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brazil66
 Post subject: Cut Abalone purfling
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:00 pm 
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I've been buying my abalone strips (cut from ablam) for the purling on my guitars, and I want to start producing this myself here in my shop. I'm curious as to what others are using to get a consistent and accurate strip. Safely. I see proxxon makes a mini bandsaw with water coolant feed attachment, but would like to hear some recommendations before parting with the green.

I tried the power scroll saw, and that was not a good idea.
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B. Howard
 Post subject: Re: Cut Abalone purfling
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I tried the power scroll saw, and that was not a good idea.



Thanks, I was wondering about that myself. Kinda figuired if it was that easy everyone would be doin it.
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 Post subject: Re: Cut Abalone purfling
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Lance did a tutorial a few years ago on a jig to do this. Check it out
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 Post subject: Re: Cut Abalone purfling
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this is hard but not impossible. I made a saw with a diamond blade attached to a dremel.

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 Post subject: Re: Cut Abalone purfling
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Dave...that Lance K. video is very helpfull. Thank you. Just what I'm looking for.

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brazil66 wrote:
Dave...that Lance K. video is very helpfull. Thank you. Just what I'm looking for.

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Mike R
 Post subject: Re: Cut Abalone purfling
PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:46 am 
I bought a mini table saw for around a hundred bucks and bought a diamond blade for it. Works great. I have also seen people make their own saw with a Dremel. Something that will keep it straight and use a diamond blade. Rio Grande sells the blades. Several vendors provide the Ablam already cut, but it is easy to do. If you need, I can look through my papers and find where I bought the saw. My saw came with a fence. Just wear a mask when you are cutting. Toxic dust.
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Yes mike...if it's not too much trouble.......I'd like to know which mini saw you bought.
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