SW and MC are at it again!

[CyborgCNC]

Solidworks and Mastercam are at it again....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clSG0fvA_5c

Not that fancy this time....just a short 3 minute take on machining another one...

:-)

[Kammo1]

Bro that is amazing and I know there must have been alot of hard work that went into programming that, you sure have got this off to a fine art, well done

[CyborgCNC]

Thank you sir!

Yes, it was a lot of work to get to this point. Two of my biggest challanges were:

a: The design phase in solidworks, as I had to learn how to create these surfaces and solids.
b: Bridging the gap from solidworks, to Machining (mastercam) and finally to cutting (with my CNC machine and mach3).

These are exactly the points which I try to emphasize in my videos so that others can learn.

[Switcher]

Any finished pics?

Another fine job!



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[CyborgCNC]

I will take some,and post them later today.

The "warlock clone" is complete, and it looks great.

The "esp clone" is just about done. I am in the process of polishing the guitar, but I need to let the lacquer dry for another week or so, before I begin that process.

I prefer lacquer, but it does take quite a bit to dry. I have heard folks using "catalyzed urathanes" but it is something which I am not sure I want to try because they are toxic. So finishing takes me a long time, but the results are great.

[CyborgCNC]

OK..so I just quickly snapped these..not the best quality, but I will take some better ones and post them as well (the yellow mark on the first, is a reflection of my flash). I will try to take some that show the gloss on the body, becasue it is basically "mirror like."

What do you think?

[Switcher]

I think it's very cool.

Did you also cut the neck on your cnc?

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[CyborgCNC]

I cut the neck with my router, and also I used the CNC to create the radius of the neck (surface).

The fretboard I acquired from Stewmac pre-slotted, and I cut the inlays with a dremel.

My next project, is to actually cut the inlays on my machine, and I am waiting for a couple of inlay router bits which I have ordered. This is venturing into new territory for inlay routing, but I love a challange!

My next guitar model, will feature:

a. A spalted carved maple top
b. A bubinga back
c. A rosewood fretboard (might go with Wenge or Ebony, still trying to decide)
d. A zebrawood neck-back ( I always liked the way zebra wood looks)

I might decide to have an ebony stripe down the neck, with zebrawood sides. Once I have the wood, I will need to place it next to each other to see if I like the looks.

Thank you all again for your comments.