Part 1 - Making the 'Formers'
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The finished Template is placed on top of the 1st 2 glued layers of chipboard for the Inside Former (cut slightly oversize), lined up and held in place with a couple of screws.
Using a 'flush cutter'
with a roller bearing above,
which 'follows' the Template
(the bearing being the
same diameter as the cutter), the top half or so of
the Inside Former part can be routed to exactly the
same size as the Template.
( No power to the router when the picture was
taken.)
What you do next really depends on the
length of the cutter you have.
I take the Template off and then do a second
trip round the Former which cuts off the
excess a bit lower
- the pattern depth. This stage has Not been shown.
( No power to the router when the picture was taken.)
Then, I turn the Former over and using a different
cutter with the roller bearing on the bottom
I rout off the remaining excess board - as the roller
bearing follows the part of the former that has already
been routed.
( No power to the router when the picture was
taken.)
All done. The first
piece has been routed exactly to size.
( The 2nd matching piece
has to be routed in the
same way.)
Now, a series of holes
needs to be cut, drilled
or routed into the Template. These will be used to rout
holes in the Former parts.
The holes need to be big enough to allow for Clamps
to be inserted. The clamps will be used to hold
the case rib components in place while the laminates are being glued.
The Template can then be held on the 1st Former piece with a couple of screws and the process of routing the holes can be started.
Continued on Page 3. Please Click Below.....
MAKING
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