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20th April 2015, 03:45 PM #1
Machine for small work
Unsure where to post this so will try here first. I have been making small wooden and bone instrument parts, mainly for banjos, by hand for some time now but there has to be an easier way.
My latest challenge was a pair of match-size wedges with opposing compound angles; the job was achieved well enough but it was all done by eye & hand, something I'm used to but sick of. Ive looked at scroll saws, linishers, small bandsaws but the best I ve seen so far is a small disc sander with sliding fence and the Carbatec rep was horrified when he knew what I wanted to do with it; shape very tiny objects with precision. Once upon a long time ago, I knew of such machinery in an engineering workshop but I need something suitable for this application in the home workshop. I haven't found what Im looking for yet.
So my question is... what machinery or aids for hand tools do you guys use for small precision work?
Thanks in advance.
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20th April 2015, 04:11 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi, I don't see any problem using a small disc sander.
Provided you obtain some good quality fine grade discs, maybe 180 or finer.
Some of the machinery these days gets supplied with ridiculously coarse grits making them pretty useless for precision work.
Using a small tool like a Dremil is also a possibility.
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20th April 2015, 08:03 PM #3Senior Member
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Check out proxxon tools, they might have what you are looking for.
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21st April 2015, 08:55 PM #5part time wood mangler and ukulele player
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If you are making lots of something then think jigs and patterns. See videos like Paul Sellers making christmas ornaments. I no longer measure my headstock angle thanks to the ultra simple idea of a 2 by4 with the angle cut into it.
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