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flush trim bit for cleaning bindings?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:06 pm
by darren
I was double checking my bearing sizes (what is this one for? etc.. getting ready to route my L-OO project) at Stewmac and i see this:
NEW! #1298-000 Flush bearing for trimming glued bindings, and newly assembled guitar tops and backs.
Would you use a flush trimming bit to level your bindings to the side? (John I know you like to level the sides to the binding) While it would save significant time scraping, it seems like a rather risky operation. Maybe its just me?
Re: flush trim bit for cleaning bindings?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:22 pm
by Tony_in_NYC
What Rick said. The man is a pro. Plus, why take a router to your guitar any more times than you absolutely have to?
Re: flush trim bit for cleaning bindings?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:25 pm
by kencierp
As John points out leveling the sides to the bindings gives the best chance of leaving an even reveal. Indeed leveling the binding with a flush cut bit could be risking -- pretty aggressive for fine detail work such as this. The best and fastest tool I've found is a large diameter bladder sander -- I wonder how we got along without it?
Re: flush trim bit for cleaning bindings?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:35 pm
by tippie53
I admit I tried a flush bit one time. Take my advice DO NOT USE ONE unless you want to rebind the guitar. I am with Rick , and Ken I do like my binding as even or a few thou under the sides and scrape sides to the binding. Like rick I scrape and sand before binding.
Re: flush trim bit for cleaning bindings?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:00 pm
by darren
pretty much exactly what i thought - so why on earth would stewmac suggest such a thing?!
Re: flush trim bit for cleaning bindings?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:22 pm
by tippie53
it is called capitolism they have a lot of tools that are not really useful.