Hello everyone

[Mike Stevenson]

"Kellering" the back of the Neck with a 1/2" ball end mill:



K2CNC KG3925-G CNC router:



The finished Neck:



The "Volute"

[Wood Chuck 59]

Mike,
Very nice looking. Do you also do the truss rods & the frets?
I don't know how to get the large pictures on the web page like you did.
What's the trick?

[Mike Stevenson]

To post pics large you must have it posted on the internet somewhere else. It could be here or anywhere else. Then you need to get the URL of that pic and in "Go Advanced" you insert a pic which will look like this:

[IMG)http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=62159&d=1214518087[/IMG]

So it's the [IMG] + URL + [/IMG] in "Go Advanced" that does it.

P.S. I mill the Truss Rod slot in the face of the Neck and the Fret Board is a separate piece (with the slots) that glues onto that face.

[cabnet636]

breathe coco bolo dust!!!!!!!

wear a mask and vacuum all particles before removing mask, dispose of mask and use a new one every time you work with this wood. jim mcgrew

[Wood Chuck 59]

Jim, thanks for the advice about throwing out the dust masks. I will also make a vaccum shroud around the router bit before I cut the wood.
Here is the completed Purpleheart Bass Guitar
Mike, I think I'll just post small pic's.
(Wood)Chuck

[Mike Stevenson]

Chuck,

Nice Bass Guitar my friend. Happy to send you a blueprint of my vacuum shroud if you are interested.

[Wood Chuck 59]

Mike,
It probably wouldn't work because I made my own router holder to mount on the Z axis. I sketched up a dust shroud & I'll start making it this week. When I get it to fit & work, I'll post a pic of it.
Chuck

[Mike Stevenson]

Chuck,

Well, let me know if there is anything I can help you with. Looking forward to seeing your pics.

[Wood Chuck 59]

My dust shroud is about 3/4 complete.
here is a picture of a mahogany guitar body being cut.
I made the router holder so a K2 dust shroud won't work.
Chuck
The dust shroud will slide on, and the side curtains will be adjustable for the height of the part & cutter length. I am using soft paint brush bristles at the bottom of the curtain. Pics tomorrow!

[Mike Stevenson]

Chuck,

Wow! Fantastic work on that body. I am impressed.

[Wood Chuck 59]

Here are the pic's of the dust shroud. I still need to enclose the back. The parts are made I just need to glue the bristles to it, & drill & tap 2 holes in the main body of the dust shroud. But I gave it a test run & I think it will work well once I finish & mount the last piece. I thnk it has enough up & down adjustment for most parts I will cut.
I would like to see photos of projects you have done on your machines.
Post some pics.
Chuck