Yea I'll be building one for myself very soon as well! Worked making high-end walnut gun-stocks, and many years in tool & dye, metal fab, welding, etc.
Thanks so much for the post. I'm presently up to my ears with building pretty much your copy carver. The aluminum pieces should arrive next week. Still have the stylus issue to develop. What you've done with the stylus is nothing short of awesome. At McBaine Ukuleles we're shifting from solely acoustic ukes to some solid bodies--i.e., Les Paul wannabes. In spite of some of your comments, we're hoping the copy carver reduces time for crafting, three different size necks for the ukes we build.
I know right, every time I drag this thing out I wonder what it would be like to have enough room to leave it set up... it would probably just get covered up with tools and empty beer cans.
I here that man, I like you have a garage shop so space is limited. You still manage to build great guitars in your shop though I'm a fan of your builds and your channel.
Way back i worked for a company that made vintage Volkswagen replacement parts. I learned to use a very old version of one of these things. Had 4 copy bits and swung on this huge heavy arm that was absurd to control.
Aww man! Been watching your videos on my work breaks and I haven't got around to subscribing. I just watched this one at home and got to the "and if you're not subscribed, as always, WHAT IN THE FUCK!" I almost shot sprite out of my nose! 🤣🤣 You guys rock and are the inspiration behind my first Les Paul build.... And after this video, maybe a few more 😉
Great piece of kit, perhaps one little improvement would be to have the brake operate in reverse, ie it only slides when the lever is depressed making it a little less stress on the hand, also it wouldn’t slide about while being moved around. Good videos you produce by the way, Merry Xmas from Wales UK.
The brake does have a lock but your idea sounds like it would be a hot set-up. Glad you are enjoying the video William. Merry Christmas to you too brotherman.
I like the ingenuity and it’s a really well made functional fixture. Pretty awesome really, like the dvd recorder on my pc that under no conditions was ever used to pirate movies... except for guitars. Lol
Yes it is. Very stable and maintainable pantorouter design to me. Not over complicated and very smooth. I wisecrack but I’m in truth complimentary. Plus I have also seen Big Ds version and I respect what he and an accomplice conceived in the unwieldly beast, but they need critiqued in their execution for the smoothness you have attained. Not talking trash. No not me. I like do actually like his videos sometimes. He’s entertaining to watch in that suspense of fucking shit up. Like in a stressful self learning coworker kind of way. It’s amusing if you aren’t fixing it. He pulls me into his video world of learning through osmosis and he’s not a bad guy. Lol
Very cool, seeing so many Gibson Les Paul guitars in my life that have different top profiles made me come up with few theories: 1. Gibson never heard of a copy machine (which is pretty simple machine) 2. The people operating a machine where completely intoxicated 3. They still are trying to figure out how to use a copy machine LOL
Oh they had these machines but they did a lot of work with a REALLY neat tool called a slack belt sander. If I had the room for another big tool I would have one.
Was lusting after that pin router, but could not fit in little shop. Just received a copy carver from Carvermaster. Hoping to maybe/sort of somewhat do pin routerish things, at least can see what is cutting. Thanks for this video and all those pin router ones too.
Certainly one of the advantages to building your own. I think there was going to be some larger arch-top style guitars in the works so Kevin and I thought the 17" offset was required. Hope you have a great Christmas John.
Ok who didnt like this video???? Why??? THEY MADE THIS!! They didn't program it they made it! Bike brakes bearings and a trim router and it does that. Awesome ingenuity. I bet Uncle Bumblefuk would like it. It chooches!!
I bet it does, nothing wrong with getting ideas to make things work better from you tube. Hey you guys probably do a lot of soldering building electrics, what do you use for a solder station? I was thinking about getting an actual station cause my little iron just don't do everything.
Ours is kinda like this... but it's red. www.tequipment.net/WellerWES51.html?Source=googleshopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3JPmocuW2AIVxIqzCh0M_Qb5EAYYASABEgKtUPD_BwE
Your slogan should be if you are so smart build it yourself, or have Kevin build it. I wish I had a Kevin to build me a bunch of awesome tools. Not a knock on you at all I dig your shop and you build really cool guitars, seems like you have a kick ass team.
Thank You. I will make a duplicator, like you did, based on watching videos of one in action. Awesome video and machine. Why only cut in the X axes? Having never used one I may find an answer to that question after using one.
