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Wood side for a Korg Delta
Structural · San Antonio
Description
One of the sides of this Korg Delta was cracked and the owner asked me to make wooden replacements. This seemingly simple task turned out to have quite a few challenges.
The brackets that attach to the sides are recessed, at different depths no less.
I used the router table to make a duplicate of the ends. I only needed one template because the ends are mirror images. I used and oversized bearing on a router bit to enlarge the ends by about .100″ just to give the edges a little thickness. I then used the center finder on the milling machine to locate and drill the holes for mounting the brackets.
I measured the depth of the different slots and used the milling machine to accurately rout them to depth. With a little adjustment with a chisel I was able to get them to fit tightly in the recesses.
After a little sanding and several coats of Tung Oil I assembled all of the pieces with button head socket screws and installed them on the keyboard.
One of the sides of this Korg Delta was cracked and the owner asked me to make wooden replacements. This seemingly simple task turned out to have quite a few challenges.
The brackets that attach to the sides are recessed, at different depths no less.
I used the router table to make a duplicate of the ends. I only needed one template because the ends are mirror images. I used and oversized bearing on a router bit to enlarge the ends by about .100″ just to give the edges a little thickness. I then used the center finder on the milling machine to locate and drill the holes for mounting the brackets.
I measured the depth of the different slots and used the milling machine to accurately rout them to depth. With a little adjustment with a chisel I was able to get them to fit tightly in the recesses.
After a little sanding and several coats of Tung Oil I assembled all of the pieces with button head socket screws and installed them on the keyboard.