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New Tips du Jour video is up

Post by Robbie O'Brien » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:49 am

The newest Luthier Tips du Jour video is on the air. The topic is notching classical guitar fan bracing with a bandsaw. Comments and discussion are welcome.
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Post by sebastiaan56 » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:52 pm

Hi Robbie,

You are endearing me my man! I showed the Finance Minister your videos on Drill Press uses and now I have one........ tee hee.......

Keep the bandsaw vids coming mate! :D
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Post by kiwigeo » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:57 pm

It wouldnt be hard to modify this method to allow for the slight angle that fan braces usually intersect the bridge patch. Im incredibly anal and use a bevel measurement taken off the brace line on the soundboard to get the notch perfect. It wouldnt be hard to transfer this bevel measurement to the piece of hardboard used as a guide on the bandsaw.

Good KISS style video as usual....
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Post by Dominic » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:01 pm

Very cool idea.
More always welcome
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Post by Robbie O'Brien » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:18 am

kiwigeo wrote:It wouldnt be hard to modify this method to allow for the slight angle that fan braces usually intersect the bridge patch. Im incredibly anal and use a bevel measurement taken off the brace line on the soundboard to get the notch perfect. It wouldnt be hard to transfer this bevel measurement to the piece of hardboard used as a guide on the bandsaw.

Good KISS style video as usual....
Another way to get this angle is to just make the cut on the small side (narrower than the patch) and then file the angle you need into the braces that need that angle.
Glad to hear everyone is enjoying the videos.
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