Thanks for watching Hector. This might be a case it is American reverse engineering. You know someone much smarter than me came up with this. Actually, Kevin really did all the heavy lifting for making the parts he is a great machinist
That tool was really fun to build but we don't use it too much these days. We thought it was going to be our go-to neck shaper but then we built the deadhead sander
The comment section here is interesting. I've read through the comments and your replies twice searching for any info about how to build or who to talk to or where to order or get more information specifically about the stylus and weight system you used with your copy carver. Matt, you noted KiKi built your stylus. Can you give more information?
Hey Man- nice work! Can would this carver work with an 8' sled? I am thinking about for oars/paddles. I carve by hand now, and this looks like a MUCH better use of my time. Cheers
I'm designing my own cnc router/mill for wood carving and other stuff(metals),the copy carver(pantograph) is a really cool piece of kit,though one thing always bugged me ,and it's how most don't keep the tool and stylus vertical,for pickup and neck pockets,it can be done with a little more engineering,in fact not much at all,still if it works don't break it,hang on ,i'm scottish maybe i got the saying wrong(or did i...Hmmmmmm). subbed and liked and copied it to my HDD,cos i love this shit,and your vids. BIG cheers,CHEERS.
Thanks for watching John, glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. We don't use the copy carver much these days but they are good tools. As you well know they have been all but replaced with the CNC.
very true,just acquired a tele thinline stencil set i'm re-cutting on acrylic,might re-sell the mdf set if the re-cuts turn out good,the copy carve is a good tool if the money for a 4-5k cnc is tight,building one can be a couple 'o' hundred pounds/dollars if you can build yer own,china sell parts new that will do a great job,save the pennies from the new cnc workhorse' profit and buy better euro/us parts,i should say uk/us but we're still tied in at the mo',i digress,check out diy cnc,the dead head made quick work of the neck i saw in one vid,10 mins or so,yes manual tools can get it sorted pretty quick,but the way of it is accurate repeatability,almost like samuel colts interchangeability of parts (i love guns,yee ha),shame i live in shitland er scotland commie plc. look forward to watching more builds and tricks.
Your copy Carver looks heavier duty and more accurate than any of the shop built or even bought ones I have seen. If you wanted to carve a thinner bodied LP could you adjust the stylus to make it copy from the thicker template or would you have to block up the thinner body to match the height of the template? Looks to me you are like 2/3 of the way to a shop built CNC. Any thoughts about going skynet on these pieces of wood or timber for you Aussies out there?
Hi Michael, We are not huge fans of CNC, it's just not sexy enough for us... That copy carver is pretty slick, we were originally going to use it for more things so it is way to big. You cold absolutely make thinner bodies with the stylus but we usually just shim up underneath the body to do the thinner ones.
Matt, question about your copy Carver design. Can it be used to carve the negative backside of a LP hollow body top? Have you ever used it for this type of build?
Hi Steven, thanks for watching. I'm not sure this would be the hot set up for doing a radius but the more I think about it the more I think it would certainly do it. We have a swinging radius sander that works great but the copy carver is a pretty slick tool. Let me know what you come up with.
Hi I am currently building 2 projects a cnc router and a copy carver I was thinking that there are so many copies of Les Pauls and PRS's out there now that may the body from one of the cheap bolt on neck copies would serve as a template with a little bit of tweaking
Nice work mate these are EXPENSIVE to buy. 2 questions please, does it matter that the router bit isn't vertical to the piece? Do you recommend a bit profile since it is angled. The commercial one I was looking at has a separate joint that keeps the router and pointer straight up and down but in aussie bucks by the time I got it here we are well over 6 grand. So to to make it. Have you cut binding channel with it?
Hi Mark, In our experience the angle of the bit isn't a big deal, of course, we only use it for carving tops. We do not cut binding channels with ours. This was a pretty fun tool to build in the shop. We don't use it all the often but it works really slick
I know...I'm about a year too late...but after seeing this, I'm wondering if I can make something to do a reverse image copy carver...to make a wooden bridge that fit a carved guitar top...
So what would you do if you wanted to use a different bit? How would you change the "guide end" to match the router bit. For example, if you want to use a small bit? You seem to use this duplicator as a single use tool. Do you use it for other purposes for guitar building? I am building my own duplicator and was noticing your guide tip does not seem to be changeable. Thanks. Any ideas would also be appreciated.
