KeysNGuitar Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Hey All. A friend of mine has a nice CNC with which he uses VCarve. He has used it some but still learning. Do any of you happen to have VCarve or Aspire file for making a radiused sanding block? I am making my first guitar and I am going to radius the neck to 12". I purchased an 8" long sanding block from StewMac but would really like to make some of my own instead of pay so much. I couldn't afford the Aluminum (or Aluminium for you Brits! ) so I opted for the cheaper one made from wood. It would be exponentially cheaper if I could just make my own but I haven't been successful. His CNC is very nice. So, the real question is does anyone have a file for VCarve or Aspire you would be willing to share so my friend can import it into his computer and get the G Code? Lookin for 12" radius initially but would certainly love to have multiples. Thanks in advance! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 1:23 PM, KeysNGuitar said: Hey All. A friend of mine has a nice CNC with which he uses VCarve. He has used it some but still learning. Do any of you happen to have VCarve or Aspire file for making a radiused sanding block? I am making my first guitar and I am going to radius the neck to 12". I purchased an 8" long sanding block from StewMac but would really like to make some of my own instead of pay so much. I couldn't afford the Aluminum (or Aluminium for you Brits! ) so I opted for the cheaper one made from wood. It would be exponentially cheaper if I could just make my own but I haven't been successful. His CNC is very nice. So, the real question is does anyone have a file for VCarve or Aspire you would be willing to share so my friend can import it into his computer and get the G Code? Lookin for 12" radius initially but would certainly love to have multiples. Thanks in advance! Chris I have Aspire as well as Rhino7, fusion360 and some others. If you want a sanding block with a 12" radius for Vcarve it will need to be an STL file so It can be imported for your friend to cut it. Here I made you a 14"L x 3"W x 3/4"D 12" radius sanding block STL file for you to have your friend cut for you MK 12inchsandingblock.zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeysNGuitar Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 That, my friend, is super cool. Thank you very much for the file!!!!! I will download and send it to him and hopefully he can take care of the rest. I will cut a good piece of hardwood for him to use. Thank you again! It is very much appreciated! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 they used to have this composite 2x4 stuff at lowes/home depot... made from recycled plastic bottles. stuff is rock solid impervious to weather/moisture unlike wood. often thought of using it for sanding block stock... but when I finally get around to going to snag some... seems it's online only now. bummer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSm Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 A radiused sanding block or the like doesn't have to be a 3d model if using vectric. I would use the moulding tool path which is similar to the fluting toolpath in that it's basically 2d and much quicker than machining a 3d model. Arm relief and belly relief cuts are the same and super easy to set up on a 2d plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekt88killedjfk Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 4:20 AM, RobSm said: A radiused sanding block or the like doesn't have to be a 3d model if using vectric. I would use the moulding tool path which is similar to the fluting toolpath in that it's basically 2d and much quicker than machining a 3d model. Arm relief and belly relief cuts are the same and super easy to set up on a 2d plan. Yeah if op describes what he needs to his friend he would be able to make a model in vectric in seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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