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Hi, I think that someone has already shown it but just to share my thoughts with you about that. Rather easy though I had a friend who helped me turning the "wheel" while radiusing the dishes. Alone would heve been more difficult...

From a square


a home-made compas


First ring


And two others (one for a 15 foot radius - back, one for a 28 foot radius - folk top, one for a 25 foot radius - classical top)


Some straight wood on which I trace the radius (the sagita).


on one side 15 foot (on the other 28 foot)


The the Stew machine


Checking out with a cardboard, -7.5mm for 15 foot et -4mm for the 28 foot (for a distance of 52.4cm long)




Then for real with a pin in the center


The 15 foot bars


The using the machine


Careful near the center, so as not to lean with all my weight, though the wood don't bend easily


Then the final check out


Then a fast sandind and varnish to protect

Merci! Très apprécié!

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Francis Richer, Montréal
Les Guitares F&M Guitars

Very nice demo! Thank you. I am planing to do this task soon.

How did you center the router between the rails? What bit did you use?

ELB

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Eddie Lee