March 15, 2013

The next installment of my CAD and CAM for luthiery videos is posted. I show you how to make a 3D neck back in this one. I made around 1am, I sound like it, sorry.  Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj6C1Fex1FE

11:42am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wgJPEMl
(Notes: 2)
  
Filed under: rhino cad luthiery bass 
September 25, 2012
Laying out my Big Muff clone in Rhino. I resized the PCB, it’s even smaller. Exported as PDF and imported into Rhino. I’m glad Rhino plays nice with vector PDFs; for the box, pots, and jacks, I just Google the datasheet, import to Rhino, copy, paste, scale, done.

Laying out my Big Muff clone in Rhino. I resized the PCB, it’s even smaller. Exported as PDF and imported into Rhino. I’m glad Rhino plays nice with vector PDFs; for the box, pots, and jacks, I just Google the datasheet, import to Rhino, copy, paste, scale, done.

12:57pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wU3MjOQ
(Notes: 12)
  
Filed under: Rhino PCB Big Muff stompbox electronics 
May 4, 2012
Trying to figure out how to get these curved fret slots into CamBam. So far, no luck.  I’m going to cut these with a tiny .023” end mill, the cutting edge is too short to just cut them straight across.  If I can’t get this 3D engraving operation worked out, I’ll just cut them by hand. But I really want to make this work.

Trying to figure out how to get these curved fret slots into CamBam. So far, no luck.  I’m going to cut these with a tiny .023” end mill, the cutting edge is too short to just cut them straight across.  If I can’t get this 3D engraving operation worked out, I’ll just cut them by hand. But I really want to make this work.

10:39am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wKs8cQ8
Filed under: CNC guitar fretboard diy Rhino CamBam 
March 25, 2012
Putting the finishing touches on the neck model. I’m ready cut this already.

Putting the finishing touches on the neck model. I’m ready cut this already.

3:46pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wIYiQPN
Filed under: Rhino CAD guitar neck 
March 18, 2012

Same neck, using Rhino’s ‘environment map’ tool to analyze the surface.  This will show any kinks or weird spots. There’s a little kink where the heel meets the neck, pretty sure that’s just an artifact because those two surfaces are not yet joined.  I’m using a 1/2” ball end mill for these surfaces, it won’t be there once I cut it.

6:13pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wICXvQ6
Filed under: Rhino CAD guitar neck 
March 5, 2012
Not much shop time today.  Finished up the design to my pickup winder, though.

Not much shop time today.  Finished up the design to my pickup winder, though.

12:23am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wHVIbKd
Filed under: rhino 3d cad pickup winder pickups 
February 5, 2012
Another view of the neck I’m working on in Rhino. I’ll export the 3D shapes as a .stl file and the lines and points as a .dxf, then I’ll open them in a CAM program to produce the code that drives the machine.

Another view of the neck I’m working on in Rhino. I’ll export the 3D shapes as a .stl file and the lines and points as a .dxf, then I’ll open them in a CAM program to produce the code that drives the machine.

9:57am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wFwnDmu
Filed under: CAD Rhino CNC Guitar Necks 
February 4, 2012
Modeling a 3D object to look like the real “thing” is completely different from modeling for the end purpose of CNC. Here is a guitar neck I am working on, first time doing it for the purpose of milling it out.

Modeling a 3D object to look like the real “thing” is completely different from modeling for the end purpose of CNC. Here is a guitar neck I am working on, first time doing it for the purpose of milling it out.

3:32pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6f-1wFu7_tN
Filed under: CAD Rhino CNC Guitar Necks