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03-18-2009, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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so, with you fence set up on your band saw, the plug on the jig, make you 70 degree cut, move the fence, put the plug on the opposite pin and cut the other side, I leave approx 1/8" on each edge, I sometime make a few straight cuts on the band saw before moving to the scroll saw ( a coping saw also can be used) I then clean out ( rough) the cut with the scroll saw, afterwards, I finish the slot with a small sanding drum on a demel tool, be sure to round out the edges, or they will be brittle ( the mape gives them strength this was another reason I went to the maple laminate) and not hold the epoxy well...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-18-2009, 11:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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the rear seaction is done a little differently, again, it is placed on a pin on the fixture, starting at the mark, I draw the plug towards the front of the rear section,leaving a 1/8" space from center... I repeat on the other side...
Once the "V" cuts are finished, a hole is drilled in the lower half of the front section for your belly weight, in my case, I drilled a 15/64 hole 1 1/8" deep to accomodate the 4 grams of lead, the weight was then installed and the hole sealed with elmers 2 part epoxy, wood repair putty, I also use the 5 minute 2 part putty made by lock tite, it comes in a tube and you slice off a chunk, mix it up and it's good to go in just a few minutes, I use this when I'm only doing a few pugs, for big jobs, and an extended working time, I use the elmers...
the tail section gets a 2 grams of lead, the hole I drill is 1/4"X 1/2" deep.... once the weight is installed, I fill the hole with epoxy filer and push a wire down through it, then pull it back out.. when the putty hardens, I use a counter sink to open up the end so once installed,I can use a tail gromet...
Enough for tonight... tomorrow night, I'll go through the epoxy sealing, painting and wiring....
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-19-2009, 06:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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Great Tutorial.......PISSAH. Love the jigs. I'm going to steal your idea on the jigs. Definitely one of my weak points figuring out how to make jigs work.
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03-19-2009, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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most excellent post
can't wait for round 2
and seeing Double-J Bass
thanks JOE! So glad your in
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