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Drak, I did use a saw to get close to line and then sand, the problem came when I tried to use it to route another, cause I want to layer the 1/4" templates together so there thicker and then keep one aside.

Jay5 I spent several hours sanding and comparing the template to the strat body cavities, whith a sanding stick, your right though maybe I should have not used it exept to trace onto another piece and create a working template, but routing is much quicker, if , I new how to rout well. Im trying Loctite epoxy putty, Ive applied it in five minutes, and am waiting for it to dry ( 1 hour) it looks good so far, Ill let you know how it works out.

thanks all, I think I did not have the collet seated well enough then tried to go to deep on the first pass, Thegarehanman your right the bit fell straight down , like Plop, I was like , what the??^%&, but like you said it did not fly accross the room.

thanks I think I want to repair them even temporarily to route a new master template, but how could I repair them?

Hello, I am trying to make strat routing template 1/4" mdf I nicked a couple of spots while learning how to use use the router. I nicked the input on a my master template which transfered to another, on another I routed from the master I left the input part incomplete to fix and create a new master, but I noticed later I nicked the bridge pickup section. is there some way to fill these boo boo's with wood putty or glue or something?? to save me from throwing these away and starting over. thanks

ok thankyou I will search then start a new post

My router bit 1/4 top guided bit fell off while routing with a 1/4 " template for the pickups into a halfinch mdf pannell I thought it was as tite as i could get it. either my router stinks or I was trying to go to deep on the first cut or in the wrong direction ?? any suggestions?

Hello all , I love this forum, I been reading it for a week or two now, signed up and wanted to start posting, I have playing rock for many years and have been learning jazz. just about a month or two ago I wanted and archtop guitar, but could not afford one. so I bought Benadeto's book and video tapes, then it started I became obsessed with making a guitar and wood working. I found a small corner of a garage to work in bought a used bandsaw a no name brand router from ebay, a spokeshave cabinet scapers 4 inch planer, hand planes,etc.and more books. well , I decided not to build and archtop for my first guitar , but instead to copy the strat I have and work my way upto acoustic then to a jazzbox. but first things first my first guitar to build Ive traced the body shape and electronic cavities to route i have alot to learn, ive been making measurements buying MDF handy pannels for templates, maple for necks, mahogony and ash for body blanks. this is getting to long sorry, but hello all I have a lot to learn and post, any help will be apreciated.