I'm 100 percent new to 3D printing. Literally, these were the first things I ever printed. I'll happily accept any tips, tricks or suggestions. Thanks!
You're already WAY better positioned than the typical newbie, as you're already adept at CAD software and thinking in terms of 3D geometries with the CNC process. Will be interesting to see how you might be able to design the full guitar in one program, then export shape files to the CNC for the woodwork and to the 3D printer for plastic things like pick guards and cavity covers.
Make sure to dry your filament, and keep it dry. Some are worse than others, but if it is humid where you are, a TPU print could start dry and by the end of your print, be so wet that it's stringing and causing other issues. Sometimes wet filament is brittle, and can break in the tube. So unless you live somewhere super dry all the time, you may want to get a dryer, and some airtight boxes to keep the filament in when not in use. Make sure to put some desiccant in that box as well. If you start having prints that don't stick well to the bed, there are likely only a few causes. You can print with a brim by changing settings in the slicer if the piece just doesn't have enough contact with the bed to stick. If it's a print that shouldn't need a brim, and it's not sticking, it's possible that the bed needs to be cleaned with soap and water. Then dried off with a lint free cloth, and then wiped down with 91% or higher IPA. Some times bits of plastic may still be stuck to the bed, but not noticeable. So if after washing things still don't stick well, a light scrub with a blue (very scratch resistant) dish scrubber will help. There are many great 3D printing channels here on YT, so you should easily be able to find videos on any issues you end up having. Also for you or anyone else new to 3D printing, if you end up having so many problems with your printer that you just want to give up, you may want to consider buying a different printer. There are still a lot of infuriating printers on the market. But there are also a handful of ones that generally make the experience fantastic. Welcome to the wonderful (and some times frustrating) world of 3D printing.
I've been 3D printing for around 6 years now and just added the Q1 Pro to my shop and it's definitely the printer I would recommend overall to anyone just entering the hobby. The Bambu Labs printers are just as noobie friendly, but significantly more expensive to get the same features as the Q1 Pro. Thanks for the video! I'm a very casual guitar player as well and I really want to try and design / build a 3D printed guitar in the near future.
I really like all your videos and have veen following for a while. You seem like a lovely guy, and I always look forward to your imaginative out of the box thinking, calm demeanor, and ceative videos. Loving the recent frequent posts.. keep up the great work! ☀️
Hey Mark, you now have the maker's triumvirate: laser, cnc, and now 3d printer. With your background and these tools there's not much you can't make on your own! R216!!
I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years, and was always interested in building them, done some repair work in the past. I also have been 3d printing for the last 8 years. I printed mostly setup tools or fret work tools, knobs and strap locks. I once made a nut using resin printing, cuz the resin becomes quite hard after the part is ready, and it worked nicely! It was printed with the slots for strings. And yeah I designed myself a perfect pick that I like a lot and been playing with 3d printed picks for years now and will never buy off the shelf ones again. There are projects like prusacaster to print the body that will attach to a regular neck. There are 3d printable ukuleles. I'm happy you're going this route too, even more exciting possibilities!
@@MarkGutierrez I remember strandberg himself used 3d printing during prototyping most ergonomic body so yeah gotta come up with our own designs. It would be cool to make different body wings for neckthrough design. As for tips, related to guitar can't say much, but if you'll need tecnical advice in 3d printing feel free to reach out.
I seen a Keisel Carvin design. Humbuck single coil, 2 screws on each side to slant or angle the orientation pointing north south. One side closer, other further away. Cool choice option in design FYI ❤
Hey Mark, This is my first time coming across your channel. I recently got a guitar and am learning. I have over 10 years experience with 3D printing and a background in aerospace engineering. In my experience all 3D printers are different. I would print a calibration cube to make sure it’s dimensionally accurate if you are printing off measuring tools. If you run into any problems with anything 3D printing let me know. I would be more than happy to help!
This is the first time I've come to your channel. I don't know much about guitars, so maybe you could put printouts of accessories on your guitar? That way we can visualize the accessory more for those of us who are not too familiar with guitars. I've also seen a guitar 3d printed and assembled before on other channels, even the case was 3d printed! It would be awesome to see something similar on your channel! Anyway, thank you for your excellent video!
You could print a holder for digital gauge for measuring string height, and you could add an electric contact like the tool for setting the starting point in your CNC. That way you could have a complete overview of your fretboard and maybe find problems that you don't see with straight edge or other tiols.
I have too many ambitious ideas. One is the alien guitar however I'm going to start with something a little more conservative. My design is complete. I just need to do some test prints for the fittings. Like how much bigger does a string ferrule hole need to be in plastic for a ferrule to have a friction fit?
I'm 100 percent new to 3D printing. Literally, these were the first things I ever printed. I'll happily accept any tips, tricks or suggestions. Thanks!
You're already WAY better positioned than the typical newbie, as you're already adept at CAD software and thinking in terms of 3D geometries with the CNC process.
