If anyone is interested I posted a 3d printed speaker housing for the speaker Guiliano recommends in Loothprints.

I think raising it is very difficult to impossible, not sure but I think that’s what Guiliano said.

My recent guitars have been crazy thin and have insane monopole mobility and sound great. They aren’t structurally as stable as I’d like so I need to dial back but they sound amazing.

Personally I’m a believer in finishing the guitar in front…

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Sounds like you got it figured out but have you trammed your machine in general? Sometimes some stepper motor calibration is really needed.

Mine was off by like 1/16″ in the Y axis over 36″ which was subtle enough not to notice but totally screwed me for doing very fine work. Took me 2 years to figure it out.

For like $400 or maybe less you can find Sherlines everywhere. The most I use mine the more it seems like the perfect luthier’s shop tool. I got a lathe and mill and a ton of accessories for $800, definitely a steal but they are out there.

Theres a 7 part Ted Woodford videos series on a harmony rebuilds that’s excellent. I did one according to the videos more or less.

On another point, I appreciate your efforts to keep your soundboard consistent in thickness but I just do not think that some sanding in on area is going to make any perceptible change on the sound of your guitar. It’s near the sides and that’s a place that some people remove thickness anyway. Obviously you need to send a larger area to get…

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That could work but it would make an insane amount of dust, you definitely want a cover on it and dust collection.

And for doing guitar tops and thinning stuff no way a drill will be enough power. You want a monster motor. Mine blows my fuse all the time. To sand 15″ of wood at one time takes a lot of power.

But in principle it could work. …

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I could be wrong but snipe I think is more like tear out that happens at the end of the board but a little different from what you’re describing.