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Title: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on August 24, 2021, 09:42:17 AM
Guys....

I saw pics and a thread somewhere on internet of how a guy used his edge sander, a grizzly to template/ pattern sand longbow risers to a fixture he had....
I cant find it and I want to do same with my edge sander.... please help
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on August 28, 2021, 12:58:50 PM

I found the solution online...

Thanks guys
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Jeff Freeman on August 28, 2021, 04:58:28 PM
Can you show us a picture or the link. JF
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Crooked Stic on August 29, 2021, 09:24:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/zaQDuLY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/OSfXpVd.jpg)
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on September 02, 2021, 07:30:52 AM

Looks awesome....can you expla how you did it ?  Thank you  :pray:
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Crooked Stic on September 02, 2021, 10:33:01 AM
Have the big drive drum there turned flat except about 1 in. On each end
Instead of the guide wheel you can use a rub pin or collar.
Then the table can be alum. Mine is steel. Mounted on the three motor cover bolts and spacers
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Jeff Freeman on September 03, 2021, 05:42:08 PM
Can we have a picture crookedstix. JF
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Jeff Freeman on September 03, 2021, 05:43:18 PM
Never mind you already showed a picture. JF
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Mad Max on September 03, 2021, 06:04:31 PM
mine is a rub collar, same size as the roller with sand paper
(https://i.imgur.com/1TX5xWm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ob0Jaj9.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GIKey8J.jpg)
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on September 21, 2021, 09:43:44 AM
SO.......

Here is what I'm doing to make my own bearing guide....Im taking break right now....
Its going well.
I decided to machine in place since the only machine shop I trust is month out on work.....

Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on September 21, 2021, 03:09:22 PM
Here is how I added my guide bearing
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Mad Max on September 21, 2021, 04:39:42 PM
That is better than anything Flem did :laughing:
That's not Jerry rigging, That's  Albert Einstein rigging
Nice job :thumbsup:
you may need to add to the bearing to get it the same size as the roller with the sanding paper O.D.
Mine is 3.080--.080 for the sand paper
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on September 22, 2021, 06:14:37 AM
That is better than anything Flem did :laughing:
That's not Jerry rigging, That's  Albert Einstein rigging
Nice job :thumbsup:
you may need to add to the bearing to get it the same size as the roller with the sanding paper O.D.
Mine is 3.080--.080 for the sand paper

Thanks bud...it was a lot of setup. Im either adding to it or adjusting my guide templates...Ill know in couple days when I start making risers
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Crooked Stic on September 22, 2021, 06:39:26 AM
Not saying that end won't work but on my setup the drive drum is much better.
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Sologuy on September 22, 2021, 01:18:31 PM
Not saying that end won't work but on my setup the drive drum is much better.
It works good..I did some tests... Honestly I never thought about using the drive drum
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Shredd on September 22, 2021, 05:44:44 PM
Not saying that end won't work but on my setup the drive drum is much better.
It works good..I did some tests... Honestly I never thought about using the drive drum

  What happens when you have to adjust tracking on your belt, won't that throw your roller off from 90*??
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Crooked Stic on September 22, 2021, 06:14:11 PM
Kinda what I was thinking Shredd.
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Shredd on September 22, 2021, 06:16:41 PM
   See that Homey...  Wanna be Slick? Stick with Stic...    :goldtooth:
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Mad Max on September 22, 2021, 06:18:50 PM
standing at the end mine goes left and right to track the belt but stays 90 the other way
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Shredd on September 22, 2021, 08:49:16 PM
standing at the end mine goes left and right to track the belt but stays 90 the other way

  What if you got a concave to sand... Won't the platen get in the way??   :)
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Mad Max on September 22, 2021, 09:40:32 PM
if you go to 90* or past
Title: Re: BOW RISER SANDING JIG HELP
Post by: Crooked Stic on September 22, 2021, 09:56:55 PM
You still gonna get better results with the drum end get it turned flat except an inch on each end make your jigs tall enough to be on the flats. Square your table with shim stock and it ain't changing or move when you put on different belts. Kinda the idea of doing it in the first place no more fitting as you go.  :deadhorse: