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Originally Posted by woodturner
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the quick reply. I made up the truss rod from the info in the strat neck blueprint. I also used that to make the side templates for routing the curved recess. I'm having difficulty getting the templates orientated to the blank so that the proper curve and depth will be cut.
This has been a reality check for me. I can carve a wooden propeller but can't seem to build a jig.
I might have to try the straight slot style truss rods. I can always use the truss rod I built in the next one.
Thanks Again,
Bill
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Don't feel bad, you're not alone. I think I'm on my 5th truss jig and am just starting to get to where I want to be. For whatever reason, I'm finding it particularly difficult too. I've cut a few slots that I could have salvaged, but I'm trying to get a quality result along the lines of what jwells, and preeb, and Scatter Lee and these guys get, so practice practice practice has been my mantra. Thank goodness wood is cheap...
My current jig looks a lot like the one posted here except instead of an edge guide, I put a 'wall' on one side and keep the router base pressed against that wall as I ride the rails. I have a toggle clamp like the one shown to hold the headstock down, but I need a clamping solution for the heel. The rails and the stop for the end of the heel end of the truss channel are preventing me from fitting a clamp in there. So I need to solve that somehow. I tried just sticking the heel down with double-sided tape last time, and it wandered and ended up screwing up the slot...
I have a couple Stewmac Hot Rods here and could just put in a straight channel for them, but now I'm kinda bull-headedly determined to tackle the vintage truss first.