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Author:  takeitslow [ Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  How to make a radius dish

Hi, I think that someone has already shown it but just to share my thoughts with you about that. Rather easy though I had a friend who helped me turning the "wheel" while radiusing the dishes. Alone would heve been more difficult...

From a square
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a home-made compas
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First ring
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And two others (one for a 15 foot radius - back, one for a 28 foot radius - folk top, one for a 25 foot radius - classical top)
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Some straight wood on which I trace the radius (the sagita).
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on one side 15 foot (on the other 28 foot)
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The the Stew machine
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Checking out with a cardboard, -7.5mm for 15 foot et -4mm for the 28 foot (for a distance of 52.4cm long)
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Then for real with a pin in the center
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The 15 foot bars
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The using the machine
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Careful near the center, so as not to lean with all my weight, though the wood don't bend easily
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Then the final check out
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Then a fast sandind and varnish to protect
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Author:  Ti-Roux [ Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How to make a radius dish

Merci! Très apprécié!

Author:  Eddie Lee [ Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How to make a radius dish

Very nice demo! Thank you. I am planing to do this task soon.

How did you center the router between the rails? What bit did you use?

ELB

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