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I just posted at my web site detailed instruction for building the Precision
Router Base with fine adjust for doing rosette and inlay. It is based on a
design by Tony Karol but I thought it would be in the Xmas spirit to post
exact instructions on building this precision tool. Enjoy!

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Sylvan
http://www.wellsguitars.com

Thanks, Sylvan, I'm going to try this.

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Jonathan Kendall, Siloam Springs AR

a very clear and concise exposition of how to do it! and at a total cost of about $10 or less a real bargain.

That's great Sylvan. I built one similar to Tony's a while back too, it works excelent.

One thing that you can add to it is another block or piece so you can use the base as an edge guide as well. This piece would be removable and would utilize the center pin for locating. The piece would be rectangular, any size realy, I think 1/2" by the width of the base by 2" whould work well.

So, you drill a matching hole for the pin at the center of the block, now placing the block onto the pin, alight the front edge so it's parallel with the top rail (the one which moves in and out for the fine adjust) and drill two small holes up through the new block and the upper rail. Using the same wood screws you used for attaching the "pin block" to the main rail, attach the new edge guide block to the upper rail (you may want to counter sink these screw heads) and there your have an attachment for routing truss rod channels or what have you.

I'll add this to mine in the next day or so and get a picture up here as well.

Serge, you may want to add this too.

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Cool Sylvan. :-)

Thanks to both you and Tony.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
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Looks good, thanks for sharing!

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Great Sylvan & timely too, I just ordered a scrap assortment of the stuff and it should be here any day now. Thanks for the article, and also thanks to Tony for sharing as well

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Hah! What timming. I was collecting odds and ends to build something just like this, but wasn't sure of the best way to implement it. Now I know. Thanks Sylvan!

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James Warwick
J. Warwick Guitars, LLC
http://www.jwarwickguitars.com

Sylvan, UMHV? Did you mean UHMW? Thanks...

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That looks like the microfence jig at a fraction of the cost. Excellent article. Thanks.

Joe Volin

Pretty cool Sylvan .. I made mine pretty much the way you described, except not having a single piece big enough, I had to drill and align the holes for the rods int the three blocks separately - but its not too bad with a drill press. The only other thing different that I can see is that my adjuster rod has the nylon lock nuts on both sides of block number two - they cant slip really as its easier for them to rub on the block that it it to turn on the threads - they go on pretty tight if you use new ones.

Oh and mine has a vintage Gretsch knob ... more expensive than a Tele !!!!

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
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Thanks, Tony and Sylvan! I've been wondering which way to go for routing rosette channels after deciding that a hole cutter is not my favorite.

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Don -
I was trying out a new kind of material (I have made the changes at the web
site)! Thanks.

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Sylvan
http://www.wellsguitars.com

Sylvan
Thanks for posting this. I just received my UHMW bag of scraps from Lee Valley last week. This will be my first use of the material.
Gene

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Gene

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Thanks Rod, will wait to see how you do it, had a tough day and can't concentrate much now I really look forward to see that add on though!

Serge

Thanks for the tutorial Sylvan. After another frustrating experience last week with my current rosette cutter I had just decided to make one of these. Great timing.

Thanks, Sylvan & Tony! It's on the jig list.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com