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Fantastic work. I have a Dremel and many attachments but can't always figure which ones to use. This helps a lot! Thank you!
I'm a Dremel, knife and file guy. Rifler files are great on the curves! Coping saws are too painful for me.
Is that sound hole accusticly engineered?
Andy Estabrooks said:I'm a Dremel, knife and file guy. Rifler files are great on the curves! Coping saws are too painful for me.
Eventually, I noticed there was a musical instrument surrounding your f-hole. I'm curious about your fret markers. Could you describe them?
Andy Estabrooks said:
Visually engineered maybe.
MichaelS said:
Is that sound hole accusticly engineered?
Andy Estabrooks said:I'm a Dremel, knife and file guy. Rifler files are great on the curves! Coping saws are too painful for me.
I use F-holes all the time, Since I like a couple of different styles, my goal was to come up with a process that is repeatable
First I make a template out of 1/8" material. Then I use a carbide grout bit (or zip bit) in my Dremel with the router base. I set it up so that the straight shaft extends past the base (to provide a bearing surface to follow the template). I would prefer an actual bearing but they just don't make them small enough for my designs. Where needed I use a small triangular file to sharpen the corners.
I take my time and pay attention to the alignment of the template, and I get good results. I found that marking where the template lines up at the top and side allows me to use the same temple for the bass and treble side of the instrument. (I just flip it over and reclamp it in place) I also set the box on bench cookies to allow for the clamps. As all of the responses to you question illustrate there are usually a number of ways to do a task, this is just how I do it. Good luck
I like to use a ,I believe you call it a FRETSAW for my F holes it does the job in all angles clean and strait cut.
dril and file and sandpaper to complete the task. the little screw everywhere table is handy to gives your box support and
if nessesary clamp down.fast and easy GOOD LUCK !! Greeeeeetttsssszzzz A.D.
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