I made a XYZ Router

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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I made a XYZ Router

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I bought....

CNC Router Parts
3 rails (solid 3/4" x 55")
3 - 3/4" ball bearing blocks
4 - 3/4" stand off clamps
$220 Shipped

Home Depot & Ace Hardware
3/4" MDF & 48' of 2"x4" (for table construction)
Misc Hardware (1/4" bolts, washers, lock nuts & Misc U-bolts )
$70

I "acquired" some 1 3/8" sprinkler pipe (black "H" shaped) from work.... cost... free.

I also "acquired" a small DeWalt trim router... cost... free.

Total Cost for this bad ass mothafuckin machine.... $290.... Under $300

2 Rails mounted front to back w/ 4 clamps to the table. 1 Rail mounted left to right, on a clamp/ball bearing at each end. On the left to right rail, is a bearing that allows a "H" black shaped pipe to swing like a see-saw (arc) up/down. On the H bracket is a router on one end and a tracer on the other.

So what the f*ck does this do? It copies what ever guitar body/neck/pickguard whateverdafuck you put on the left side of the f*ckin table...... slap a wood blank on the right side.

sorry dude, can't find the f*cking diggy cam so webz camz will do... enjoy... not quite done, ignore the masking tape holding the router :P will complete tomorrow.

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I YouTubed some video's of other people shit...

XYZ Router / Copy Carver/ Router Duplicator

This guy has got 2 routers (left & right)... center is a tracer, master guitar... two routers spin in opposite direction for stability.... old school sh*t.

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Copying Neck Profile

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Different design, same concept

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When I get some more money, I'm building a overhead XY Router. It'll be mounted behind the xyz router, to save some money & space.
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awsome! i used one of these to get the outside carve of a maple back for a 335 styled guitar.
it was REALLY usefull, but i have never tried using it for solid body guitars or anything.
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I'll only be using this for carved tops, contours & neck profiles. A template & router is still the fastest way to go.

Have ya seen the Grizzly Fretboard Radius Sander... looks really easy to make. They took it a step further and added a vacuum clamp to it.

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thats pretty badass. altho seems like overkill to me, you would kinda need to have a sander designated to just doing that, that means space is taken up and not used as much.
im content with doing it by hand via block style, sure it takes a few hours and you have to be kinda careful not to get any low spots, but it works fine for right now.
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