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Hi Everyone,
My ears were burning, so I thought I'd drop in. I'd been waiting for something to happen on another forum.... but I guess you are all here. :-)...I see a lot of familiar names. I hope you don't mind if I add a another tidbit or two to this discussion. Todd has done a beautiful job here.
     Tidbit#1- The router trammel jig that you use to cut out the arches for the arching jig makes very nice material for fingerboard sanding blocks too. Before they were commercially available, I used this method to put together sanding blocks for the fingerboards after they came off the arching jig.    Just make a big circle, cut the segments out and glue them together face to face. It is really pretty slick. You of course have to line them up and clamp them pretty accurately.
    Tidbit #2- Double sided tape.   I use Manco Cloth tape for indoor carpets. It roll of it is about the price of a couple of Wendy's double cheeseburgers. I usually cut a few strips from one pc. I've had to pry off the fingerboard occasionally with a chisel, the stuff really is pretty good. My experience with the plastic tape and the fiberglass tape hasn't been as good.   Again, kudos to Todd for his nice pictorial essays!

Hey Marty,

WElcome! Great to have you here. Grab your digicam and post em up to 150K, I think.

And yes, Kudos to Todd's pictorial. (I'm a picture guy )

Welcome to the OLF Marty. Many of us here still float into MIMF every once in a while. I hope it works both way!

Shane

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Hey Marty, thanks for sharing your wisdom and to Todd for kicking it into view from the archives of MIMF.

I'm absolutely thrilled at the simplicity and am now ready to build this myself as it is easily understood and followed due to Todds expose'. Thanks to the both of ya! I'll post some pics when I'm done. bd

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Great thread indeed, Thanks to Todd, Coe and everyone else for their input, i can't wait to build me one of these jigs!