Building a Guitar on a CNC - Part 1: Design

Ever wanted to make your own guitar on your CNC? Well this is the right place to be! In Part One of this series we're going to give you an overview of what it takes to bring your own axe to life. We'll give you all the files you need and we'll even teach you some of the basics you'll need to know to modify the freebie files in OnShape so you can get started on making you very own, custom made solid body guitar. Buckle up, it's time to ride the lightning! Chapters: 00:00 Guitar Video Series Intro 01:27 So What Are We Going To Do? 03:23 My Dirty Confession 05:02 Reasons for Doing it This Way Explainer – 3D vs Vectors 07:01 Hybrid Theory 07:25 3 Key Things I Learned – First Piece of Advice 09:10 Second Piece of Advice Before Starting 11:20 Third Advice - Expectations 13:50 You're Going to be a Rock Star 15:12 Let's Dive into Onshape 17:31 Helpful Tips 18:37 Let's Start Modifying Things 19:09 Sketches and What They're About 22:25 Suppressing Features 23:36 Roll To 24:45 Extrude Tweaks 28:15 Changing Shapes of Pockets 34:10 String Holes and Ferrules 38:25 Thickening Theory 40:39 Summary 42:18 My Musical Mouth Bits used in Parts 2 and 3: Sienci 1/8” Downcut End Mill https://sienci.com/product/1-4-spiral-down-cut-end-mill/ Sienci 1/8” Upcut Ball Nose End Mill https://sienci.com/product/18-ballnose-mill/ Sienci 1/4” Upcut Ball Nose End Mill https://sienci.com/product/1-4-ballnose-end-mill/ Sienci 1/4” Downcut End Mill https://sienci.com/product/1-4-spiral-down-cut-end-mill/ Sienci 1/8” Precision Collet for Makita RT0701 https://sienci.com/product/1-8-precision-collet/ Feeds and Speeds: We'll add these in the complementary parts of the video series when we start working in Vcarve. In the meantime check out our handy Feeds and Speeds Tables! https://resources.sienci.com/view/lmk2-feeds-and-speeds/ Materials Used: Body and Neck: Black Limba. Body blank dimensions: 383mm x 427mm x 44.5mm (15.0787in x 16.811in x 1.752in) Neck blank dimensions: 80mm x 735mm x 25.9mm (3.1946in x 28.937in x 1.0197in) Fret board: Black Ebony Fret board blank dimensions (before surfacing): 69.4mm x 613mm x 10.9mm (2.73in x 24.125in x 0.43in Sand paper: 120, 180, 240, 320, 400 grit random orbit and hand sandpaper Guitar Parts Links: Pick ups, bridge, selector, jack, tuner keys, neck plate, strings: https://rb.gy/uyqyx8 Fret wire: https://rb.gy/cghwkp Ferrules: (Mine are black, but they don't seem to be selling the exact same ones in black at the time of posting this) https://rb.gy/hogo5k Nut: https://rb.gy/pwz6cp Truss Rod: 440mm version https://rb.gy/xeay5g Pickguard: https://rb.gy/tm25ow Fretguru Dagger 2.0 https://rb.gy/cnaf54 Fret rocker/gauge: (a nice to have, but not necessary) https://rb.gy/ayaeh4 Fret trimmers: (I already own a pair of flush cut end trimmers, so any pair similar to these should work) https://rb.gy/3pexhz Other Supplies and Materials Used: 12” long 3/16” Drill bit: https://rb.gy/u3knjy 1” Aluminum tube for sanding: https://rb.gy/nqqyb3 Sandpaper for aluminum bar: https://rb.gy/nqqyb3 Crazy glue, painters tape, red sharpie (just not black), Project Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tYqXMaAB5JrEcb7LXZTd9LYWMm6l3FO0?usp=drive_link Onshape: https://rb.gy/osqdyk Know the new AutoZero Touch Plate https://sienci.com/product/autozero/ Know the End Mill Starter Set https://sienci.com/product/end-mill-starter-set/ Know the Woodworker End Mill Set https://sienci.com/product/woodworkers-end-mill-set/ Know the Crafters End Mill Set https://sienci.com/product/crafters-end-mill-set/ Know the Machinists End Mill Set https://sienci.com/product/machinists-end-mill-set/ Know the LongMill MK2 https://sienci.com/product/longmill-mk2/ ▸ Resources LongMill Resources Page l Sienci Labs https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-welcome/ // FEATURED TOOLS & SOFTWARES ▸ Softwares gSender l Sienci Labs https://sienci.com/gsender/ Vectric V-Carve Pro V11 https://sienci.com/product/vectric-vcarve-pro-v11/ Vectric V-Carve Desktop V11 https://sienci.com/product/vectric-vcarve-desktop-v11/ Carveco Maker https://sienci.com/product/carveco-maker-subscription/ ▸ LongMill Add-ons Dust Shoe l Sienci Labs https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-dust-shoes/ TouchPlate l Sienci Labs https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-touch-plates/ Checklist Poster https://bit.ly/checklist_LongMill_SienciLabs // PROJECT IDEAS ▸ https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-more-projects/ // JOIN US ▸ Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/mill.one ▸ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/siencilabs/ Hashtags: #LongMill #Sienci #CNC #touchplate #autozero #gSender #train #DIY #Maker #gift