Acoustic Guitar Construction

I'm almost done building my Fox-style bender and am going to order the 6"x36" blanket from Omega. But do I need the 3"x6" blanket for the waist curve heater?

I thought you only used one blanket with this style bender?

Randy

We (KMG) actually have a separate waist curve bending fixture similar to the Taylor operation -- getting the exact inner most curve at the perfect location makes life easier as the build progresses. I would also note the new LMII fixture has an additional blanket at the waist curve.

There's some other good info here viewtopic.php?f=8&t=239 and also other threads in this section.

To your point -- yes, you can bend with just the one blanket, and yes the process can be improved with the addition of an extra step and extra blanket or both.

I'm in the process of building a Fox bender. It looks like the price of the 2.5 Watt blanket isn't much more than the price of ceramic bases and 3 X 300 watt bulbs.

Thanks everyone!!

Eric

I spent about $18 on my 3 ceramic bases and 3 150 watt bulbs. That is cheaper then close to $100 with shipping......however, I don't negate the value of having the blanket.

Kevin

For a waist bending blanket, 3x6 vs 6x6 ?
I am getting a 6 x 36 at 2.5 watts / sq. in. for the primary side bending blanket.

Thinking if I get a 6x6 at 5 or 10 watts/sq. in. I could also use it for setting up a quick bending pipe for binding work
http://www.acousticguitarconstructionfo ... ?f=8&t=794

Any thoughts on which would be most useful?

Thanks Ken, your tip is very timely as I was ready to get one but hesitating at the high $ from LMI.

I noticed that down in the order section Omega shows the dimensions of this unit as 6' x 36', so it won't quite fit in my shop but will make some BIG guitars, maybe good for bending boat sides too! Alas at 2.5W per square inch that's 78 kilowatts so I'd need a 650-amp circuit to power it. ;-)

You're right, Jay - I'm sure they meant meters, not feet!! :-)