Buter Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I'm stuck a few thousand miles from home and it's driving me nuts. I'm dying to get back to building again after a 5 year absence, but I've got a couple more months before I can get back into the shop.Im using the time to order materials and tools, as well as scour the Internet for ideas, inspiration and good, old fashioned knowledge. I've just been on to the telecaster sight and seen the following link. I think the best bit of advice I will be able to give anyone interested in getting into this hobby of ours (for more than one of two instruments) is to invest the time to build something similar.You probably won't need all the functionality that this guy built into his machine, but there's some very sound principles that can easily be adapted to your needs.Many thanks to the gentleman who took the time to post.Enjoy!http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Router-When-a-CNC-machine-is-overkill/?ALLSTEPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Yeah, okay that's pretty damn cool.SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Very cool. I am wondering how much play there is between the table and the quill, since there are so many moving/lockable stages between the two? I wouldn't say no to having one of those myself, however I am sure that there is plenty of opportunity to screw it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm not sure whether it could handle large amounts of load though. Easy to abuse and cause it to become sloppy. I think it would need to be known by the user what NOT to do with it and how far it can handle abuse. I might have a chat with the dude and see if we can hash together something with PG such as an article series. Certainly, the 3D copy carving is more compact than overarm copy carvers you see around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 You don't suppose he used a CNC to build it though......SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buter Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Would have been my first guess, but his videos show him building it the old fashioned way.B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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