Would love to see your CNC and what Les Paul you made............
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Would love to see your CNC and what Les Paul you made............
I do all my fretboard inlays from cutting plastic and shell to cutting out pockets for them to fit into and use Cut 2D. I have found that this is all you will need and would recommend this for ease...
Nice build there Jeff, what type of finish are you using for these guitars ? looks like a Polyester to my eyes but then again I could be wrong.
Now this man knows how to model etc and cut and I'd totally forgotten about him sorry Spiro maybe you can give us guys an insight although you do sell your DVD's which as soon as funds permit will be...
Here's another shout for the Vectric products and I'm ordering Vectric Cut2D next week and after dowlaoading the trial version and found it to be a pleasure to work with I decided that not all the...
John I must commend you on all the advice,pics,updates and your vast knowledge on CNC's for us mere mortals. Reading your threads definately shows that you care about your product and more...
Bro glad that I could of passed on some advice as we all got to start somewhere. You will find that Rhino 3D will import into the Vectric software and I know that the post processing is Mach 3...
Hi Pdaddy, first of what you will need is some sort of CAD programme to actually design and draw what you want to hopefully end up with and something like Rhino 3D or other will do this. Now there...
You will find all the answers you need right here on this forum and using the search facility will help,oh and by the way stay away from the Leprecauhn ED Roman!!!!!!!!!! again use google and search...
Very nice guitar bro :cheers:was that done on the Carveright machine or other ? maybe you could do a tutorial on how it was done now that would be cool :banana:
Hi without sounding like an ass why are you going for a Les Paul style of guitar when its probably one of the hardest models to generate and cut ? start small and then build up as if you haven't got...
Wow did you make that ?
Wow thanks for that I was just thinking about where I can obtain these kind of plans :cheers:Can I PM you as to what you have ? Also how much would they be or are they free ? just need to know for...
John must say you are an inspiration and a breath of fresh air on this forum and not only for showcasing what this machine can do but sharing some excellent sound advice. Do you sell just the Z axis...
John that is an absolutely beautiful machine you have got there and I am 100% positive they will sell like hot cakes. John do you have a website or contact e-mail ? also what sizes of machine do you...
They look fantastic bro!!!! I am going to be ordering my DVD's in the new year and am so looking forward to building and finishing my machine ,learning the video and actually cutting stuff. I think...
That looks alot like the Ken Lawrence headstock ? not sure whether he would approve of someone copying his trademark headstock :nono:.. anyway it looks like a good model for sure.
"WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!" I have just caught this thread and man they are great machines and the engraving is superb. Do you have a website and also do you make these CNC machines to order ? I would love...
Thanks bro I'm based in Nottingham although not a million miles away. I'm definately thinking of making an enclosure like yourself to house mine when its nearing its completion and although it will...
Nice build bro where are you based in the UK ?
Does George have a website at all ?? Factory 5150 would love to see the tree of life inlay and your machine, any chance of some pics ??
Bro that turned out superb,well done on that my friend CHEERS!
Konalure that was absolutely bloody amazing!!!!!!!!!!! I just wish i had an 1/8th of your skill,I'll be watching out for all your informative posts,keep up the good work bro "CHEERS!"
Hi do you mean the depth of cut of the neck pocket? if so this is normally about 5/8ths of an inch deep but you can make this as low as you want. I normally like my neck sat in where just the...
Hi if I was entering the CNC programming world and offering my services I should know all of the machining knowledge and "how To's", sorry if this sounds harsh but how can you offer a service not...
Hi most people who have these files have worked hard in getting them together and maybe at times they have even cost some money to produce so maybe if you expecting them for nothing you may have a...
Hey Louie many thanks for all your help. I am still getting my little cnc machine ready as I have all the stuff needed but have yet to wire it all up and hook it to my PC. The machine was built...
Ok guys managed to save a fretboard in DXF format and have the trial version of Vectric Cut 2D will this with Mach 3 machine the fingerboard or will I need Cut 3D ?? sorry for all the dumb questions...
Ok guys thanks for all the help. I downloaded the dxf to stl plugin and have managed to get the fretboard in Sketchup HORRAY!!!!!!!!!! now when I go to "save as" it doesn't mention anything about...
I've seen that before how do you get it to work? I've downloaded it but what do I have to do next ?