@@TexasToastGuitars Oh, ok. Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of putting a drill chuck with an extension to lift it up and down or something like that.
I'm building a duplicator right now and have been pondering how to secure motion at times. That bike brake just me jump for joy. Fucking brilliant (in my best British accent)
Great! Might need one too. What if I wish to get the copy, say, 1/6" heigher than the original? Will it work by making the router bit 1/6" higher than the rod on the other side?
Hi there again. I have a quick question. I have replicated your design and wanted to ask this. When yo have your master blank on left and glued up blank on right. The glued up blank has half in maple top so is considerably higher than the master in thickness. Would you still set up and cut in one go or do you have a different sequence. I note in the video the right hand blank was partially completed so you were not cutting too much. Newbie question sorry lol
Hi Joe, you are right, any material you can remove before you use the copy carver is worthwhile. Especially if you have a regular router as the cutting tool. Still another way to do it would, potentially, be to lower the stylus that rides on the master and step it down as you go. I hope that makes sense
Would you use this to cut the neck pocket on a LP? Have tried to recreate Ken Boudreau's jig but finding it difficult to route out the depth required with a long enough profile bit
I have made a number of Les Paul style guitars, fortunately I have a pin router so long enough bits aren't an issue. However... before I had the pin router I had excellent results with these...www.woodcraft.com/products/whiteside-3021-b19-bearing-template-router-bit-1-2-sh-3-4-d-x-1-1-4-cl-x-3-ol?via=573621bd69702d0676000002%2C573621df69702d0676000ec7%2C5764004269702d6582000e8d%2C5b17dc28776f6f59d0001739
@@landocalrissian5180 oh, I see what you mean... on something like a Moserite with basswood we just plow through it. now a Les Paul with maple it's a good idea to remove the material first
I was looking at the fully supported linear rail and bearings you used for this project. Is that 1" linear rail or it it larger than 1"? Looks like it could be 1.25"
It certainly could be used for necks. We have found that the deadhead sander is better but the copy carver did some great work on necks for us in the past
a few motors and a computer and that is a CNC. Just giving you a hard time. I started on a copy carver and eventually went CNC. Its the gateway tool... :-)
It's peculiar how there is such a divide between builders who use kinds of tools. Actually, the whole Coke vs. Pepsi, .45 vs 9mm, Ford vs Chevey thing is peculiar to me. Maybe I should start a TH-cam war between CNC builders and old school builders. I would have to act like I care about the topic but being controversial is good for generating views.
CNC is not hand built, some of us craftsman care about that. Not a knock on CNC builders at all we just have different ideas on how to build things. I would rather build a machine that accomplishes 1 task really well than spend 10 years learning how to program a computer to do it for me.
I'm not that impressed. Had u started to cut out a new guitar from a rectangular piece... well then. But maybe I dint unnerstand the purpose. Anyway Matt you're a hero. And Chris too.
Hi Matt, saw most of the vids now,they are cool, but as far as i remember, i never saw you wearing ear protection. You should really do that as a musician. But hey, it are not my ears. Greetz.
Thanks for the reply Matt. Indeed a good advice. I almost lost two fingers on jointer. I was very lucky it were only the tops of my index and middle fingers. They could fix it pretty well, so i still can play guitar. Forgot something, i also saw you a bunch of time removing cutted wood with your hand on the band saw. Better use a stick of wood man. Believe me, it happens before you even mentioning it or feel it. I know it's not of my bussines, but that's also not a good thing to show to viewers. Many people see something and copy it. Greetz from Belgium and keep the vids comming pall.
Yer right it's super accurate, but it is overkill and over-expense! linear bearings, alum vrs steel tubing, etc. You don't need all that CNC precision parts for a basic copy carver for wood! And yes the counter weight should in fact lift the router when you let go!
the bike break is genius. I'm always a huge fan of recycling/repurposing stuff exactly like this!
I wish I could say that was my idea Lloyd, I can't remember where I saw it but it really is a great addition to the rig.
I get a lil chuckle everytime i see highly skilled individuals confusing their Y & X axis.
This is a great video, i am actually going to build one of those copy carvers soon.. :D
Yea I'll be building one for myself very soon as well! Worked making high-end walnut gun-stocks, and many years in tool & dye, metal fab, welding, etc.
