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    I have a small jointer and a lunchbox planer. I...

    I have a small jointer and a lunchbox planer. I sometimes use those, sometimes use the CNC, to plane neck blanks. It just depends on what's going on, which machine is ready, etc. The standalone...
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    I used a method very similar to the one shown in...

    I used a method very similar to the one shown in the bumped thread to set up my Stinger. The only issue I have with the method as shown in the thread is where it says that the 2nd layer of MDF was...
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    Thanks guys. Glad to know it's feasible... ...

    Thanks guys. Glad to know it's feasible...

    Probably not the most efficient thing in the world. But it kills me to have the jointer rip all the eyes out of a nice piece of birdseye maple. It's...
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    I bought this exact table and a maple top for my...

    I bought this exact table and a maple top for my Stinger. You're right, it does move. A lot more than you'd think, looking at how beefy those legs are.

    The other problem I have is that when you...
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    Jig for jointing face of boards?

    Brainstorming ideas for using the CNC to face joint boards roughly 4" wide and an inch thick...

    Is anybody else doing this? Obviously, the fact that the board needs jointing indicates that it's...
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    I can't speak to the Carvewright, but I owned a...

    I can't speak to the Carvewright, but I owned a Shark. It will do those jobs, for sure... with the possible exception of the aluminum. That might be asking a bit much. The control software was very...
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    My tip - when moving be aware that the gantry can...

    My tip - when moving be aware that the gantry can slide around freely when powered down. So after you've uncrated it and have started unpacking things, but before you move it, make sure the gantry is...
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    +1 I think it's hard sometimes to discern...

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    I think it's hard sometimes to discern between a company that is overbooked/spread thin versus one that lacks concern. In my dealings with them, they definitely don't lack concern but since...
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    Dang I just typed a reply and it disappeared -...

    Dang I just typed a reply and it disappeared - let me try again...

    Since an ebay/Paypal account is free, I don't see that it would hurt to give it a try if you've already got the wood and tools....
  10. Unless you're fretting hard enough to make the...

    Unless you're fretting hard enough to make the notes actually go sharp, the string doesn't really contact the fretboard wood - only the fretwire...

    Could it be that the strings are actually losing...
  11. I set Z=0 to the top of my material for...

    I set Z=0 to the top of my material for everything I do. And XY zero is at the bottom left corner. That's just how I draw things up and it just seems easiest to me. I don't have a touchplate for...
  12. Looking great now! My pictures are of a neck...

    Looking great now!

    My pictures are of a neck of my own design, different overall length, heel design, headstock, etc. I don't have an STL of a tele neck handy. I'd be wary of most of them found...
  13. I'll see if I can attach some pictures here since...

    I'll see if I can attach some pictures here since I'm not great at explaining this stuff. The pics show the piece on the table with tabs and without.

    Whether I use tabs or not, I put 1/8" diameter...
  14. You're right, a lot of necks have an angled...

    You're right, a lot of necks have an angled headstock. But the tele isn't one of them.

    A traditional one-piece (50's style) neck is milled from ~1"-thick flat stock. The break angle of the strings...
  15. Hi Stan, It looks like you've got the whole...

    Hi Stan,

    It looks like you've got the whole thing up on its narrow side(s)? Life will be MUCH easier if you machine the neck face down/face up, and not standing up on the side like that. You can...
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    Stinger tabletop owner here. All I'd say (as a...

    Stinger tabletop owner here. All I'd say (as a previous owner of a lesser machine) is that if you're serious about getting down to business with it, you will very much appreciate the rigidity of the...
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    I don't want to make generalizations or jump to...

    I don't want to make generalizations or jump to the conclusion that because one item sells another will - I offered up that very particular example because I know that I sold a few and essentially...
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    There's a good market for aftermarket parts....

    There's a good market for aftermarket parts. Something like telecaster bodies, which are easily made from commonly available cad files. Depending on your materials costs, you could spit out a run of...
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    I make guitars, and I'm a former Shark (original)...

    I make guitars, and I'm a former Shark (original) owner. The main drawbacks to the Shark are that the 25" Y travel is not long enough to mill a whole standard scale guitar neck without moving the...
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    Don't worry, I'm not that guy.

    Don't worry, I'm not that guy.
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    I'm hestiant to say so, because I thought I had...

    I'm hestiant to say so, because I thought I had it licked once before only to be wrong. But after a few minutes on the phone with Frank he helped me narrow it down to to a loose set screw. What I was...
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    Ted, can you elaborate - what is the X truck? And...

    Ted, can you elaborate - what is the X truck? And what mach settings did you have to tweak? Thanks!
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    Thanks - checked that, it's tight.

    Thanks - checked that, it's tight.
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    Stinger owners inside please...

    I posted this over at Camheads but I'm not sure that everybody who posts here posts there and I wouldn't mind hearing from other CNC'ers in general.

    http://www.camheads.org/showthread.php?t=628
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    I've planed down individual parts before, but...

    I've planed down individual parts before, but using this thread as inspiration I jointed and planed a 2-pc 8/4 mahogany billet. I used lots of double-sided tape and shims to secure things for the...
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