Will be interesting to see how you might be able to design the full guitar in one program, then export shape files to the CNC for the woodwork and to the 3D printer for plastic things like pick guards and cavity covers.
Excellent
Make sure to dry your filament, and keep it dry. Some are worse than others, but if it is humid where you are, a TPU print could start dry and by the end of your print, be so wet that it's stringing and causing other issues. Sometimes wet filament is brittle, and can break in the tube.
So unless you live somewhere super dry all the time, you may want to get a dryer, and some airtight boxes to keep the filament in when not in use. Make sure to put some desiccant in that box as well.
If you start having prints that don't stick well to the bed, there are likely only a few causes. You can print with a brim by changing settings in the slicer if the piece just doesn't have enough contact with the bed to stick. If it's a print that shouldn't need a brim, and it's not sticking, it's possible that the bed needs to be cleaned with soap and water. Then dried off with a lint free cloth, and then wiped down with 91% or higher IPA. Some times bits of plastic may still be stuck to the bed, but not noticeable. So if after washing things still don't stick well, a light scrub with a blue (very scratch resistant) dish scrubber will help.
There are many great 3D printing channels here on YT, so you should easily be able to find videos on any issues you end up having.
Also for you or anyone else new to 3D printing, if you end up having so many problems with your printer that you just want to give up, you may want to consider buying a different printer. There are still a lot of infuriating printers on the market. But there are also a handful of ones that generally make the experience fantastic.
Welcome to the wonderful (and some times frustrating) world of 3D printing.
I've been 3D printing for around 6 years now and just added the Q1 Pro to my shop and it's definitely the printer I would recommend overall to anyone just entering the hobby. The Bambu Labs printers are just as noobie friendly, but significantly more expensive to get the same features as the Q1 Pro.
Thanks for the video! I'm a very casual guitar player as well and I really want to try and design / build a 3D printed guitar in the near future.
I really like all your videos and have veen following for a while. You seem like a lovely guy, and I always look forward to your imaginative out of the box thinking, calm demeanor, and ceative videos. Loving the recent frequent posts.. keep up the great work! ☀️
my new fav 3d print channel
You've chosen wisely with the Qidi! Welcome to the 3D printing rabbit hole.
Thanks!
Hey Mark, you now have the maker's triumvirate: laser, cnc, and now 3d printer. With your background and these tools there's not much you can't make on your own!
R216!!
LOL, I like to think of ii more like the maker's Deathly Hallows.
I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years, and was always interested in building them, done some repair work in the past. I also have been 3d printing for the last 8 years.
I printed mostly setup tools or fret work tools, knobs and strap locks. I once made a nut using resin printing, cuz the resin becomes quite hard after the part is ready, and it worked nicely! It was printed with the slots for strings.
And yeah I designed myself a perfect pick that I like a lot and been playing with 3d printed picks for years now and will never buy off the shelf ones again.
There are projects like prusacaster to print the body that will attach to a regular neck. There are 3d printable ukuleles.
I'm happy you're going this route too, even more exciting possibilities!
I debated printing the Prusacaster. In the end, I decided to design my own body. I would greatly appreciate any tips and tricks you may have. Thanks!
@@MarkGutierrez I remember strandberg himself used 3d printing during prototyping most ergonomic body so yeah gotta come up with our own designs. It would be cool to make different body wings for neckthrough design.
As for tips, related to guitar can't say much, but if you'll need tecnical advice in 3d printing feel free to reach out.
I seen a Keisel Carvin design. Humbuck single coil, 2 screws on each side to slant or angle the orientation pointing north south. One side closer, other further away. Cool choice option in design FYI ❤
Hey Mark,
This is my first time coming across your channel. I recently got a guitar and am learning. I have over 10 years experience with 3D printing and a background in aerospace engineering. In my experience all 3D printers are different. I would print a calibration cube to make sure it’s dimensionally accurate if you are printing off measuring tools. If you run into any problems with anything 3D printing let me know. I would be more than happy to help!
Thanks so much, I will!
This is the first time I've come to your channel.
I don't know much about guitars, so maybe you could put printouts of accessories on your guitar? That way we can visualize the accessory more for those of us who are not too familiar with guitars.
I've also seen a guitar 3d printed and assembled before on other channels, even the case was 3d printed! It would be awesome to see something similar on your channel!
Anyway, thank you for your excellent video!
Great video I love my Q1 pro
You could print a holder for digital gauge for measuring string height, and you could add an electric contact like the tool for setting the starting point in your CNC. That way you could have a complete overview of your fretboard and maybe find problems that you don't see with straight edge or other tiols.
Great ideas.
now I want to see your experiments in alien luthiery 3d printed :D
I have too many ambitious ideas. One is the alien guitar however I'm going to start with something a little more conservative. My design is complete. I just need to do some test prints for the fittings. Like how much bigger does a string ferrule hole need to be in plastic for a ferrule to have a friction fit?
@@MarkGutierrez Probably wise to start with something a bit simpler than the alien guitar... looking forward to seeing what you come up with
You go, Mark!
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