ScottR Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 On 4/3/2024 at 2:02 PM, henrim said: I’ve been postponing this one for some time now. Because every time I coat a guitar body I tell myself I need a better way to support the body while spraying it. So far I’ve been hanging them from a ceiling hook, but it’s difficult to have a good access around the body in the limited space I have. So, I finally decided to build a fixture that allows me to rotate the body in every direction. I have done some drawings, but I think I’m going to improvise a bit. I found this used Volvo wheel hub I have saved for the last ten years waiting for a situation like this. Bearing still works well enough for rotating a guitar body. Now I just need to dig my storage a bit more for other pieces and do some welding and stuff. I'm really looking forward to your solution here! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 6 hours ago, ScottR said: I'm really looking forward to your solution here! SR Me too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post henrim Posted April 15 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15 Alright. This is how it came out to be. Like always when you try to cut corners by recycling something you end up using more time than it would have taken to build the whole thing from scratch. Anyways, I think this will work nicely. Not just for guitar bodies, but for painting other things too. The large bearing and weight on the base makes the horizontal movement pretty smooth. Had I built this from scratch I would likely have used a much smaller and cheaper bearing. So in that sense it's a win. Vertical axis is equipped with ball bearings too and with the large wheel it has rather fluid movement. In the picture the fixture is standing freely but it will be bolted to the paint booth table permanently. Or the lowest part will be. Other parts can be be lifted off so the whole thing is not always on the table. I just realised I forgot to add a thumb screw for locking the vertical axis. Should add that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFlab Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 I had seen youtube videos of guitars being painted with a jig like that, and figured that that is very handy indeed, you built one (which looks better and is more compact!)! Looks great, will need to read the rest of the thread to see if you've posted more info, but if not, please do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 17 hours ago, LFlab said: Looks great, will need to read the rest of the thread to see if you've posted more info, but if not, please do Thanks, there not much more about the jig in this thread. I can take a few pictures, but like said I didn't plan much ahead, so not everything is how I would make them if I was to build a second one. I think it could be simplified here and there without sacrificing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 I agree with @Andyjr1515! SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted April 20 Author Report Share Posted April 20 Thanks guys, @Andyjr1515and @ScottR. The thing for me is that I can use this base for painting car wheels and what not. The part that guitar bodies really need, is a subset of this thing. And even that part can be simplified a lot. Using brass bushings instead of bearings and stuff like that this could probably be made to a niche product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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