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I'd like two dishes, one 25 foot radius and one 15 foot radius. I know I could make them but I don't really fancy cleaning up the mess! Anyone know where I could get them for a reasonable price? Is it too costly to get them CNCd?

Thanks in advance,
Nick

Making them yourself will save you many $$'s, and the mess isn't so bad, especially if you do it out doors. Or in a buddy's shop Check out Chris Paulick's YouTube tutorial, his dust control is pretty good.

Alex

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Nick, there is definitely someone who advertises now and again on ebay that is based in the UK. Just had a look now and couldn't find him, but if you keep checking regularly I am sure you will find him.

You could save yourself a lot of money and a lot of mess by making one like this. You could also make it 15' rad. on one side and 25' rad on the other.

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum ... adius-Dish

I'm going to be making some like this soon. But I wouldn't make them double sided - apparently they can distort under go-bar pressure.

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Thanks to all for replying! I'm thinking I may as well make them as shown at the ukulele underground link....

I do wonder though; I've not got a go bar deck, and I haven't got a lot of space. Is it possible to take a 25 foot radius rish and cut it into a "Cumpiano style" workboard. That way, I could continue building free form but without the, frankly, inadequate cork shim system. Could I make it as close to "one size fits all" as possible? If I cut it to just larger than a dreadnought, would it still be ok for smaller bodies guitars? I'm hoping so.

I'm not sure the ukulele underground method would be suitable though, I don't suppose anyone has a 25 foot radius routing sled I could borrow?

Hi Nick

I got mine off a guy on Ebay and they are top notch His name is Carlos he's a great guy to deal with ships your stuff really quick!

Here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MDF-24-Foot-Radius-Acoustic-Classic-Guitar-Dish-/221251905848?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item3383a42938

He also does the dishes out of ply!

He also sells loads of other stuff for guitar building which are a lot cheaper than Stew Mac and the others!

Tell him Dave sent you

All the best
Dave

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Thankya kindly, Dazzer! I hadn't seen him.
Much obliged.
Nick

Hi Nick,

I made some using the router sled method, really easy to make-just do it outside!
However, a friend of mine made some by gluing spacer blocks of different heights to a flat workboard and then screwing a thin (10-12mm maybe) piece of MDF onto the spacers, forcing it into the required radius. No dust. I have the formula somewhere for working out the spacing and heights of the blocks. I'll have a look.
Where are you based in england? I'm in brighton and would happily let you use my sled if you're close..

Mine cost me about £4 worth of MDF offcuts each. Don't buy them.

I'm thinking about that method too... I bought my radius dish because I don't want the mess in my shop... but I thought spacers wouldn't work because of deflection from go bar rods. I need a very shallow radius for the soundboard.

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Hi William,
Thanks very much for the offer, I'm in London. I really would love to make that saving!
I'll send you a PM.

Cheers,
Nick

I also bought from Carlos' eBay store (guitar woods or something similar) and was very happy with goods and service.

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