Building a Guitar on a CNC - Part 2: The Body

Round two folks! This time we run you through the entire process of importing the guitar body 3d model into carve, getting your file set up and carving into a sweet chunk'a wood! Follow along a we share lots of tips and tricks to make your co guitar journey a rockin' success. At the end of the day...Nevermind Chapters: 00:00 Buying Supplies 03:00 Guitar Video 2 Intro 04:00 Onshape File Export 05:50 carve Import 07:50 Setup 09:25 2 Sided Carving Buttons 12:30 Limit Planes 17:40 Adding 3D Tabs 25:00 Lets Talk About Indexing 26:45 Creating Index Holes 33:00 Creating the Roughing Pass 40:15 Finishing Pass 49:35 Saving Toolpaths 52:14 Backside Setup 54:38 Creating Index Holes 57:19 It's Getting Rough in Here 59:47 Reaching My Limit(Plane) 1:02:52 Finishing Pass 1:04:20 Tab Vector Toolpath 1:10:40 Offsetting Body Vector Toolpaths 1:26:30 Take a Breath 1:28:06 Onshape Guide Vector Export 1:29:18 carve Guide Vector Import 1:33:20 Ferrule Holes Math 1:53:05 Neck Plate Refining 2:02:55 Saving Toolpaths 2:03:52 Carving Setup 2:16:13 Let Us Carve! 2:23:50 Flip It. On the Back! 2:31:10 Moment Of Truth 2:33:15 Chop and Sand 2:34:40 Thanks for Sticking Around! Project Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tYqXMaAB5JrEcb7LXZTd9LYWMm6l3FO0?usp=drive_link Onshape https://rb.gy/osqdyk 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-balinose-mill/ Sienci 1/4" Upcut Ball Nose End Mill https://sienci.com/product/1-4-balinose-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: http://cuts2.com/tPEDf Check Out Our Feeds and Speeds Tables! https://resources.sienci.com/view/Imk2-feeds-and-speeds/ Helpful Fret Spacing Links: FretFind2D https://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/ StewMag https://www.stewmac.com/fret-calculator/ Fret Install Mastery: https://www.gunsandguitars.net/ Materials Used: Body and Neck: Black Limba. Body blank dimensions: 383mm × 427mm × 44.5mm (15.0787in × 16.811in × 1.752in) Neck blank dimensions: 80mm x 735mm x 25.9mm (3.1946in x 28.937 in x 1.0197in) Fret board: Black Ebony Fret board blank dimensions (before surfacing): 69.4mm × 613mm x 10.9mm (2.73in × 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/tm250w 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 & accelerator, painters tape, red sharpie (just not black), Know the new AutoZero Touch Plate https://sienci.com/product/autozero/ Know the Starter End Mill Set https://sienci.com/product/sems/ Know the Sign Makers End Mill Set https://sienci.com/product/sign-making-bit-set/ Know the 3D Carver End Mill Set https://sienci.com/product/3d-carver-bit-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 Long Mill Resources Page I Sienci Labs https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-welcome/ // FEATURED TOOLS & SOFTWARES •Softwares gSender | 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 I Sienci Labs https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-dust-shoes/ TouchPlate I 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 #gender #train #DIY #Maker #gift