Thanks so much for the post. I'm presently up to my ears with building pretty much your copy carver. The aluminum pieces should arrive next week. Still have the stylus issue to develop. What you've done with the stylus is nothing short of awesome. At McBaine Ukuleles we're shifting from solely acoustic ukes to some solid bodies--i.e., Les Paul wannabes. In spite of some of your comments, we're hoping the copy carver reduces time for crafting, three different size necks for the ukes we build.
Good video! "If you haven't subscribed yet, what in the fuck are you doing?" just cracks me up (catching up on some of the older videos) - cheers
I need more room, damn it!
I know right, every time I drag this thing out I wonder what it would be like to have enough room to leave it set up... it would probably just get covered up with tools and empty beer cans.
You and me both Ken !
I here that man, I like you have a garage shop so space is limited. You still manage to build great guitars in your shop though I'm a fan of your builds and your channel.
Way back i worked for a company that made vintage Volkswagen replacement parts. I learned to use a very old version of one of these things. Had 4 copy bits and swung on this huge heavy arm that was absurd to control.
My luck, Id slip off the end and trash it! Did one on my buddys cnc , took alot longer , but I could watch it and drink a beer at the same time!
Hi David, I agree, watching a CNC can be mesmerizing
Aww man! Been watching your videos on my work breaks and I haven't got around to subscribing. I just watched this one at home and got to the "and if you're not subscribed, as always, WHAT IN THE FUCK!" I almost shot sprite out of my nose! 🤣🤣 You guys rock and are the inspiration behind my first Les Paul build.... And after this video, maybe a few more 😉
Cool. Now you just need a copy sander, copy scraper, copy finisher. Oh wait, that's Guitar Center. Nice job, Matt. Merry Christmas
Thanks Ken. The electric beaver makes short work of the rest
Great piece of kit, perhaps one little improvement would be to have the brake operate in reverse, ie it only slides when the lever is depressed making it a little less stress on the hand, also it wouldn’t slide about while being moved around.
Good videos you produce by the way, Merry Xmas from Wales UK.
The brake does have a lock but your idea sounds like it would be a hot set-up. Glad you are enjoying the video William. Merry Christmas to you too brotherman.
I like the ingenuity and it’s a really well made functional fixture. Pretty awesome really, like the dvd recorder on my pc that under no conditions was ever used to pirate movies... except for guitars. Lol
It's a cool tool
Yes it is. Very stable and maintainable pantorouter design to me. Not over complicated and very smooth. I wisecrack but I’m in truth complimentary.
Plus I have also seen Big Ds version and I respect what he and an accomplice conceived in the unwieldly beast, but they need critiqued in their execution for the smoothness you have attained.
Not talking trash. No not me. I like do actually like his videos sometimes. He’s entertaining to watch in that suspense of fucking shit up. Like in a stressful self learning coworker kind of way. It’s amusing if you aren’t fixing it. He pulls me into his video world of learning through osmosis and he’s not a bad guy. Lol
Very cool, seeing so many Gibson Les Paul guitars in my life that have different top profiles made me come up with few theories:
1. Gibson never heard of a copy machine (which is pretty simple machine)
2. The people operating a machine where completely intoxicated
3. They still are trying to figure out how to use a copy machine
LOL
Oh they had these machines but they did a lot of work with a REALLY neat tool called a slack belt sander. If I had the room for another big tool I would have one.
Sorry, stroke sander...www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-6-x-186-3-HP-220V-Stroke-Sander/G0679
www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/309-gibson-usa.aspx
There’s old footage of PRS using one of those in the early days.
That 85 video is really neat
Was lusting after that pin router, but could not fit in little shop. Just received a copy carver from Carvermaster. Hoping to maybe/sort of somewhat do pin routerish things, at least can see what is cutting. Thanks for this video and all those pin router ones too.
Let me know man
That's pretty slick, the bike brake especially. Most of the ones I've seen that you can buy can't do a work piece that big either.
Certainly one of the advantages to building your own. I think there was going to be some larger arch-top style guitars in the works so Kevin and I thought the 17" offset was required. Hope you have a great Christmas John.
You too!
Ok who didnt like this video???? Why??? THEY MADE THIS!! They didn't program it they made it! Bike brakes bearings and a trim router and it does that. Awesome ingenuity. I bet Uncle Bumblefuk would like it. It chooches!!
There are lots of people who don't like me... guess how much sleep I lose thinking about it hahaha
dude That thing is f'ing genius!! I love the bike brake
We ran it for a while with out the bike brake... the brake is a design we also stole from a TH-cam video and it makes life much easier.
