Neck radius routing jig

[Iankra]

Goed idee!! Ik denk dat ik je idee wil gaan jatte onder de noemer, goed gejat is beter dan slecht verzonnen.

Maar een vraagje, hoe heb jij je power knop gefixeerd? ik heb een frees van Black en dekker en er zit zo'n fijn beveiligings knopje aan de zijkant die eerst ingedrukt moet worden voor je hem aan kan zetten.

alvast bedankt!

[Meulmeester]

@Iankra De powerknop kan je bijvoorbeeld met een elastiek of een stuk tape en een blokje hout fixen.

Let wel dat je hem dan niet makkelijk stopt!!

Deze frees van Powerkraft (goedkoop!!) heeft net als een boormachine een klein knopje waarmee je de startknop fixeert.

Stuur me even een PM met een email adres dan mail ik je de bouw beschrijving van de Jig.

Gr,

Norman

[davemacleod]

Great jig. I've been trying to plan out something like this and been struggling. I'd been thinking of a sled, on a similar curved base, but with the router moving along the fret board. Keeping the router stationary and moving the fretboard is a stroke of genius. Love it!

[jewlsguitar123]

....It's easier to just make a 12' radius block of wood, and glue some hard grain sandpaper....

[Meulmeester]

@jewlsguitar123

Yes it is, but I always manage to mess up the straightness of the fretboard if I radius by hand with a block.

This jig allowes me to radius AND keep it straight.

Cheers,

Norman

[thedistortedguitar1]

@Meulmeester Have you try the 18" radiused aluminium sanding beam from StewMac ? I use it with a straight edge and it give very nice results.

[Meulmeester]

@thedistortedguitar1

No, but I did use a large sandingblock I made myself.

Now that I have the Jig I never use the sandingblock to make a radius.

I only use the block with very fine sandpaper to get the smooth result I want for the fretboard.

Cheers,

Norman

[ggwatt1]

Great Idea and Video, Thanks!

[dogman4227]

do you have plans for this jig? the site doesn't have any info - thx

[Meulmeester]

@dogman4227

Yes, drop me a PM with an emailadres and ill sent the plans to you.

The website is still..... under development. taken me longer than the jig ;-)

Cheers,

Norman

[jeffzebbo]

every time you run a pass-you move some kinda shim?what's that angle shim? and do you move only it the width of the bit? heard 10 degree-i'm a homespun-too many pots on the stove-too much info that dazzles yet doesn't answer somethin specific-i'll work for ya !!!teach me sensai!gonna start my own sex panther hybrid stringed and not- instrument paper mache! it will take off like the flooded ark!

[Meulmeester]

@jeffzebbo

After ach pass of the neck I move the router about an 1/8 of an " until the radius in the neck is complete.

Any bigger and you will need to sand a lot, smaller and you will make unnessesary passes.

Norman

[jeffzebbo]

could ya please show me the increments? i got the concept-how is it slowly tapered-and what bit? i need to know!!! otherwise=i'm gonna bomb u cali!any body wanna save the planet ? guitars will extinguish the infidel hip hop!

[Meulmeester]

@jeffzebbo

I've used a bullnose bit and a straight bit and got the best results with the bullnosebit.

Not sure what u mean with the increments?? I have a drawing for it if thats what u mean..

Cheers,

Norman

[deweys]

Interesting, I've thought about mounting one of my routers bit down like this. But I intended to move the router on "skis". Moving the material beneath the router is a great idea.

[Henders100]

Nice. When is your website going to be completed?

[Meulmeester]

Soon I hope, but I need help with it.

[getupstairstobed]

i love this video, the best way ive found is to thickness a neck and have a straight cutter curved with bearing or get one of those tiny thicknessers that have a 40x 80 cutting capacity fix a guide on infeed outfeed so blank runs straight and shape the blade with a curve

[yumpin]

I thought i came up with this idea. Mine runs in the mitre guage slot in the table saw and the neck stays stationary, so i have the machine flat edge to ride on, and the neck stays in the exact spot, to ensure the radius stays perfectly centered.

[Meulmeester]

Cool, got any pictures of it?

Norman

[exoticrosewood]

Hi Rene,

that's great neck radius routing jig you have there, i would love to have plans,

Cheers,

[Meulmeester]

Sent me a PM with your email adres.

