axemannate Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Hi. I have been building my own axes over the summer by hand, and i want to have my guitars made with a CNC machine. My brother and i have come up with some killer desings on CAD KEY19 and really want to make em, but we just dont have the skill, or the time. Are there any companies out there that i can send the file and the wood to that will mill my guitar and neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 You should check at a local machine shop. Mostly they'll be set up for metalwork, so they might say no, but that would probably be your best shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 im building a cnc machine now. gimme a couple more months and if you send me the wood, ill do it for free. What is the file type for a CADKEY file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axemannate Posted September 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Its a DWG file. Dude, how the heck do you build a cnc machine. If i could build one, dude, id be building so many custom guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 http://www.buildyouridea.com/cnc/tk-421/cncrouter.html nice, but you need ALOT of tools. best to have a tig setup, metal bandsaw, tons of skill, and a thick wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 also, http://www.taigtools.com/ has starter cnc's, but they are in the 1500$ range i think, and dont have the large dimensions like what your looking for. you have to think that someone making a cnc does it to usually make *small* things at a *high* degree of accuracy (.001"). for a guitar you need *large* at a *medium* accuracy. almost easier to build a copycarver or a ghetto router-mill setup. all the money in a cnc is being automated and accurate. kind of a waste for what were doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Might wanna try emachineshop.com...they just started out, read about them on CNN. They claim around a 1 month turnaround. Not bad at all for a custom order part. Might be worth a shot, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid7 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 My brother has build CNC machine and we used it when we made my bass cabinet. (routing hole for driver) Now he is drawing bass for me btw. building your own CNC machine is very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 (edited) i beleive jim will provide cnc cervices and even the wood for a price, if you have the files ready to go he's already setup for doing guitars. http://www.noahjames.com/ Edited September 10, 2004 by krazyderek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 yeh, it is relatively expensive. the main cost is in how many axes you do, the expensive stainless 1" threaded rod, and the stepper motors and controllers. cheapest ive seen a set of 3 stepper motors and a controller card was about 400$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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