bigphil
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Has anyone here used the Kenneth Michael Guitars binding routing tool? If so, what is your impression. I'm still mulling over techniques to cut my binding channels. I could make something like this fairly easy...
I've looked through your stuff pretty well Rudy. Thanks for the tips. The reviews on the Stew Mac site weren't very glowing though using their router base. I notice you have modified it a bit, but most folks say just trying to hold the dremel vertically takes a long learning curve at best. So I didn't consider that much...I'm always uncomfortable routing blind and prefer to see the cut as it's made. Check out my binding router ideas here:
Yes, the articulated fixtures look like the way to go if you're going to be doing a lot of this. I keep saying, I'm just building this one! Indeed, I won't be doing a lot of this. So anyhoos, I'm pretty well along with my version of the KMG fixture. Here's the wood part, gonna mount it to the router tomorrow.I tried a bunch of different routing methods and finally built a Fleischmen type jig and that has been the best for me. Like Rudy I want to see what's going on. You still gotta bend down to look but I can see and feel what's going on better. Some of those other methods can go bad fast and when it happens it's FAST. The only down side to the Fleischman type is that it's rather large and takes up more space.
The use of a router base depends on the type of body binding you're using and if you're incorporating purfling, which I don't use. It also depends on how much of a body arch you have. The basic router base can be used for a low arch profile, and higher arches are better served with the modified convex base that I show on my website.I've looked through your stuff pretty well Rudy. Thanks for the tips. The reviews on the Stew Mac site weren't very glowing though using their router base. I notice you have modified it a bit, but most folks say just trying to hold the Dremel vertically takes a long learning curve at best. So I didn't consider that much...