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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: March 08, 2010, 03:21:30 PM »

Update,

Long way to go yet, but guitar is starting to come together ..

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 26, 2010, 11:56:27 PM »

Sure, if I can help

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 25, 2010, 05:33:38 PM »

Thank you Tweakie ..

I plan to at least follow this first guitar through to the end on this thread ..

Contemplating an RF45 conversion next .. the old 'Round Column' just isn't doing it for me any more now that I've gotten my feet wet with CNC .. we'll see!

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 25, 2010, 12:22:01 AM »

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 24, 2010, 07:23:39 PM »

Thanks Jammerm,

Not sure exactly what finish will wind up on this guitar ..

There's some talk about going opaque on the back and a sunburst on the front .. well see.  I'll post more when we're there.

Gary

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 24, 2010, 04:37:07 PM »

Thanks Ed!

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 24, 2010, 11:48:07 AM »

Update on progress .. first guitar completely machined with home built cnc is ready for final sanding & finish.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 08, 2010, 01:40:17 PM »

OK, here's an update ..
A jig for locating material and machining both sides .. Red circles are pins that locate jig to table. Yellow, Blue & Green circles are pins that locate material to jig. 

Other pics are roughed neck, partially finish carved body ..

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Mill brake when micro machining PCB boards

« on: January 22, 2010, 07:19:17 PM »

How much run-out in your spindle? .. Even the high quality micro mills get beat up pretty badly by spindle run-out.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Custom Guitars

« on: January 22, 2010, 04:39:10 PM »

Here's a couple of pictures of the first MDF mock up to come off the newly built router .. Actual guitar will be made of hardwoods and I'll post some pictures after it's machined.
Software used: AutoCad, Cut2D, Cut3D, Mach3.  Machine specs: 660mmX1270mm, 25mm profile linear rails, zero backlash ballscrews & nuts, 680oz steppers, gecko 203v, steel & aluminum construction.

gd.marsh