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I think it worked great! Thanks for sharing!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
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A very good idea with the template.Thanks for sharing this.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

I use a router table setup much the same way, but this looks much safer(though I've not blown one yet...!). Well done!

[QUOTE=Mario] (though I've not blown one yet...!)[/QUOTE]

I'm sure glad you have lots of wood to knock on Mario.

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To each his own, but I have to say that I found carving the neck with a
chisel both reasonably easy and very satisfying. I will say that there's no
way I could approach the consistency you'll achieve with a template like
that, and certainly can't argue with the results! Looks great!

Nice! I've not tried moving my Robosander bearing...I'll look at that Monday!

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That's great. Where do you get the Robosander from?

Ross

Great idea Terry, thanks for sharing!

I'm going to try this with my roto microplane. Great idea.

Ron

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Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

with my roto microplane.

Say, how does the thing work? I still haven't got around to getting one, but will soon...

In the past I've seen mentioned that some feel a side pressure like this will damage the quill (or maybe it was bearings around the quill). The thought was that drill presses are designed for downward pressure not sideways pressure. These tools seem extremely useful but not at the expense of damaging the drill press. Has anyone had any experience with this happening or actually known of this happening? All I can remember is opinions being given but no first hand experiences.

Don't know yet, Mario. I bought three sizes, but they are still in the box . My drill press is down at the moment until I get a new drive belt.

Ron

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Terence,
That looks like the way to do it. In fact I just went to Stew-mac and ordered one for myself.

Thank you for the idea....

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[QUOTE=terken] In the conventional Robo Sander setup there is a bearing you can inset into your table that
engages a detent on the bottom of the sander to stabilize the lateral
movement.   [/QUOTE]

If I buy just the 2" X 3" sander, does it inlcude the bearing? I always thought that the bearing on the sander was what went into a hole in the drill press table (or luthier's friend.

I intend to make a jig similar to luthier's friend

I would not be too phased by "lateral wear" of the drillpress bearings. If you think about it, you already have a good deal of lateral force being applied from the opposite direction at the top of the quill by the pulley and belt.

Even in the smallest drill press the roller bearings pressed onto the quill are much more substantial than those in place on the rear axle of your family car. How much lateral force do you think is being applied in that application? Generally thier good for 100,000 miles or more even if you do drive like me .

I think this is a bit of a chicken little thing, it is our nature as earthlings to always expect disaster, sometimes fortunately for us, it simply does'nt happen.

Chuck Up n Press Hard I say every-things gonn'a be OK

Oh, and great idea Terry, thanks for the tip

Cheers

Kim larkim38830.7667824074

Kim, I just gotta say, I LOVE that Avatar!

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[QUOTE=Terry Stowell]

If I buy just the 2" X 3" sander, does it inlcude the bearing? I always thought that the bearing on the sander was what went into a hole in the drill press table (or luthier's friend.[/QUOTE]

Terry, the bearing is there so you can use the sander with a profile guide. It is really no different than a router bit with a guide bearing.

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

Hi Don!

It sounde like Terry Kennedy was saying in addition to the follower bearing, that there was some kind of bushing bearing that mounted in the table that the follower bearing slipped into. Just wondering if I was right, and if it came with the robo sander.

BTW I'm a gonna get me one of those too, not sure what size(s) I'll get.

Anyone build a type of luthier's friend type jig, or have improvements on it?

Like wise Larry, I always get a smile from yours

Thanks again for another great tip Terry!

Mario, I have the roto microplane and it works well for medium duty jobs. You just need to be cautious not to present a corner because it will grab easily. I'm not sure yet how durable it will be or how well it will stay sharp. It is pretty thin stock.

Regarding the lateral pressure. I think it isn't a concern if you aren't putting substantial pressure on it. One thing you could do to minimize this and also to save on sanding sleeves would be use some other method to remove wood until you got down closer to the desired profile (such as a rasp or roto microplane.

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