Building a Guitar on a CNC - Part 2: The Body

Round two folks! This time we run you through the entire process of importing the guitar body 3d model into carve, getting your file set up and carving into a sweet chunk'a wood! Follow along a we share lots of tips and tricks to make your co guitar journey a rockin' success.
At the end of the day...Nevermind

Chapters:
00:00 Buying Supplies
03:00 Guitar Video 2 Intro
04:00 Onshape File Export
05:50 carve Import
07:50 Setup
09:25 2 Sided Carving Buttons
12:30 Limit Planes
17:40 Adding 3D Tabs
25:00 Lets Talk About Indexing
26:45 Creating Index Holes
33:00 Creating the Roughing Pass
40:15 Finishing Pass
49:35 Saving Toolpaths
52:14 Backside Setup
54:38 Creating Index Holes
57:19 It's Getting Rough in Here
59:47 Reaching My Limit(Plane)
1:02:52 Finishing Pass
1:04:20 Tab Vector Toolpath
1:10:40 Offsetting Body Vector Toolpaths
1:26:30 Take a Breath
1:28:06 Onshape Guide Vector Export
1:29:18 carve Guide Vector Import
1:33:20 Ferrule Holes Math
1:53:05 Neck Plate Refining
2:02:55 Saving Toolpaths
2:03:52 Carving Setup
2:16:13 Let Us Carve!
2:23:50 Flip It. On the Back!
2:31:10 Moment Of Truth
2:33:15 Chop and Sand
2:34:40 Thanks for Sticking Around!

Project Files:
https://rb.gy/9rylxd

Onshape
https://rb.gy/osqdyk


Bits used in Parts 2 and 3:
Sienci 1/8" Downcut End Mill
https://sienci.com/product/1-4-spiral...

Sienci 1/8" Upcut Ball Nose End Mill
https://sienci.com/product/18-balinos...

Sienci 1/4" Upcut Ball Nose End Mill
https://sienci.com/product/1-4-balino...

Sienci 1/4" Downcut, End Mill
https://sienci.com/product/1-4-spiral...

Sienci 1/8" Precision Collet for Makita RT0701
https://sienci.com/product/1-8-precis...


Feeds and Speeds:
http://cuts2.com/tPEDf

Check Out Our Feeds and Speeds Tables!
https://resources.sienci.com/view/Imk...


Helpful Fret Spacing Links:
FretFind2D
https://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fr...

StewMag
https://www.stewmac.com/fret-calculator/


Fret Install Mastery:
https://www.gunsandguitars.net/


Materials Used:
Body and Neck: Black Limba.
Body blank dimensions: 383mm × 427mm × 44.5mm (15.0787in × 16.811in × 1.752in)
Neck blank dimensions: 80mm x 735mm x 25.9mm (3.1946in x 28.937 in x 1.0197in)

Fret board: Black Ebony
Fret board blank dimensions (before surfacing): 69.4mm × 613mm x 10.9mm (2.73in × 24.125in x
0.43in

Sand paper:
120, 180, 240, 320, 400 grit random orbit and hand sandpaper


Guitar Parts Links:
Pick ups, bridge, selector, jack, tuner keys, neck plate, strings:
https://rb.gy/uyqyx8

Fret wire:
https://rb.gy/cghwkp

Ferrules: (Mine are black, but they don't seem to be selling the exact same ones in black at the time of posting this https://rb.gy/hogo5k

Nut:
https://rb.gy/pwz6cp

Truss Rod:
440mm version
https://rb.gy/xeay5g

Pickguard:
https://rb.gy/tm250w

Fretguru Dagger 2.0
https://rb.gy/cnaf54

Fret rocker/gauge: (a nice to have, but not necessary)
https://rb.gy/ayaeh4

Fret trimmers: (I already own a pair of flush cut end trimmers, so any pair similar to these should work)
https://rb.gy/3pexhz


Other Supplies and Materials Used:
12" long 3/16" Drill bit:
https://rb.gy/u3knjy

1" Aluminum tube for sanding:
https://rb.gy/nqqyb3

Sandpaper for aluminum bar:
https://rb.gy/nqqyb3

Crazy glue & accelerator, painters tape, red sharpie (just not black),

Know the new AutoZero Touch Plate
https://sienci.com/product/autozero/

Know the Starter End Mill Set
https://sienci.com/product/sems/

Know the Sign Makers End Mill Set
https://sienci.com/product/sign-makin...

Know the 3D Carver End Mill Set
https://sienci.com/product/3d-carver-...

Know the Machinists End Mill Set
https://sienci.com/product/machinists...

Know the LongMill MK2
https://sienci.com/product/longmill-mk2/

• Resources

Long Mill Resources Page I Sienci Labs
https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...

// FEATURED TOOLS & SOFTWARES

•Softwares
gSender | Sienci Labs
https://sienci.com/gsender/

Vectric V-Carve Pro V11
https://sienci.com/product/vectric-vc...

Vectric V-Carve Desktop V11
https://sienci.com/product/vectric-vc...

Carveco Maker
https://sienci.com/product/carveco-ma...

• LongMill Add-ons

Dust Shoe I Sienci Labs
https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...

TouchPlate I Sienci Labs
https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...

Checklist Poster
https://bit.ly/checklist_LongMill_Sie...

// PROJECT IDEAS
• https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...

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