Radius540 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 hi i am a high school student and i have a larken router in my lab i just wandering if anyone used it to cut guitar bodys. http://www.larkencnc.com/ this is for the info if u know about it or used it please reply me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 well it would depend a lot on the size.. little table top CNCs often don't have the precision as there is too much flex and give in the cutting head.. guitar bodies put a cutter under some stress and it has to be a heavy enough duty mill with heavy duty guides, motors, rods, etc.. Any flex at all and you'll end up with unpredictable results. Looking at the larkin home page, they make everything from little table top jobs to big workhorse machines. I would imagine a high school would have a smaller one, more suited for engraving stuff, cutting small items out of plastic or light weight wood. not plowing through 1.75" hardwood..that's my guess tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radius540 Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 we have a pretty big one..but if that does not work do u no if i can like get guitar templates from some where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyykko Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 hi i am a high school student and i have a larken router in my lab i just wandering if anyone used it to cut guitar bodys. http://www.larkencnc.com/ this is for the info ← If it just has enough travel in x- and y-axis it might be a suitable tool for milling quite accurate routing templates out of acrylic or plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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