I was just wondering (as I have acces to a couple of cnc machines)... Has anyone made a bass on CNC, I mean here in the forum? I'd really like to locate some plans and start a couple of experiments. Of course, i could just take a bass and measure it and write the stuff myself, but I would be limited to the stuff I have in hand (4003, jazz, p bass) but I thought maybe someone had already done, say a RIC 4005, or tele bass, or a nice starfire II.

Thanks!

i use a 3D CAD program to supply machinists.

works great.

plus i can render out the 3D CAD data.

samples available upon requests - i've posted a ton of stuff here already for ref.

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I do sheet metal CNC programming for a living. What you really need is a 3d model from cad. What ever shop you goto will probablyu have their own CNC software that will import your model and tool it up for thier particular machine.

here's a model i did:

http://www.hodshon.com/24.jpg

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here are a bunch of bodies i modeled in CAD.

can you ID the builders?

http://www.hodshon.com/bassray3.jpg

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more here:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350599

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I did my non-reverse tbird and my electric upright on CNC.

here's a spalt vviper i modeled.

hope i'm not boring you guys.

http://www.hodshon.com/assy_top.jpg

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hope i'm not boring you guys.


Quite the contrary. Any chance you could email me a generic model so I can use it as a base for my designs? I'm still learning Deltacad.

i can send a STEP or IGES of the Fender body.

all others are proprietary.

e-mail?

f

I wouldn't even know what to do with those. I'll PM you my email though. I'll be able to use it eventually.

see the thread:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350599

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Was about to post a reply here but I didn't want to hijack your thread. Here's what I spared you. ;)
CNC build thread (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4472017#post4472017)


By the way, fhodshon is THE MAN! I was partly inspired to go as far with the modeling on my project as I did because of the great work I've seen posted by you F.

I can see Ric, F, Jazz and Rob Allen.

What's the white topped bass?

good calls.

the white-ish topped bass is a JP (French).

woefully, JP is no longer building.

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Wow, guys. This is interesting stuff. I have a tonne of nooby questions about this whole CNC thing.

fhodson, do you mind if I PM you to ask about a few things? I'm thinking I might want to carve / get a Jazz-bass body carved for a possible project instead of going the Warmoth route.

Well, I was thinking of going totally the Warmoth route, but what I've seen here and in a CNC build thread makes me kinda excited about maybe going that route istead...

roadkill2309,

pm away.

i'm glad i archived all my old work.

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