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  • sev112sev112 Frets: 2457
    Bloody wow!
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  • TeyeplayerTeyeplayer Frets: 2811

    So pleased with the outcome!


    Amazing post, but the highlight? Man, I love that smooth bottom carve! It’s so sensual. :)
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    edited August 2021
    Another great day with the CNC,

    this time I was machining the body for @Rich31k ’s model 1. Out of one piece of Obeche it’s made a wonderfully light body.

    I put together this little video for your enjoyment 

    http://trentguitars.com
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  • Rich31kRich31k Frets: 705
    TrentGuitars said:
    Another great day with the CNC,

    this time I was machining the body for @Rich31k ’s model 1. Out of one piece of Obeche it’s made a wonderfully light body.

    I put together this little video for your enjoyment 

    Looks great! Nice to see the build too. Thanks for the updates
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    That finished shot came straight off the machine???

    Like the little skirts and the extractor on the machine.  That'll help keep your workshop nice and dust-free.

    What cutter are you using?
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    TTony said:
    That finished shot came straight off the machine???

    Like the little skirts and the extractor on the machine.  That'll help keep your workshop nice and dust-free.

    What cutter are you using?
    Yeah, off the machine!

    I use cutters from Wealden Tool (https://www.wealdentool.com/)

    And I choose the solid tungsten carbide tools and upcut. For the routing of the pockets and borders I use an 8mm STC upcut and then for the contours and 3D carving I use an 8mm ball end STC upcut.

    I find Wealden to be really reasonably priced and I've used them for many years now for my router bits!
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    Ok so after having machined all 5 bodies, I now finish sand them.

    This is done by hand around the edges with various shaped blocks and also by hand. The faces are then blended with my Mirka Deros.

    The boring bits are me drilling the string holes, the electro socket hole and then connecting the cavities.~



    Time to get some primer on!





    This is an Obeche body as the customer specifically requested a lightweight body, it will be grain filled after this and then the colour coats begin.

    Next week I begin to fret the necks, and we are heading for the finish line!
    http://trentguitars.com
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  • DiscoStuDiscoStu Frets: 5261
    TrentGuitars said:

    Time to get some primer on!




    This is an Obeche body as the customer specifically requested a lightweight body, it will be grain filled after this and then the colour coats begin.

    Next week I begin to fret the necks, and we are heading for the finish line!
    That looks fab as it is! Is this what we can expect from the entry level bodies?
    Trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57612/discostu#latest
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    DiscoStu said:
    TrentGuitars said:

    Time to get some primer on!




    This is an Obeche body as the customer specifically requested a lightweight body, it will be grain filled after this and then the colour coats begin.

    Next week I begin to fret the necks, and we are heading for the finish line!
    That looks fab as it is! Is this what we can expect from the entry level bodies?
    Certainly, this is the timber I'm planning on using for it
    http://trentguitars.com
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    I like the look of that.  
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  • gretschthumpergretschthumper Frets: 89
    Fascinating to see how these guitars are built - thanks for posting!  :)
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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    This is a great thread thanks for posting.   
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  • MattharrierMattharrier Frets: 402
    Really cool insight into the build process as always.

    Is that an Alpkit carabiner I spy holding the body up?
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    Mattharrier said:
    Really cool insight into the build process as always.

    Is that an Alpkit carabiner I spy holding the body up?
    Now that’s an eagle eye! Yes indeed it is! We have a load of them in the workshop 
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  • MattharrierMattharrier Frets: 402
    Hahaha, I use them all the time - as key rings, clipping stuff to rucksacks, hanging stuff in tents, I don't know what I'd do without them!
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    I tend to try and use Sundays to do a bit of R&D, so I figured I'd get stuck into trying the two sided milling on the necks.

    So to save decent Maple stock I've been using 18mm plywood, which is a shade under the thickness of 20.5mm I use on my necks so I've accounted for that with my Z depths for each program. The idea is to see if my paths work and if I can get the references right to be able to flip the neck and have it mill perfectly on the back as well as the front!

    I put together some clips! 

    Best thing about doing it in plywood is that because of the layers you can quite easily see if you have a smooth even carve or not - rather like the zebra filter you can use in your CAD software.




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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    I have CNC machine envy
    :D

    Actually, i think mine would probably do that - it'd just take a little bit longer.

    From the lines on the back of the neck, looks like that test worked ok?
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    TTony said:
    I have CNC machine envy
    :D

    Actually, i think mine would probably do that - it'd just take a little bit longer.

    From the lines on the back of the neck, looks like that test worked ok?
    Yeah yours certainly could handle it too! 

    I run mine at 5000mm/min, I think the machines like the Oozenest workbee run at a max of around 2500.

    Yeah the test worked well! oddly when I flip it I do need to adjust the origin by 1.7mm on the X, so I'm going to investigate in my drawings to see what I can do!
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  • normula1normula1 Frets: 618
    TTony said:
    I have CNC machine envy
    :D
    Never mind CNC, I have neck envy, it might be ply, but looks better than some necks I've purchased :)
    my trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/115582/normula1
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  • WBT2079WBT2079 Frets: 74
    That is really impressive. Am loving watching how your guitars are coming together. They look really nice.
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    Thank you guys!

    Today was supposed to be about getting paint on but DPD let me down with a delivery!

    I spent the day sanding up all the bodies so that they are ready to have primer tomorrow, 

    I did manage to get a coat of paint from the dregs of my old can on the prototype body for the entry level model, that open pore grain effect really is something!


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  • LebarqueLebarque Frets: 3301
    edited August 2021
    Nice. The white will look the dog's danglies with that open pore finish. Combine with a tort guard for premature ejaculation.
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  • reubenmakesmusicreubenmakesmusic Frets: 46
    What's the plan with the entry level model? Reclaimed wood but similar spec at a lower price? Looking great btw!
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    What's the plan with the entry level model? Reclaimed wood but similar spec at a lower price? Looking great btw!
    Hey Reuben!

    Check out the thread,

    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/211463/launching-an-entry-level-version-of-my-guitars#latest

    Basically it's lower level pickups, no customisation on the scale or radius, a simpler open pore satin finish and no fancy hard case.

    Wanted to make the difference enough that people could justify stepping up to the full fat model, which I think I am achieving :) 




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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    Progress today! All builds primed up, solid day of colour tomorrow


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  • DiscoStuDiscoStu Frets: 5261
    Nice to see a mixture of pickup routes there.
    Trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57612/discostu#latest
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    More coating today, and then this evening after work (yes, im that sad) I've been R&D'ing the CNC'd pickguards,

    So happy to have this process down, its a great deal quicker than doing them with router templates and as you can see by the end of the video the accuracy is immense!


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  • TADodgerTADodger Frets: 211
    Seriously good, and fascinating  to watch. I used to head up a business that in part installed and maintained the cutting beds and extractors for plasma cutting machines. Sort of the Tonka version of this :)
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  • TrentGuitarsTrentGuitars Frets: 1636
    So normal folk spend their Fridays down the pub, I just got in from cutting my first two sided mill neck out of actual materials!

    Few notes, notice the mistake on the headstock before I turn it over to do the back - luckily I was able to get that way when the headstock was thinned down! 

    Also the way dealt with the issue of not being able to put in the truss rod (as the locating tabs block it) I have managed to circumvent by temporarily attaching it to the neck! 

    Needs finessing by hand of course but I'm thrilled with the result, certainly quite advanced CNC milling so all my hard work is paying off!




    I'm also making my way through painting the bodies!




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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    Love the video - precision engineering in wood.
    :+1:

    How long did it take to complete the cutting operations?
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