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| Author: | Irving [ Sat May 12, 2012 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
Anyone ever done this? Good results? I don't feel like spending 100 bucks on a binding bit from stew mac if I don't have to. |
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Sat May 12, 2012 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
Make your self or buy an adjustable binding cutter like in the sites below. http://www.kitguitarsforum.com/archives ... 26_0_5_0_C http://www.jsbguitars.com/productDetail ... category=1 http://www.luthiertool.com/binding%20cutter.html http://books.google.com/books?id=Ho89N1 ... er&f=false |
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| Author: | John Coloccia [ Sun May 13, 2012 3:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
The StewMac bit is $50, and the bearings about $6 each (about). Just buy the bit and the handful of bearing you need for your specific binding. Whatever binding size you need, I would also buy a bit a size or two down so you can sneak up on it in two passes if you want to. |
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| Author: | Irving [ Sun May 13, 2012 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
Oh you're right. I only noticed the option to buy it with all bearings for about $100. Still though, I can't help but think I could just put a smaller bearing onto any of my good quality Diablo router bits I already have. Either a flush trim bit, or a rabbeting bit. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sun May 13, 2012 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
Thanks for those links, Steve. I'll make one of those guides for the trimmer that rides on the sides of the guitar, some day! |
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| Author: | Robert Renick [ Sun May 13, 2012 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
I looked into this as well, since I have a bunch of flush cuts, but I went with the stew mac set up with a few bearings from them. I did not find anything out there that would give me what I wanted. When I lived in SF, there was a sharpening shop, Sartor Saw works, that had smaller sized bearings for when they sharpened a straight cutter, but I could not find them. The stew mac is also a skewed blade so you get a down cut action, like all their stuff, a bit more then you want to spend, but a good product when you get it. |
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| Author: | John Coloccia [ Sun May 13, 2012 11:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flush trim bit with smaller bearing for binding channel. |
comfyfoot wrote: like all their stuff, a bit more then you want to spend, but a good product when you get it. That sums it up right there. Pretty much everything I buy from them works properly and is high quality, so I part with a few extra bucks to get something that I don't have to fiddle with. |
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