Dan Horn Treeline
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This is a little late but I think your first problem is the base. There is no such thing as flat plywood nowadays. There used to be quality plywood that was really flat back in the day but I would say your plywood base is probably curved. You would need to make a box beam that is flat and stiff to run your neck blank on, even if you use that sander you’re thinking about. But then, the pieces to make a box beam need to be straight and flat as well! You should also use some winding sticks to see if it’s twisted.
Cheers, Dan
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HI Randy
I think all jigs can be made in your shop. I actually like making jigs more than I like making guitars! Canadian Luthier Supply has been selling a binding jig made mostly out of plywood for a long time. Elevate has the same jig in aluminum. I made my own with a couple of modifications that works great.
I would love to figure out how to make a jig to make bridge pins but I don’t have a metal lathe, only a wood lathe. We need more tools to make more tools!
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That’s a beauty. Nice work!
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In case anyone was interested in this topic, crystalac company replied and said that yes it is compatible. As long as you let it gas off first and scuff sand the epoxy.
Thanks again Michael, between the both of you that’s enough for me to carry on.
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Hey There, a little late but I thought I’d mention that I was given one recently from a dental hygienist. They were getting rid of a few of them for some reason. It came with a wire basket and 2 glass beakers. Sorry, I haven’t had a chance to give it a try yet but If you know any dentists! …. It’s worth an ask. They also gave me a lot of dental picks. Super handy. I have too many and been giving them away.
Good luck, cheers. Dan
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It seems like you’ve got a great set up there Kat. I also found a really good on line teacher for fusion, Paul McWhorter. He’s super easy to understand. If you go back to fusion I highly recommend him. I was able to get a good deal on vcarve, that’s why I’m trying it, but I’m just learning it. I think it will do inlays well but not sure if it will do all I want. I’ll keep you posted.
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Thanks Kat, that’s a great idea. I’m guessing you need to prove you’re a student to do that though. I’ll look into it. I looked into Rhino a bit more and found it’s nothing like fusion so probably not a good one for cnc work.
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Thanks Paul. I do think fusion is a great program and will continue to use it. It’s so good to know about the editing part. That makes me feel better. I recently got a program called Vcarve which is a much simpler to use program. Between it and fusion I think I am set.
Cheers, Dan
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Fusion is a cloud based program which means if I have no internet connection, which can happen for me, then it will not operate. They have also began to allow only 10 editable items per year with the free version. I’m not certain yet if I can change them to read only files and keep going or will have to either stop or pay their subscription fees to carry on. I need to figure that part out.
I am very curious what others are having success with.
Cheers, Dan
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Hi Michael, Thanks for the reply. I have to say, from seeing you on this group, I have great respect for your opinion. I like how you think things through.
I know most luthiers have recipes that work and stick to that. Why experiment any more.
I’m starting to trust water based finishes more all the time out of necessity. The target coatings -em6000 is a great product I have found recently. It has hardened to a tough finish. And it doesn’t want to kill me!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. You have no idea how valuable it has been.
Dan
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Hi James. I have not found or seen any 3d work in vcarve. It is great for doing inlays and lettering type things. I have been going down the learning path for fusion because I am finding it the best thing out there for curved weird parts like what’s involved in a guitar. Vcarve doesn’t have a way to extrude anything.
Cheers, Dan
