CNC Guitar Building Part 2: LongMill CNC Carving & Assembly Tutorial

In part 2 of our second CNC guitar-building series, Scott shows you how to carve the guitar body using the LongMill CNC and assemble it all together. We also introduce our new 1/4″ Extra Long Flat Roughing End Mill. bit.ly/49GcTH4 With its longer cutting flutes, it's perfect for crafting guitar bodies from standard wood blanks, hassle-free.
Bits used:
Sienci ¼” Extra Long Flat Roughing End Mill
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Sienci ¼” Down Cut End Mill
sienci.com/product/1-4-spiral...
Sienci 90° VBit
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Project Files:
rb.gy/tk7y4d
Chapters:
00:00 - Guitar Hero 2 Pt 2
00:25 - Extra Long Roughing Bits
00:44 - Time to Test Carve
01:10 - Slappa’da Bass
01:27 - Bit Changes
01:40 - Time to Carve
02:20 - Who Hates Sanding?
02:46 - Allowance Offset
03:25 - Wood Grain Filler
04:00 - Worth Doing?
04:15 - Time for Stain
05:00 - Finishing with Ligna
05:15 - Assembly
05:30 - Body Neck Holes
06:00 - Neck Holes
06:25 - Wire Holes
06:45 - Control Cavity Holes
07:00 - Tuning Keys
07:30 - Pickups
08:03 - Bridge and Tailpiece Posts
08:25 - MISTAKE ALERT
09:25 - Neck Screws
09:35 - Pickguard
10:05 - Strings and Test Time
10:40 - Wrap It Up
Materials used:
Guitar Body:
African Mahogany 14" x 23" x 1.75"
Guitar Kit:
www.solomusicgear.com/product...
Stain:
rb.gy/77v1m7
Finish:
rb.gy/p31ns6
LongMill Beginners Kit:
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Add-ons Used:
AutoZero Touch Plate
sienci.com/product/autozero/
▸ Softwares
gSender l Sienci Labs
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Vectric V-Carve Pro V11
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▸ Resources
LongMill Resources Page l Sienci Labs
resources.sienci.com/view/lm-...
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[@ryancrume]

tempted

[@SienciLabs]

it's a lot of fun! it's a very cool feeling hearing something you make, make sounds!

[@tafadelx]

Great work!!!! How you ajusted the guitar?

[@SienciLabs]

Thanks for the kind words! We're not quite sure what you mean by "adjusted" 🤔...Can you clarify? Thanks!

[@thost]

Uh, where is part one??? it isn't showing up in the video list?

[@SienciLabs]

Right here! Sorry about that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYXZqpyHpLBsprc

[@Lank2thepast]

I thought I was going to learn about CNC carving a guitar. I did not.

[@SienciLabs]

Nope, that was the first video! check it out here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYXZqpyHpLBsprcsi=2-HpgUqCjbHPIjBZ

[@Lank2thepast]

@@SienciLabs Oh. Duh. Thanks

[@SienciLabs]

No problem! We hope you enjoy it!...and if you're looking for a super deep dive into making your own guitar, we have another series here - kzbin.info/aero/PLE43LQy2a1ipWwWTyaJ1czMxGsNLJ2i3e&si=fAQ9oGmkW022kiMX Have making!