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Ive also got a router but that does the job - if you’ve got a table router.
I like the adjustable radius facility using the threaded rods attached to the main Axle/shaft - nice design.
Done well the sanding jigs produce results as good as anything out there.
A key thing is an accurate flat bed and coarse paper that doesn't stop for anything, too fine a paper and the boards come out less true.
With the G&W radius jig I do boards in 4-5 mins, using a bowl cutter there's almost no sanding clean-up either. But different radius setups aren't cheap, and the linisher setup can do any compound.
The long hand-sanding beam only took 15 mins for rosewood & maple, 20 mins for ebony so it's not a massive time saver over the G&W setup. But the G&W is as accurate as you could want, no falloffs or whatever else, plus you can shim one end to get the edges the same height after radiussing.
* He uses a vacuum system to hold the fretboard, and does the fretboard before attaching it to the neck. Also, he uses a much larger sanding bed so the whole board is done in each pass, no need to move the board longitudinally.
And definitely less risky, on many levels.
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On the original G & W system you could only radius fingerboards up to 70 mm wide, that's not wide enough for 5 and 6 string basses, I'm just purchase the new version where it can radius up to 80 mm.
The great thing about the G & W system it doesn't take up any space as mentioned earlier in the post, when you finish your board you can just stand the jig up against the wall out the way. My long bed sander will be getting the chop very shortly as I need the space.
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