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What's the best way to round corners on my side panels...especially the dramatic curves up by the marquee? Sand paper
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i first drew the lines out with a compass, made a jig to fit my router, used an 1 1/2" plunge bore bit for my router, the sanded it.
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Here are some options
1) Use router or Roto Zip and jig or guide as mentioned above.
2) Use a jig saw to cut close to the line of the curve and the a power sander to sand down to the line. A belt sander or contour sander would be best. A palm or orbital sander would have trouble with the inside curves.
3) Anything else would probably be too much work to consider.
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Easiest way is to draw your curves on your panels then sand the corners by hand, it takes a little longer than using power tools but you shouldn't end up making any mistakes.
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