Thanks for your intrest in the jig.

Norman

[eveguitars]

Just buy a radius block, saves £ and hours of work lol

[Meulmeester]

Or buy a pre radiused fretboard, or even better, buy a complete neck...

The point is, I like to make things myself.

The result I get with a radiusblock is not good!

For some reason I can not keep the fretboard flat when radiusing by hand.

With the jig I can!

Norman

[yumpin]

using a radiused block takes intense work and its time consuming. a router takes less than 5 minutes.

[getupstairstobed]

anybody using unmachined methods needs to seriously think about automating themselves, i can make a scratch £450 guitar in 10 hours, and £780 in 16/18 hours. nuff said

[okkhmjoe]

I would love to see all of those jigs. Why not post them, too!

You are a genius!

[Meulmeester]

I would if I had a vid. of it.

Next neck I make Ill post A vid of it.

[okkhmjoe]

This looks fantastic.

It would appear that you are making a one piece neck with fingerboard.

I am currious as to how you route the truss rod from the back. Do you use the same Jig for that, flipping the neck over. and routing a channel? And if so, do you put the adjustment in the head stock, or the heel?

Awesome Jig, though. I love the speed in which you can radius a fingerboard.

[Meulmeester]

Hi, Yes it is a one piece neck, although the jig works on any fretboard, just as long as the hedastock is not tilted.

To get a flat neck I shape the backside of the neck first (no jig for that, just freehand)then route the fretboardradius.

I use another Jig to rout the trussrod slot in the back of the neck.

The trussrod hole is located in the headstock.

To drill the trussrodaccces hole I use another Jig to align everything and drill from headstock to trussrodchannel

Norman

[Ibanez8943]

Hey, this looks great

Does it only work for maple or can you use it for rosewood, ebony, etc

[Meulmeester]

All woods that can be routed.

Norman

[jettroop]

This is great. Can you email me the plans also? I sent you a message with my email address. Thanks in advanvce.

[philm2]

Thanks for sending me the plans. They're very well made and very comprehensive :) I can't wait to get this built, it'll cut down on a whole lot of radius sanding time.

[zuberismail]

Hi, would it be possible for me to have a copy of the plans? Thanks in advance

[Meulmeester]

Hi, Thanks for your intrest.

Sent me a PM with an E-mail adres to sent it to.

Norman

[kointree]

Would you be so nice and send me the plans as well ? I m also looking for an easier way to radius.

B'kr Koin

[Meulmeester]

Sure, just sent me an email adres where i can send it to.

Cheers,

Norman

[leech77]

Do you have a link to plans for this invention of yours? I have a pretty good idea, but it's a little hard to see exactly how it works from the video. Feel free to contact me. I'm looking for an easier way to radius.

[Meulmeester]

Yes, I got plans, I sent you an email.

Norman

[RedeemerbassesScott]

Do you have any plans for this jig? It would come in really handy around my shop, I'm still doing it by block, is the radius adjustable?

[Meulmeester]

Yes, I have plans for this, and no, the radius is not adjusable.

You can however change the plans to any raius you would disire.

[Klippstar1]

Oh yeah.

Thanks

[kenjikitahara]

Great idea! Thanks for posting the video

[theraytex]

i made one of these .. {COPY) great idea !!

thanks for this ...

[Papachulo57]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing!

[stereordinary]

That's gotta be the best design I've seen yet! Fantastic jig!

[rastusthecat]

Fantastic and yet so simple!!!

Thank you for the inspiration!

[21Mar08myChannel]

great jig, any ideas for making the radius compound?

[Meulmeester]

No, haven't figured that one out.

Any ideas are welcome..

[memmnock]

Nice jig there my friend and great idea ;)

[DexterGoneWild]

what the hell are you routing?

I know you said the fretboard...but why?

[Meulmeester]

It's a home made neck, it's made from a blank, no radius yet.

So, I put it in the jig and voila....a radius.

[JohnnyTsak316]

Awesome handmade jig ! Post some pics of the neck and where you are at on this awesome maple neck thru !

[SPZero0]

It's a bolt on mate, the neck is nowhere near long or thick enough for a neck thru.

[betacrash]

i think he was referring it as a one piece because there is no seperate fretboard.

[Meulmeester]

Correct!