CNC Laser Cutter Bass Guitar

Project Description

This project was the final project and the most open ended out of all of them. For this project we had the option to use and 2 of the machines to make a finished product. I chose to use the CNC machine and the laser cutter to make a guitar body and a pick guard for it. I ordered a few parts that I'm not able to make in Fusion 360 and Adobe illustrator like the neck, tuners, pickups, etc... I used some other machines to refine the design of the guitar like a palm sander, drill, drill press, and a rasp. Some things I did to make the guitar look better was use wood stain, acrylic as the pick guard and I plan on using finish on the parts that I didn't stain.

What Went Well?

I think the majority of this project went well, I has almost no help to design the guitar and it turned out pretty good. I think planning for this project was how I was able to make the guitar with confidence. I was planning this project for a bit prior to actually making it and thinking about how I can make it. I also made one of these types of projects before in my guitar making winterim, so I had a bit of experience in this sort of thing,

What Could Be Improved?

I think that this project went pretty well, but there were a few small thing that could have gone better. I could have measured some pockets a little better in order for the ordered parts to fit in better and the neck is a bit too high and the strings are touching the frets. I think that the only things that could be improved in this project were the little things.

What would you do differently if you were to do this project again?

If I were to do this project all over again, I would make sure that I have good measurements in order for all the parts to fit in the body right off the bat without having to remeasure anything. Another thing I'd do if I were to do this project again is I would try to make the design of the bass more extreme with more exaggerated features, otherwise, I think this project went as well as I'd hoped it would have.

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