3D Printed Radius Gauge

[londonbasshead]

I own a set of understring radius gauges, however, they're not wide enough to measure the outermost strings of my 6 string bass.

That being said, I modified a 3D printable radius gauge set found online by proportionally scaling it to fit the desired width of my 6 string bass strings at the bridge, and voila! (the gauge at the top of the photo was the 'test' print)

Kind of cool application of 3D printing I wanted to share with everyone who reads the thread

 

[Hopkins]

Neat application, but I really haven't found a whole lot of use for radius gauges. I always set the action height to where the strings are all the same distance from the fret board and the radius will naturally be correct.

 

[Abner]

...I modified a 3D printable radius gauge set found online by proportionally scaling it to fit the desired width of my 6 string bass strings at the bridge.
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If you scaled up the the existing gauge proportionally, you've also increased the radius. May not be enough to notice, but nonetheless...

-Alex

 

[londonbasshead]

Thankfully not enough to notice