Re: Rhino + Guitar curves

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ddgman2001" <sheldon@d...>
wrote:

> John,
>
> There are many more experienced with CNC and Rhino than me, but

I've

> built and designed a lot of guitars.
>
> If you are already up and running with Rhino and have a system in
> place for turning your designs into parts that's one thing.
>
> If you are starting from scratch that's another. In the time it

would

> have taken you to learn Rhino, convert your stl file to tool paths
> and code, then build your fixturing, cut your first part, realize a
> few mistakes, try again... you could have made your master by hand
> and probably had it cast.
>
> In other words, going the high-tech route will be lots of work,

trial

> and error, materials and time. But you will learn a lot in the
> process.
>
> Going the manual route will save you time and aggravation and be a
> more organic experience.
>
> Sheldon
>

<snip>

True,

a guitar would be better on a router as a knee mill does not have the
work envelope.

one method would be to make a plate and drill holes in it then uses
a;ignment pins in the table slots. secure your plate and with a
pencil in teh chuck, draw yoru outlines. flip the plate and the pins
will keep the X perfect and all you need is to align the Y axis.
Reaw your second outline and start from there.

easy to move into and out of the machine.

for a one-off hand work will be faster. So much faster that I would
considder making one by hand to see the parts that are hard and
require CNC vs the parts that are easy and need only a knife.
besides, then you could play your prototye while the CNC does you
final cutting !

Dave