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Modeling / improving on dovetail jig
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Modeling / improving on dovetail jig
I’ve seen the Elevate Luthierie jig, and it seems simple enough. One thing I don’t like about their explanation video is the handwaving around “set the joint length where you want it”…feels like even with the jig, you have to do too much measuring to make it fit exactly (or within the tolerance you want)
Given I can model well enough in Fusion and have a 3D printer, feels like a challenge to take on!
As far as I can see, the jig is just a triangle (as any tapered dovetail would be). Make the triangle “wide enough” for the dovetail mortise you want and the bearing bit you have, and within CAD, make something like a ruler/line indicators where to set the jig to make the dovetail tenon the exact size it needs to be.
Am I missing something about the complexity here?
Edit: I guess this applies to the individual StewMac templates as well? Not a criticism of either company, just trying to understand if I (mis)understand these jigs
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This discussion was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by
Randy Zwitch Zwitch Guitars. Reason: Added additional thought
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HI Randy
I think all jigs can be made in your shop. I actually like making jigs more than I like making guitars! Canadian Luthier Supply has been selling a binding jig made mostly out of plywood for a long time. Elevate has the same jig in aluminum. I made my own with a couple of modifications that works great.
I would love to figure out how to make a jig to make bridge pins but I don’t have a metal lathe, only a wood lathe. We need more tools to make more tools!
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