I bet it does, nothing wrong with getting ideas to make things work better from you tube. Hey you guys probably do a lot of soldering building electrics, what do you use for a solder station? I was thinking about getting an actual station cause my little iron just don't do everything.
Ours is kinda like this... but it's red.
www.tequipment.net/WellerWES51.html?Source=googleshopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3JPmocuW2AIVxIqzCh0M_Qb5EAYYASABEgKtUPD_BwE
Your slogan should be if you are so smart build it yourself, or have Kevin build it. I wish I had a Kevin to build me a bunch of awesome tools. Not a knock on you at all I dig your shop and you build really cool guitars, seems like you have a kick ass team.
Kevin has made us a lot of cool stuff, I don't know if I have even showed all of it.
Thank You. I will make a duplicator, like you did, based on watching videos of one in action. Awesome video and machine. Why only cut in the X axes? Having never used one I may find an answer to that question after using one.
Awesome...Nothing like American ingenuity... Peace..
Thanks for watching Hector. This might be a case it is American reverse engineering. You know someone much smarter than me came up with this. Actually, Kevin really did all the heavy lifting for making the parts he is a great machinist
Love the bike brake. Is that a Schwinn copy carver??
Ha! Yeah that bike brake came from Chris, he is an old school BMX guy maybe it's a PK Ripper copy carver?
Just giving you shit, cuz I'm out of range!!
Brilliant! And very nice quality
Thanks for watching David, it is a pretty fun tool too
This gave me a bunch of ideas
Thanks for watching Mario, keep me posted on what you come up with... we can keep the idea train rolling.
VERY cool !! Thanks for sharing this with us !! :)
You are very welcome Terry, glad you enjoyed it.
Very impressive!
Thank you Pete
Just subscribed. Love the channel. Keep those videos coming!
Right on Jam Search, thanks for watching and subscribing, glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. Lord knows we have a great time making them.
Makes me want to order up all the parts to build an MPCNC :)
That tool was really fun to build but we don't use it too much these days. We thought it was going to be our go-to neck shaper but then we built the deadhead sander
Great video
Thanks
Thanks for watching Clem, t is a really fun tool to use for sure.
The comment section here is interesting. I've read through the comments and your replies twice searching for any info about how to build or who to talk to or where to order or get more information specifically about the stylus and weight system you used with your copy carver. Matt, you noted KiKi built your stylus. Can you give more information?
That is the first name of the guy who did it for us... We don't really like to talk about him these days
@@TexasToastGuitars Thanks anyway. Will plod on and figure it out.
Nicely done. Now for some rough sanding...
That's the plan!
Hey Man- nice work! Can would this carver work with an 8' sled? I am thinking about for oars/paddles. I carve by hand now, and this looks like a MUCH better use of my time. Cheers
I'm designing my own cnc router/mill for wood carving and other stuff(metals),the copy carver(pantograph) is a really cool piece of kit,though one thing always bugged me ,and it's how most don't keep the tool and stylus vertical,for pickup and neck pockets,it can be done with a little more engineering,in fact not much at all,still if it works don't break it,hang on ,i'm scottish maybe i got the saying wrong(or did i...Hmmmmmm).
subbed and liked and copied it to my HDD,cos i love this shit,and your vids.
BIG cheers,CHEERS.
Thanks for watching John, glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. We don't use the copy carver much these days but they are good tools. As you well know they have been all but replaced with the CNC.
very true,just acquired a tele thinline stencil set i'm re-cutting on acrylic,might re-sell the mdf set if the re-cuts turn out good,the copy carve is a good tool if the money for a 4-5k cnc is tight,building one can be a couple 'o' hundred pounds/dollars if you can build yer own,china sell parts new that will do a great job,save the pennies from the new cnc workhorse' profit and buy better euro/us parts,i should say uk/us but we're still tied in at the mo',i digress,check out diy cnc,the dead head made quick work of the neck i saw in one vid,10 mins or so,yes manual tools can get it sorted pretty quick,but the way of it is accurate repeatability,almost like samuel colts interchangeability of parts (i love guns,yee ha),shame i live in shitland er scotland commie plc.
look forward to watching more builds and tricks.
Copy carvers take up a big area, or that's what i think. I never made on thought about it.
