RFR Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I have worked with other commercial and homemade carving machines before. This one is a result of working all the bugs out of the other machines A couple of years went into just thinking about the design and planning. Here it is!!! Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madawgony Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 You obviously put some time in that, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I also built a floating router attachment so binding channels could be routed in a carve top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 If you'd be willing, I'd love to know some of the design details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl762 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 That is some outstanding work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 That is some outstanding work there. Thanks guys, I can only take credit for the design, however. I have a buddy that has a machine shop that actually built it for me. He machines guitar parts for me as well. Here is one of my bridges and tail pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR Posted May 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 If you'd be willing, I'd love to know some of the design details. I will put up a couple more pics for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifixguitars Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Very cool, I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I'm building almost exactly the same thing Roman, except i'm not duplicarving. Just an XY rail setup with a router attached for template cutting, or with the option of the router floating on springs with the router being slightly heavier than the springs balance for binding channel routing. It will be very useful for thicknessing also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Oh wow, that bridge and tailpiece look amazing! Really really classy. I've seen a lot of these around the forums, and one question has always nagged at me: If you're only carving the top into a guitar like on your first pic, how do you set up the two bodies so that they match perfectly, just a lot of setting up and trial-and-error? I can see it being really easy if you're starting with a block of wood, but when you've got a body shape to deal with..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matti Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Oh wow, that bridge and tailpiece look amazing! Really really classy. I think the same, beautiful bridge and tailpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereordinary Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 That's probably the nicest carving machine I've ever seen. Wow. Seriously. I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'm building almost exactly the same thing Roman, except i'm not duplicarving. Just an XY rail setup with a router attached for template cutting, or with the option of the router floating on springs with the router being slightly heavier than the springs balance for binding channel routing. It will be very useful for thicknessing also. Cool. It is agreat asset to the shop. I use mine for carving bodies, template routing, thickness planing, and have an attachment for a floating router setup as well. With the floating router, I have for the first time in my building career, been able to route binding channels in carved tops in one pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Oh wow, that bridge and tailpiece look amazing! Really really classy. I've seen a lot of these around the forums, and one question has always nagged at me: If you're only carving the top into a guitar like on your first pic, how do you set up the two bodies so that they match perfectly, just a lot of setting up and trial-and-error? I can see it being really easy if you're starting with a block of wood, but when you've got a body shape to deal with..... Thanks for the coments on the hardware! Setting up the bodies is a bit of trial and error. you have to do quite a bit of setup to make sure the center lines are accurate. I am making up a jig system so that set up is a breeze. The whole system is an ongoing project. Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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