I'm looking to build my second ukulele, my previous and first build was an electric one. The next one is going to be an acoustic and I've ordered all necessary materials. But when cruising Stewmac.com, I realised I "needed" something to do binding channels with and DAMN those things were expensive. I'm already up to about 400$ in wood/materials/tools for this build and did NOT feel like spending 100$ on a router base. The first (acoustic) build probably is the most expensive one due to all special tools I dont have and because I had to buy extra material if I screw up , plus some cheap stuff to practice on.
Because of that, I decided to make my own as seen in pictures below. It's missing the center hole in which the dremel fits, because I dont have a correct drill bit yet (it's on its way). Top nuts are going to be replaced with wing nuts for easier adjustments.
The base can change both cutting height and depth.
Anything that looks VERY wrong with it or do you think it'll work? Mind you, I'm not looking to build dozens of ukes here, but perhaps 1 or 2 a year tops if time permits even that =), so a little fiddling to set it up is not a big issue.
Thanks!
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Here's mark II
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Because of that, I decided to make my own as seen in pictures below. It's missing the center hole in which the dremel fits, because I dont have a correct drill bit yet (it's on its way). Top nuts are going to be replaced with wing nuts for easier adjustments.
The base can change both cutting height and depth.
Anything that looks VERY wrong with it or do you think it'll work? Mind you, I'm not looking to build dozens of ukes here, but perhaps 1 or 2 a year tops if time permits even that =), so a little fiddling to set it up is not a big issue.
Thanks!
EDIT:
Here's mark II
EDIT2:
...and mark III:
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