George Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hi All I have a friend who has a friend who does CNC machining. I was told to supply a CAD drawing of the guitar body and they can put it through the machine.. which is great except!!! i dont have a CAD drawing. I am after an Ibanez RG. Does CNC machining do routing and the right depths and all that .. or does it just do the basic outline of the whole body? Anybody know where i can get a cad drawing like what i might need.. i know nothing about CAD or CNC soo the above may not make sense .. let me know!!! oh gurus out there.. Thanks G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 You will need a 3d model of your guitar and im doubtful someone is going to give that away. Keep in mind that the drawing and programming of your tool paths is the most expensive and time consuming part of cnc. You'll probably get more enjoyment out of building it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 You will need a 3d model of your guitar and im doubtful someone is going to give that away. And why would that be??? Email me for 3d RG/JEM Cad files. I have rear and front routed versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 You will need a 3d model of your guitar and im doubtful someone is going to give that away. And why would that be??? Email me for 3d RG/JEM Cad files. I have rear and front routed versions. ← Hahaha I bet those are MY drawings RGGR from the download section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Hahaha I bet those are MY drawings RGGR from the download section ← And if they are so, somebody did the wrong thing! Unless you are a supporter you shouldn't have access to those! I think it was the best $10 I have spent! You will need a 3d model of your guitar and im doubtful someone is going to give that away. And why would that be???← Because like he mentioned, it is too time consuming, unless you didn't did nothing for them, then they got no importance to you! So you give them away the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 There's the 3D model, and then there's programming a machine to carve said model. Be prepared for several snafus before you get it all working right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 (edited) George, seems proper drawings are also in the Download Area. You might want to check this out. There's the 3D model, and then there's programming a machine to carve said model. Be prepared for several snafus before you get it all working right. +1. Cad files can be of great help in build process......but taking net-(found/given) cad file and converting them to proper Cam files and let the machine have a go....is whole different matter. Can the files be trusted? Are they absolutely correct, or artist impression of model. Is location of trem and trem posts correct.....how about neck pocket....etc, etc. Like I said.......Cad files are great help when making templates.......but I wouldn't take a Cad file of the net and blindly CNC body out of quality type wood. Edited September 28, 2005 by RGGR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Ok thanks guys .. here is a really stupid question .. where is the download area?? It says on the main site .. its in the advanced section of the forum .. where the hell is that George, seems proper drawings are also in the Download Area. You might want to check this out. There's the 3D model, and then there's programming a machine to carve said model. Be prepared for several snafus before you get it all working right. +1. Cad files can be of great help in build process......but taking net-(found/given) cad file and converting them to proper Cam files and let the machine have a go....is whole different matter. Can the files be trusted? Are they absolutely correct, or artist impression of model. Is location of trem and trem posts correct.....how about neck pocket....etc, etc. Like I said.......Cad files are great help when making templates.......but I wouldn't take a Cad file of the net and blindly CNC body out of quality type wood. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickmangumby Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I think you need to have made a donation to the site to access that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=2828 that contains everything you need to know about the download section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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