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Well I havent posted thread in a while - been busy -
While I definitely want to show off the sweet new wood (and a few swap meet items I suppose)
but Im waiting for one more parcel en route so I can do it all at once,
I picked up my dust collector on the weekend,
{which has been paid for, and on order for a month plus ) and while it is a modest 1hp, I must say....... for my modest shop I dont HOW I lived without one for this long - man cleanup is a snap!
And not getting the lionshare of dust and chips in the face is a nice touch!
I just have to design a little conduit system around the perimeter of the shop, setup some outlets, and get some attachments and adapters now.
I did however finish the main components on my FW binding jig today so I thought Id throw a couple pics of it up - hooray looks cool - Im really grateful someone designed this badboy.
This is the first time Ive worked with aluminum in a jig and I have to say that I may consider it for more parts, now that I know how easy it is to work,
I know ppl said baltic birch was overkill but I had plenty around and I figure this is something I want to last so I hacked it up..
as I said aluminum parts in the parallelogram and maple was the hardwood used throughout where it was specified... I angled the guitar rests slightly downward to try and match the curvature of a top or back, {they are glued up with cork right now....} then its on to attach the rests and lifts to the base...
Im pretty much set on the bosch colt for a lam trimmer, but if someone had other suggestions and reasons to go another way Id consider another model or brand. Im gonna wait until I get the actual model before I put the trimmer rest on the design..
Well here goes - Thanks to Hesh for the plans and Ive already found a new home for them, so away they go!
enough blabbing already...heres
ole dusty springfield

ole bindy



Thanks for looking
Cheers
Charliewood

Nice stuff man...congratulations!

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Sweeet Charlie. That binding jig looks awsome. Is that the floor it's sitting on? Nice rustic hardwood there dude.

I like the look of you bench area.

Nearly time to do another "show my your shop" thread.

Now get building some guitars for pete sake

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Thanks guys
well Rod, those are beaten ole floors - perfect for big oaf dogs
Im not too impressed with my bench situation at present, and Im saving up some maple & oak right now with a mind towards building a proper woodworkers bench with vices and dogs and such this summer...
but they'll get the job done for now...
kinda messy in that pic!
Cheers
Charliewood

Very nice binding jig there.

I think you may be disappointed if you add a conduit system for the dust collector. I have the same unit and found that adding lengths of conduit severely reduced its dusk collection ability. Because it's mobile I how take it to each job site. Works great.

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Very nice binding jig.
Well done

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Onya Charlie,

Good work and good to see you making progress.

Just a word of warning though, what ever you do, DO NOT let Tim Spittle anywhere near it. I made him one just like it and no sooner had I walked out the door of his shed than he had chopped it up and turn it into a Tim Spittle binding jig, which aside from a draw slide sections, has nothing in common with an F & W design jig what so ever (LOL]

I don't know if you guys have noticed or not but Tim is very innovative and likes to do things his own way, which is probably a very good thing cause they always seem to work out well for him in the end, and after all that is all that really counts.

Cheers

Kim

Thanks Guys!
mlloyd - perhaps I will rethink the conduit system then, for tools at least
thanks for the tip -
come to think of it the fellow selling them said that I may wanna upgrade hp for that...
but even for removing dust from the air in the shop, mabye a small line of conduit with a few ports might be nice.
Cheers
Charliewood

Charlie,

Good job with the jig

Let us know how you like the Bosch colt lam trimmer. I have been looking at that one myself.

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Lookin' good there, Charlie!

Ditto on the conduit. I have a Jet 1 1/2 HP that's just barely adequate for the TS and belt sander, with direct hookups, only 4 ft from the TS.

Now, start building!

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Charlie, how much 3/4 " ply does this jig take? Nice job! Rich

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Thanks burbank... building a guitar - I wish! I still have to make the Woolson neck jig, some klemsia clamps(all wood BTW), some radius locks (adjustible), a shooting board,... etc
getting closer though,,... gonna start thicknessing a top and back and sides soon actually [I hope!]

Ricardo, well out of a 4x4 sheet I had about 18"x39" left over and some scraps - useful size alot of them for jigs around the shop - but scraps just the same...
I made a cuting diagram before I started to get the best use of the wood.
Cheers
Charliewood

Charliewood,

Nice binding jig - you'll love using it ...


BUT . . . .

What's that fabulous little guitar you have hanging on the wall in the first picture. Tell me more . . .

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