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segovia
 Post subject: Brace Cutting Jig
PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:31 am 
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Am I imagining that LMI supplies a brace cutting jig?

If they do I can't find it anywhere on their site

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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:48 am 
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Yes radius - I should have been clearer

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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
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Luthier's Cool Tools has plans for a jig that is used with a router. Haven't used it myself but it looks pretty "cool".
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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:20 am 
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i don´t know about LMII, buit luthier suppliers (also a sponsor) has one. hope it´s OK to post the link:

http://www.luthiersuppliers.com/products/p6.html

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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
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No need for a jig...

http://youtu.be/C2Qeh9vjrck

I've tried all sorts of jigs for this task, yet none are better nor faster than what you'll see in the video above.
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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:22 am 
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your videos have been much helpful, BTW. thanks to them, that´s the way i radius my braces now.

thanks!
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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
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mqbernardo wrote:
i don´t know about LMII, buit luthier suppliers (also a sponsor) has one. hope it´s OK to post the link:

http://www.luthiersuppliers.com/products/p6.html



That's the one, thanks

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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
PostPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:46 am 
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grumpy wrote:
No need for a jig...

http://youtu.be/C2Qeh9vjrck

I've tried all sorts of jigs for this task, yet none are better nor faster than what you'll see in the video above.


If I am not mistaken when you turn the brace over there is no line to work to, do you mark both sides ?

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 Post subject: Re: Brace Cutting Jig
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:45 am 
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I used to mark both sides, but honestly, I don't even mark anything now. I just go for it, check against my template(s) and adjust as I go. Takes about 15 seconds per brace.... The best part is that I've never ruined a brace this way, but I cannot count how many I've ruined with jigs using the router table, or table saw. Ugh....

Keep it simple!
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