My first CNC guitar being cut

[CyborgCNC]

Hey all,

I just wanted to show you my first guitar being machined, on my solsylva router after being designed in Solidworks, and machined with Mastercam.

THanks all for all the past help, I am finaly doing it!!

:-)



What do ya think?

[snowshovelbmx]

looks awsome but whats with all the cnc videos having over the top techno mixes in the background? haha Sometimes the roar of a router for 5 minutes isn't a bad thing. But really though I like the guitar.

chris.

[Steve Arteman]

Cyborg,
Cool video, are you making them for yourself?
Steve
www.cad2cam.blogspot.com

[CyborgCNC]

Yes...

I am building one for each one of my kids, and then I will build one for my self. Most of the designs are already done in solidworks.

I am working on my third, and I decided to do a couple of things:

a: Use a figured wood top (Have spalted maple)
b: Integrate a USB port in the guitar.

I have a USB guitar interface, which I will carve the back out, and embed in the guitar. THis way, all you need to do is to connect it to a computer, and off you go....

[FPV_GTp]

Yes...

I am building one for each one of my kids, and then I will build one for my self. Most of the designs are already done in solidworks.

I am working on my third, and I decided to do a couple of things:

a: Use a figured wood top (Have spalted maple)
b: Integrate a USB port in the guitar.

I have a USB guitar interface, which I will carve the back out, and embed in the guitar. THis way, all you need to do is to connect it to a computer, and off you go....

Hi

Nice work CyborgCNC , but i always go back to thios clip on youtube




cheers

[amr_elsayed]

nice nice work ,and by the way its avery awsome video

[dertsap]

Warlock !!

nice work thats the style I'm planning to build hopefully in the near future
any chance of you posting the mastercam file

[Switcher]

Very Impressive!

I can't believe the quality cuts, your getting with the solsylva router!

How long did it take to cut the guitar, in the video?

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[CyborgCNC]

I did the cut in phases. In other words, I cut the front first, then back etc. and made sure I drilled the holes for the electronics. That probably took me about 1.5 hours.

Using the holes, I was now able to flip the guitar over, and orient it again, since I used the holes as reference points for the router. I was amazed by how "spot on" the referencing was, since I was worried about the 45 degree profiles being off.

So overall, I would say about 3 hours or so of machining time. The body is solid honduran mahogany. It machined extremely well. I was really amazed by how nice mahogany cuts under the router.

And oh yes, the Solsylva machine really works, as you can see. I had surfaced my table to make sure it is flat. I am getting 35 IPM rapids (30 on the z), and I usually cut at about 25-30 IPM. Using the Xylotex board, with the Xylo drives and motors.

As far as making the models available, I will soon have a site up, and I will offer COMPLETE video tutorials of the Solidworks design work, and the mastercam machining, along with 3 different guitar designs.

THanks all for your comments! I really learned how to do all this from hanging around this forum, and following the advice of many individuals here.

[flinty]

Great looking Guitar and what I really want to know is what is the music on Utube.
regards
chris f

[Drakkn]

Great work - what about the neck ?

[CyborgCNC]

The neck is modeled in Solidworks, but I have not yet begun to machine it. That will be another story, I am sure, as I will have to devise a fixture for the angle, so that I do not wind up wasting lots of wood.

The music on the video is a secret....lol!!

:-)