Your copy Carver looks heavier duty and more accurate than any of the shop built or even bought ones I have seen. If you wanted to carve a thinner bodied LP could you adjust the stylus to make it copy from the thicker template or would you have to block up the thinner body to match the height of the template? Looks to me you are like 2/3 of the way to a shop built CNC. Any thoughts about going skynet on these pieces of wood or timber for you Aussies out there?
Hi Michael,
We are not huge fans of CNC, it's just not sexy enough for us...
That copy carver is pretty slick, we were originally going to use it for more things so it is way to big. You cold absolutely make thinner bodies with the stylus but we usually just shim up underneath the body to do the thinner ones.
Matt, question about your copy Carver design. Can it be used to carve the negative backside of a LP hollow body top? Have you ever used it for this type of build?
We have talked about doing exactly that but have yet to try it
@@TexasToastGuitars Love to see that build if/when it happens. I'm a fan of the LP hollow body design. Subscribed and waiting in anticipation. 👍
Do you think your setup would radius a fretboard pretty well?
I'm really getting lost, over engineering mine in my head lol
Hi Steven, thanks for watching.
I'm not sure this would be the hot set up for doing a radius but the more I think about it the more I think it would certainly do it. We have a swinging radius sander that works great but the copy carver is a pretty slick tool. Let me know what you come up with.
Hi I am currently building 2 projects a cnc router and a copy carver I was thinking that there are so many copies of Les Pauls and PRS's out there now that may the body from one of the cheap bolt on neck copies would serve as a template with a little bit of tweaking
Sure man
Nice work mate these are EXPENSIVE to buy. 2 questions please, does it matter that the router bit isn't vertical to the piece? Do you recommend a bit profile since it is angled. The commercial one I was looking at has a separate joint that keeps the router and pointer straight up and down but in aussie bucks by the time I got it here we are well over 6 grand. So to to make it. Have you cut binding channel with it?
Hi Mark,
In our experience the angle of the bit isn't a big deal, of course, we only use it for carving tops. We do not cut binding channels with ours.
This was a pretty fun tool to build in the shop. We don't use it all the often but it works really slick
riding on the shaft... lol
You would love our new Christmas album
RYGRR Huh huh! He said shaft! Uh Huh huh huh! 😀
I know...I'm about a year too late...but after seeing this, I'm wondering if I can make something to do a reverse image copy carver...to make a wooden bridge that fit a carved guitar top...
I don't see why not, like I always say... If you're so smart
Happy New Year my friend
So what would you do if you wanted to use a different bit? How would you change the "guide end" to match the router bit. For example, if you want to use a small bit? You seem to use this duplicator as a single use tool. Do you use it for other purposes for guitar building? I am building my own duplicator and was noticing your guide tip does not seem to be changeable. Thanks. Any ideas would also be appreciated.
I would so exactly that and yes our stylus is removeable
@@TexasToastGuitars Oh, ok. Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of putting a drill chuck with an extension to lift it up and down or something like that.
Carve master makes one of these what do you think of it?
I have not seen it David, when I look it up it seems to be a motorcycle jacket
I'm building a duplicator right now and have been pondering how to secure motion at times. That bike brake just me jump for joy. Fucking brilliant (in my best British accent)
I can't remember who I stole that from but someone smarter than me. It works great though give it a shot
Great! Might need one too. What if I wish to get the copy, say, 1/6" heigher than the original? Will it work by making the router bit 1/6" higher than the rod on the other side?
Yes it does!
Hi there again. I have a quick question. I have replicated your design and wanted to ask this. When yo have your master blank on left and glued up blank on right. The glued up blank has half in maple top so is considerably higher than the master in thickness. Would you still set up and cut in one go or do you have a different sequence. I note in the video the right hand blank was partially completed so you were not cutting too much. Newbie question sorry lol
Hi Joe, you are right, any material you can remove before you use the copy carver is worthwhile. Especially if you have a regular router as the cutting tool. Still another way to do it would, potentially, be to lower the stylus that rides on the master and step it down as you go. I hope that makes sense
@@TexasToastGuitars cheers that man!
Hi. Great carver. I am going to make me one myself. Can you make me a master template?
