Building a Guitar on a CNC Part 5: Pickguard

Want to shred AND protect your guitar while doing it? We’re going to show you how we created our custom pickguard on our CNC. We’ll include all the files to get you rockin’ and rollin’!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:00 -Bridge Positioning
03:50 -Examples
05:50 - Neck and Bridge Centre Line
07:13 - Let’s Start
08:20 - Pencil Lines and Tape
10:30 - Poking Holes
11:36 - Warning
12:00 - First Line
13:05 - Measuring Centre
14:29 - Scale Check
15:23 - Bridge Centred
16:50 - Double Checking
18:20 - Marking Bridge Holes
19:42 - Onshape Helping
20:50 - Vcarve
21:24 - Importing Image
21:46 - Known Measurements
22:40 - Import DXF
23:45 - Job Dimensions
25:24 - Drawing from Known Measurements
26:37 - Neck Pocket
29:52 - Creating the Other Outlines
32:40 - Pretty Bridge Gap
35:15 - Offsetting Lines
38:20 - Image Reference
40:08 - Selector Pocket
44:00 - Trimming
49:40 - Cut Vector
51:00 - Creating Toolpaths
52:00 - Profile Vbit Toolpath
54:25 - Joining Vectors in a Toolpath
55:50 - Adhesive Advice
56:45 - Screw Holes
1:02:37 - Error!
1:03:35 - Double Check
1:05:41 - Other Toolpaths
1:07:05 - Saving Toolpaths
1:12:00 - Let Them Cut
1:14:36 - Bonus Bloopers
Project Files:
rb.gy/zndhx
Onshape
rb.gy/ixyyt
Bits used in Part 5:
Sienci 1/8” Downcut End Mill
sienci.com/product/1-8-flat-e...
Sienci 1/8” Precision Collet for Makita RT0701
sienci.com/product/1-8-precis...
Feeds and Speeds:
Link to Feeds and Speeds Used for the Guitar Project
Check Out Our Feeds and Speeds Tables!
resources.sienci.com/view/lmk...
Materials Used:
Body and Neck: Black Limba.
Body blank dimensions: 383mm x 427mm x 44.5mm (15.0787in x 16.811in x 1.752in)
Neck blank dimensions: 80mm x 735mm x 25.9mm (3.1946in x 28.937in x 1.0197in)
Fret board: Black Ebony
Fret board blank dimensions (before surfacing): 69.4mm x 613mm x 10.9mm (2.73in x 24.125in x 0.43in
Sand paper:
120, 180, 240, 320, 400 grit random orbit and hand sandpaper
Guitar Parts Links:
Add-ons Used:
AutoZero Touch Plate
sienci.com/product/autozero/
Dust Shoe l Sienci Labs
resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...
▸ Softwares
gSender l Sienci Labs
sienci.com/gsender/
Vectric V-Carve Pro V11
sienci.com/product/vectric-vc...
▸ Resources
LongMill Resources Page l Sienci Labs
resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...
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