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Title: Limb pads.
Post by: Buemaker on April 29, 2019, 03:43:14 PM

How do you shape, cut, grind your limb pads on a takedown?

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: jess stuart on April 29, 2019, 05:47:07 PM

I cut them with a jig on my table saw.

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: kennym on April 29, 2019, 05:59:33 PM

Yep jig on table saw, gets them the most square with riser block...

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: Buemaker on April 29, 2019, 06:24:34 PM

Just to answer myself, I do it this way. Cut it to the line on the bandsaw and then one pass on the jointer.
(https://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/79525EB1-E0A0-47D1-B4E6-843968BAA4F4_zpsajwyh4ea.jpg) (https://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/79525EB1-E0A0-47D1-B4E6-843968BAA4F4_zpsajwyh4ea.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: monterey on April 29, 2019, 06:35:20 PM

If I had a jointer I'd do that too.

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Post by: Roy from Pa on April 29, 2019, 06:51:26 PM

I like that safety guard there, Bue..

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: Crittergetter on April 29, 2019, 08:49:37 PM

I rough them out on the band saw and then clamp them in a jig for the profile sander. I had a CNC shop cut out my patterns out of 1/4” aluminum.

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: Crooked Stic on April 29, 2019, 08:55:58 PM

I also use bandsaw then jig on profile sander.  As of late I have been putting .040 glass after profiling.

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Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: TradBowyer on April 30, 2019, 01:11:52 PM

I draw my lines on the riser, cut on bandsaw and then flatten the pads on my edge sander.

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: Crooked Stic on April 30, 2019, 02:26:29 PM

My jig.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190430/b11a174197ed5f7b473e73485d96906a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190430/11a27c6556a93267a47a7291bbb95c82.jpg)

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Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: Buemaker on April 30, 2019, 04:36:31 PM

Nice jig there Stic.

Title: Re: Limb pads.
Post by: beachbowhunter on April 30, 2019, 04:38:17 PM

Quote from: kennym on April 29, 2019, 05:59:33 PM

Yep jig on table saw, gets them the most square with riser block...

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