Sure man
Would you use this to cut the neck pocket on a LP? Have tried to recreate Ken Boudreau's jig but finding it difficult to route out the depth required with a long enough profile bit
I have made a number of Les Paul style guitars, fortunately I have a pin router so long enough bits aren't an issue. However... before I had the pin router I had excellent results with these...www.woodcraft.com/products/whiteside-3021-b19-bearing-template-router-bit-1-2-sh-3-4-d-x-1-1-4-cl-x-3-ol?via=573621bd69702d0676000002%2C573621df69702d0676000ec7%2C5764004269702d6582000e8d%2C5b17dc28776f6f59d0001739
I wish you good luck Joe, there will be issues that you need to overcome along the way I recommend building two :)
hi matt and good job kevin could ya tell me what bit you use in the router
Hi Mark, I think that is a 1/2" ball end mill. You could use a standard cove bit or even a flat bit provided you changed the stylus to match.
Was the body partially carved already before using the machine?
I don't remember
@@TexasToastGuitars Is that the normal protocol when using this device, or do you use a flat body blank?
@@landocalrissian5180 oh, I see what you mean... on something like a Moserite with basswood we just plow through it. now a Les Paul with maple it's a good idea to remove the material first
I was looking at the fully supported linear rail and bearings you used for this project. Is that 1" linear rail or it it larger than 1"? Looks like it could be 1.25"
I think it is 1" I would get the one that is the best deal
@@TexasToastGuitars I bought the 1" and thank you for the info!
hello,why are you only cutting on 1 axis? what happens if you also cut on the other axis?
It will work fine but the cutting bit can wander so we lock the port and starboard and only move fore and aft
@@TexasToastGuitars thank you for the answer :) will this system be able to reproduce the top horn carve of a prs custom for example ?
Could this be used to copy a neck or would that be wild and risk ruining the neck?
It certainly could be used for necks. We have found that the deadhead sander is better but the copy carver did some great work on necks for us in the past
Nice video, do you have drawings for that duplicator?
Hi Christopher, I'm sorry but I don't have any drawings. It was sort of a build it as you go proposition.
@@TexasToastGuitars Thanks for the response, I hope the one that I make will be as cool as yours.
Hey I was just wondering what router bit you are using for the copy carver?
That is a ball end mill
Where did you buy your stylus/guide? Or did you make it yourself?
KiKi made that for me
@@TexasToastGuitars Who is KiKi?
OMG just get a CNC already. You are 75% there already. :-).
I don't have anything against CNC guitar builders... just not my style.
a few motors and a computer and that is a CNC. Just giving you a hard time. I started on a copy carver and eventually went CNC. Its the gateway tool... :-)
It's peculiar how there is such a divide between builders who use kinds of tools. Actually, the whole Coke vs. Pepsi, .45 vs 9mm, Ford vs Chevey thing is peculiar to me. Maybe I should start a TH-cam war between CNC builders and old school builders. I would have to act like I care about the topic but being controversial is good for generating views.
CNC is not hand built, some of us craftsman care about that. Not a knock on CNC builders at all we just have different ideas on how to build things. I would rather build a machine that accomplishes 1 task really well than spend 10 years learning how to program a computer to do it for me.
I'm not that impressed. Had u started to cut out a new guitar from a rectangular piece... well then. But maybe I dint unnerstand the purpose. Anyway Matt you're a hero. And Chris too.
I'm not a hero
Not finished by a long shot but getting there.
m.th-cam.com/video/Qx02g6CQaDk/w-d-xo.html
Nice work Joe!
You will really like the bike brake it's a game changer
Wear hearing protection!
I am
Hi Matt, saw most of the vids now,they are cool, but as far as i remember, i never saw you wearing ear protection. You should really do that as a musician. But hey, it are not my ears. Greetz.
Thanks for watching Bruno, I do wear those ear plugs sometimes it is certainly good advice for people to use all the safety gear.
Thanks for the reply Matt. Indeed a good advice. I almost lost two fingers on jointer. I was very lucky it were only the tops of my index and middle fingers. They could fix it pretty well, so i still can play guitar. Forgot something, i also saw you a bunch of time removing cutted wood with your hand on the band saw. Better use a stick of wood man. Believe me, it happens before you even mentioning it or feel it. I know it's not of my bussines, but that's also not a good thing to show to viewers. Many people see something and copy it. Greetz from Belgium and keep the vids comming pall.
I certainly hope no one is taking safety tips from me
Yer right it's super accurate, but it is overkill and over-expense! linear bearings, alum vrs steel tubing, etc. You don't need all that CNC precision parts for a basic copy carver for wood! And yes the counter weight should in fact lift the router when you let go!