rbuddy wrote:
I use it too. You can input about any parameter you want from scale to distance of 1st and 6th string to edge of fingerboard, nut and saddle width, etc.
Then print it full scale on multiple sheets of paper and have a full size printout of your project.
Sometimes you have to adjust the printer scale to get a perfect match on paper by a percent or two.
I use it for almost every instrument.
Then print it full scale on multiple sheets of paper and have a full size printout of your project.
Sometimes you have to adjust the printer scale to get a perfect match on paper by a percent or two.
I use it for almost every instrument.
Any tips on gluing the pattern to the wood? Even a single sheet seems difficult to do without warping/stretching when wet with glue, much less getting two sheets perfectly aligned.
I still do it the old fashioned way, laying a ruler along the high and low string paths and marking the fret locations with an x-acto knife, and then clamping a wood block at each pair of marks to hold the saw against while cutting. But even with 1/64" graduations on the ruler, I may be off by a few thousandths when marking, and a few more when clamping the wood block. After developing a feel for how troublesome a single thousandth error is in metalworking, I wish I'd designed my CNC to have enough Y range for fret slotting
But on the other hand, I do like to keep guitar building as a low-tech activity for when I'm tired of all the computers and electricity.