Ponticat
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Lovely outcome!
A further about the body radius jig: How did you radius the back side?
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How big was that snake???
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Ponticat- yes its made from spare drawer slides that I came across in my grandpas shop. It is more trouble then its worth because I didn't take into account the saw dust clogging the bearings. Here's the thread showing how I made it if your interested
http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=46234
Maybe you can think of a way to improve upon the design.
Thanks for posting the link. The first improvement that I thought of was adapting a shop vac attachment as a chip collector, but you've already considered the same. Would running the router with the grain, rather than across the grain, be worth a try?
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Interesting jig. Made from drawer slides?
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Very clever!
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I thought I'd add these images illustrating a possibly easier method creating large circular holes:
Here's where the parts wound up:
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VERY cute. Nice work.
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This guitar reminds me of my short scale bass, "Lesder." What might have been had LES Paul and Leo FenDER gotten together.
Turner Model 1 Copy
in In Progress and Finished Work
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Thanks for your reply. I may try a similar jig on a very different body.