Brass/bronze packing washer for router bit bearing?

SteveRobinson

I need to pack the bearing by about 2mm so more of it is against the template.

Does anyone know a source of suitable washers? I/D is about 4.6mm

GSPBASSES

Surely if you’re trying to put that angle of cut round the headstock then you don’t need a template as the headstock itself becomes the template. Or is the template a different shape to the headstock so you’re just making it look pretty.

SteveRobinson

Yes the template is a different shape, I'm cutting the chamfer on an Epiphone style "batwing" headstock

WezV

I think I would hand carve a chamfer that size  

SteveRobinson

WezV said:

I think I would hand carve a chamfer that size  

You're probably right. It's much safer too, one slip of the bit and it could be game over for my guitar neck.

I was aiming for a nice clean edge which the router would give me but TBH no Epiphone I have ever seen has a tidy carve here.

ICBM

SteveRobinson said:

WezV said:

I think I would hand carve a chamfer that size  

You're probably right. It's much safer too, one slip of the bit and it could be game over for my guitar neck.

I was aiming for a nice clean edge which the router would give me but TBH no Epiphone I have ever seen has a tidy carve here.

I think that probably speaks for itself about the accuracy of routing it too! Since I'm sure it would have been done like that at the factory.

WezV

a good carving knife will give just as clean a cut as a router.  but even  if cut with a rasps, files or abrasives, it can still be be sharpened up with a small scraper if needed

Most of the epi's look like they have lost a bit of definition from sanding anyway

paulnb57

Couldn’t you stack two bearings on a longer screw?

SteveRobinson

paulnb57 said:

Couldn’t you stack two bearings on a longer screw?

No because the shaft that the bearing runs on is only about 3mm long. I suppose I could use a sleeve if I had one with the correct o/d and i/d but it's a long shot!

SteveRobinson

I reverted to Plan A and used a sanding drum freehand in an electric drill. It worked okay I think, I'll be able to adjust it a little before painting.

PeteC

Ah! ignore my question on your other thread.  Looks fine..

ICBM

SteveRobinson said:

I reverted to Plan A and used a sanding drum freehand in an electric drill. It worked okay I think, I'll be able to adjust it a little before painting.

Looks fine to me. Maybe that is actually how they did them at the factory after all...

WezV

I suspect it is.... they would have had a few big sanders that could have done it 

SteveRobinson

ICBM said:

Looks fine to me. Maybe that is actually how they did them at the factory after all...

Thanks. Yes given the inconsistency of the originals I think it probably was.

Andyjr1515

Looks good to me too.  And a lot safer than using a router.

PeteC

...and a lot more satisfying to use "hand" tools too.