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Post by Bodaggit23 on Apr 20, 2010 22:29:28 GMT -5
What kind of tape are you using that would hold the body down while the robot thing is machining it? Hard to believe that tape would hold that well. Although I guess they use tape to partially hold on airplane wings, don't they?
So this is supposed to lower the resonant frequency of the guitar's tone as well?
It may seem risky, but if you dry the mating surfaces thoroughly, it holds pretty well, but the coolant does loosen it eventually.
I'm not sure if they use tape on airplanes. I would hope not. ;D
I don't know if it will help the guitar "sonically" or not, but supposedly it will.
Mainly, I just wanted the darn thing lighter.  Bo, if you could either pocket everything from the front or back as long as the front(top) was one solid piece it would work to make it look as one solid piece. Even if there was a seam along the edge of the body after you put the two together, a good welder could make the body one piece later on.
I would gladly pay $4-500.00 for an aluminum HM body I could put one of my spare Steelers on. What a unique piece it would be. You'd see it on Antique's Roadshow in 2050. "Now this piece was made by a self taught luthier by the name of Bo Daggit of the North Dakota Daggits". Magic Pixie dust sound here. Price range=4.2 Billion Dollars.
The video you made of the 3 axis machining process was Oscar Award winning in my book. Bravo. Bravo. Encore. Encore.
My original design has the top one solid piece, as well as the back, and I'm pretty sure I could retrofit this design with a Spyder and HM neck.
I think this concept is the way to go, because the body is sealed, with a full back, and no electronics covers, and the electronics can be removed completely in tact... 
I don't know if I'll make another one or not. If I had my own CNC Mill, I definitely would. 
I think I'll make a video showing how easy this thing is to tear down and put together... |
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Apr 21, 2010 21:08:47 GMT -5
Full assembled weight is now 10 pounds even.
Much more manageable.
Here's how it goes together.
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Post by heem6 on Apr 22, 2010 0:24:57 GMT -5
I know you took a pause or two, but I can't believe you put that whole thing back together in about 10 minutes!
It was cool to see your dog ambling around while you were working!
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Apr 22, 2010 0:51:41 GMT -5
Nah, it took about 40 minutes because of the Input Jack issue.
(see below)
I started to mumble towards the end of the video, but
you can hear me say it right at the end.
I did skip over bits here and there, like fastening the bolts.
Also, this was the first assembly since the final weight reduction
and there was an issue with the input jack washers and the new
body thickness. It took about 10 minutes to address that.
Honestly, from scratch as the video started, I could do it in 20 minutes if I had the right wrench for the inner body bolts.
The video was just intended to show how easily it all goes together,
and how sweet it is to not have to cut wires and re solder. ;D
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Post by halo71 on Apr 28, 2010 6:09:45 GMT -5
That is just kickass! I would give up a nut for a CNC! And IF you could make those Kramer lummie necks for a reasonable price. I know some peeps that would jump over each other to buy them.
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Apr 28, 2010 7:32:33 GMT -5
Thanks man!
I don't think I'll be tackling a neck anytime soon.
There's just too much stuff to screw up on a neck. ;D
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