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Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:43 pm
by Guitar Hack
I made a straight edge for routing out the tailpiece on a guitar and actually for anything you need a straight edge to.
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:02 pm
by deadedith
Interesting. How well does it work? No sliding around?
DaveB
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:58 pm
by Guitar Hack
You need to get it good and snug and I usually only use it with my dremel. Works like a charm.
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:03 pm
by Bruce Dow
cool.
I am about to get to that same place, and was wondering how I would do that.
How to you get the top and bottom widths accurate? Maybe add a spacer holding each end at the right distance off centre???
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:14 pm
by Guitar Hack
I generally draw a line for what I want to rout out and put my dremel where I want the bit to start on one end then check it at the other end before tightening fully. Then I put the other side on to make sure it won't move laterally at all. You have to check both ends of the channel before routing. It works pretty well though. Just make sure you clamp it tight so it won't move.
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:17 pm
by naccoachbob
Will both ends of the clamp "seat" properly if you're cutting something at an angle like the end wedge?
Or do you cut your wood at the angle you want and then screw it into the clamp?
I was worried about slippage if you clamped at an angle.
Interesting way to use clamps. And the tail wedge, among other aspects of building, has given me problems.
Thanks
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:09 pm
by Guitar Hack
You can clamp it at an angle within reason. If you used double stick tape that would probably help with slippage.
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:42 am
by kencierp
Picture of cut/channel?
Picture of wedge installed?
Are you making a tapered channel? This set up seems to be beyond the capability I have experienced with that style clamp. They move all over the place and are difficult to keep in position vertically and perpendicular to the surface (the bar wants to walk up when pressure is applied). As a matter of fact all of ours were sold on Ebay years ago because of this instability during simple laminate glue ups, instead of applying equal pressure they would cause the boards to slide out of alignment.
Thanks
Re: Straight Edge for Tail Piece
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:09 pm
by kencierp