren't quite there Quote
Akula Posted June 28, 2010 Report Posted June 28, 2010 See the silver bit, between where the cutting edges and the shank? Thats a bearing. It rotates freely, independantly of the bit. So you set it to the right depth in the router, and it'll ride on the template, giving a cut shape exactly that of the template. Hope that cleared it up for you Quote
verhoevenc Posted June 28, 2010 Report Posted June 28, 2010 Spiral/sheer doesn't MEAN not straight. That's just how the cutters cut. The bits are still straight with bearings. Chris Quote
avengers63 Posted June 28, 2010 Report Posted June 28, 2010 It's just your basic template bit - the ones with the bearing below the bit rather than at the end of it. You can get them at any hardware store. I put in some links in the other thread that was mentioned. Now I just have to wait for someone to call me a smarta$$ for giving you the EXACT information you wanted, despite that it's in the other thread. Quote
Thesuperiorjam Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Posted June 28, 2010 not here to argue lol but yeah you guys are helpful thanks Quote
low end fuzz Posted June 29, 2010 Report Posted June 29, 2010 It's just your basic template bit - the ones with the bearing below the bit rather than at the end of it. You can get them at any hardware store. I put in some links in the other thread that was mentioned. Now I just have to wait for someone to call me a smarta$$ for giving you the EXACT information you wanted, despite that it's in the other thread. smarta$$ Quote
avengers63 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Posted June 29, 2010 Now I just have to wait for someone to call me a smarta$$ for giving you the EXACT information you wanted, despite that it's in the other thread. smarta$$ Quote
Dadovfor Posted June 29, 2010 Report Posted June 29, 2010 Now I just have to wait for someone to call me a smarta$$ for giving you the EXACT information you wanted, despite that it's in the other thread. I'm Australian John so I think you're a smart-ar$e ... as do the UK guys on the forum. Does that count? Quote
avengers63 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Posted June 29, 2010 Now I just have to wait for someone to call me a smarta$$ for giving you the EXACT information you wanted, despite that it's in the other thread. I'm Australian John so I think you're a smart-ar$e ... as do the UK guys on the forum. Does that count? I don't deny being a smarta$$. I deny being one for giving someone the exact information they've asked for in a clear, concise manner. Quote
Buter Posted June 29, 2010 Report Posted June 29, 2010 A clear, concise smart-ar$e? I think it may be the way forward. B Quote
orangedrop Posted July 1, 2010 Report Posted July 1, 2010 It's just your basic template bit - the ones with the bearing below the bit rather than at the end of it. You can get them at any hardware store. I put in some links in the other thread that was mentioned. Now I just have to wait for someone to call me a smarta$$ for giving you the EXACT information you wanted, despite that it's in the other thread. To clarify for American catalog lingo... This bit, with the bearing above the cutters is commonly known as a "pattern bit", and the bits with the bearing on the tip are known as a "flush trim bit" Now, you know it all! Am I in a lot of trouble now? Quote
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