Awesome video once again, sanding a guitar is my favourite part starting to see the grain come out more and more with every increase in the grit just love it cant get enough of sanding any wood for that matter
Awesome video, very realistic I would say. I'm about to buy a CNC and this video was very helpful to me to mind simulating my future work. Thanks for sharing!
Make it, man! I just watched Chris' video on assembling his CNC design, it looks manageable. Not nearly as easy as he makes it look, of course. But doable.
Sanding tight contours: I recommend using a lint roller and cutting your piece of sandpaper to wrap & then stick to the roller's sticky paper sheet. It holds it for you and then you have a handle to use.
Agree completely about the sanding, Chris. Sanding is over 50% of guitar-making. Or woodworking, period. You have to love the wood, and the tactile experience of working the wood, in order to do that job well. And no idle ass-kissing, you do the job meticulously.
I am curious if there is a reason you are using the CNC and then drilling holes for cables such as on a Tele, whereas the body has a maple top, so an alternative would be routing channels possibly with the CNC prior to gluing on the top more like the approach used for a Les Paul?
That sanding thicknesser you built is quite nifty. I've used "cheap" ones before (although they're still really expensive), and they're a bit useless. The motors are a bit weedy. What motor did you use for that one? A bench grinder? A washing machine?
@@HighlineGuitars Ah, okay. Thanks for letting me know. I see you've got a video on the build of your drum sander. I'll check that one out. Didn't know you wound your own pickups as well. Respect to you sir!
What is the thickness of your wood blanks? What is the normal thickness for a normal electric guitar? I have seen numbers from 1.75 up to 3 inches thick. Thank you!
My blanks start at 8/4 or roughly 1-7/8” thick. I then plane them down to 1-1/2” to 1-3/4” depending on my mood. The only rule here is that the body has to be thick enough to accommodate the hardware selected for the build.
@@HighlineGuitars I deleted the question since the answer was in your previous one. lol. I just bought two of your plans as an appreciation for your work. I do plan to build the drum sander.
Love your videos. Suggestion: why don’t you use guide pins in every corner of the body blank so when you flip it, it falls in position without finding center again? I’m not an expert, I’m just trying to find ideas for my next build. Thanks
I used to do it that way, but it actually takes longer to do because the holes for the pins have to be precisely located. Also, it really only works if you’re making the same parts over and over from identical blanks.
Awesome video once again, sanding a guitar is my favourite part starting to see the grain come out more and more with every increase in the grit just love it cant get enough of sanding any wood for that matter
Awesome video, very realistic I would say. I'm about to buy a CNC and this video was very helpful to me to mind simulating my future work. Thanks for sharing!
"Mind simulating." That's a perfect way to describe the process.
@@HighlineGuitars I took it like a great compliment as I am not a native English speaker
Make it, man! I just watched Chris' video on assembling his CNC design, it looks manageable. Not nearly as easy as he makes it look, of course. But doable.
Sanding tight contours: I recommend using a lint roller and cutting your piece of sandpaper to wrap & then stick to the roller's sticky paper sheet. It holds it for you and then you have a handle to use.
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Agree completely about the sanding, Chris. Sanding is over 50% of guitar-making. Or woodworking, period. You have to love the wood, and the tactile experience of working the wood, in order to do that job well. And no idle ass-kissing, you do the job meticulously.
Oh, I do have a question though. Do you ever build any hollow or semi-hollow designs?
I am curious if there is a reason you are using the CNC and then drilling holes for cables such as on a Tele, whereas the body has a maple top, so an alternative would be routing channels possibly with the CNC prior to gluing on the top more like the approach used for a Les Paul?
I have done it both ways many times. Drilling is faster.
@@HighlineGuitars Thanks, efficiency of time is a good reason...
That sanding thicknesser you built is quite nifty. I've used "cheap" ones before (although they're still really expensive), and they're a bit useless. The motors are a bit weedy. What motor did you use for that one? A bench grinder? A washing machine?
I used a 1hp single phase electric motor.
@@HighlineGuitars
Ah, okay. Thanks for letting me know. I see you've got a video on the build of your drum sander. I'll check that one out. Didn't know you wound your own pickups as well. Respect to you sir!
Have you played around with using alignment pins to align your workpiece for the flip?
What is the thickness of your wood blanks? What is the normal thickness for a normal electric guitar? I have seen numbers from 1.75 up to 3 inches thick.
Thank you!
My blanks start at 8/4 or roughly 1-7/8” thick. I then plane them down to 1-1/2” to 1-3/4” depending on my mood. The only rule here is that the body has to be thick enough to accommodate the hardware selected for the build.
@@HighlineGuitars I deleted the question since the answer was in your previous one. lol.
I just bought two of your plans as an appreciation for your work. I do plan to build the drum sander.
How long does it take in time wise to do a body blank on the cnc machine ? thanks
About 3-4 hours depending on the complexity of the design.
As a weekend warrior wannabe I concur... I give up on sanding way too soon at the moment.
Do you use the same tool/bit for the roughing pass as you do for the finishing pass?
Yes.
You obviously have the machines and technical abilities to work on these tools, but I have to say, it's better to build by hand, my opinion.
No it isn't. I've done it both ways. Using CNC is faster, more accurate, and the results are of a much higher quality.
Love your videos. Suggestion: why don’t you use guide pins in every corner of the body blank so when you flip it, it falls in position without finding center again? I’m not an expert, I’m just trying to find ideas for my next build. Thanks
I used to do it that way, but it actually takes longer to do because the holes for the pins have to be precisely located. Also, it really only works if you’re making the same parts over and over from identical blanks.
Wow!
What is/where can I buy that long reach end mill that I see in the vid?????
www.ebay.com/itm/153484821689
@@HighlineGuitars Thanks!
You are a badass.
Wow what I'm talking about