GeoffGould
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Carbon fiber neck build
- Thread starter Jeroen914
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long overdue update...
just been too busy with work
also been chasing my own tail on how to best continue
anyways... after making sure everything fit as good as I could get it, going over everything, including the trussrod channel I finally found time and courage to glue this sucker up today
I mixed a small batch of epoxy and thickened it with fumed silica to a nice paste and gave all the mating surfaces a good coat and dropped the neck onto the trussrod-board
It's very lightly clamped as there's no force needed to keep things in place
I glued it up "upside down" as to make gravity work for me, so the epoxy will run down onto the joint instead of into the neck cavity
Will know if I made something with structural integrity or wasted a bunch of CF in about 24 hours... fingers x-ed
just been too busy with work
also been chasing my own tail on how to best continue
anyways... after making sure everything fit as good as I could get it, going over everything, including the trussrod channel I finally found time and courage to glue this sucker up today
I mixed a small batch of epoxy and thickened it with fumed silica to a nice paste and gave all the mating surfaces a good coat and dropped the neck onto the trussrod-board
It's very lightly clamped as there's no force needed to keep things in place
I glued it up "upside down" as to make gravity work for me, so the epoxy will run down onto the joint instead of into the neck cavity
Will know if I made something with structural integrity or wasted a bunch of CF in about 24 hours... fingers x-ed
This thing starts to look like a neck more and more 
Feels strong and I didn't spill any epoxy into the threaded inserts
So yeah, happy with the glue up
Still plenty to figure out...
Building like this feels like reverse engineering
Feels strong and I didn't spill any epoxy into the threaded inserts
So yeah, happy with the glue up
Still plenty to figure out...
Building like this feels like reverse engineering
I started looking into this after missing out on a Status neck before they stopped production. Keen to see how this turns out.
Anybody wanting a Stingray carbon neck, Klos are currently gathering interest on which neck replacements to be made next and they have an online form to fill out. The more people show interest, the more likely they are to produce them. The Fender necks they have already made has a Stingray-esque headstock on there too and look pretty good.
Carbon Fiber Neck Upgrade Questionnaire
Anybody wanting a Stingray carbon neck, Klos are currently gathering interest on which neck replacements to be made next and they have an online form to fill out. The more people show interest, the more likely they are to produce them. The Fender necks they have already made has a Stingray-esque headstock on there too and look pretty good.
Carbon Fiber Neck Upgrade Questionnaire
I want to see that Gator and maybe Miller boards you have against the wall.. love the build as well.
...my plan is to fill the headstock with a p/u foam so I can sand the top to it's final size/fit and then cover that with some layers of CF
I really wish I had time to pick this project back up, but life has been throwing some curveballs, so yeah... don't hold your breath
Can you post some pics of your neck?
I really wish I had time to pick this project back up, but life has been throwing some curveballs, so yeah... don't hold your breath
Can you post some pics of your neck?
This is cool.
what type of resin did you use?
how many lbs of pressure did you pull in the bag?
excited to see how this turns out
what type of resin did you use?
how many lbs of pressure did you pull in the bag?
excited to see how this turns out
I used epoxy resin from Easy Composites
And I used one of those vacuum clothes bags with a hand pump
On the first parts it worked perfectly, but on the neck itself, I had some vacuum issues, so the resin to fibre ratio could have been better
And I used one of those vacuum clothes bags with a hand pump
On the first parts it worked perfectly, but on the neck itself, I had some vacuum issues, so the resin to fibre ratio could have been better
Cool! I like your idea for the headstock so much than mine...
I had some cosmetic issues too, and i'm thinking about make a new one with your headstock method.. here's mine, a replica of the Modulus Flea neck.
I forum friend give me all the measurements of an original neck, and make it on SolidWorks, then ordered a 3D mold.
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@Boubassman that's looking really good!
the bubbles in the back of the neck could easily be filled with some extra epoxy
the bubbles in the back of the neck could easily be filled with some extra epoxy
I never thought of getting a 3D mold. The mold is the part of this that makes me the most anxious!
Here in Spain is a little expensive, but i ordered it on a China for only 70€ + taxes. There's a lot of websites for order products on chinese manufacturers.
Yeah, me too 
Sorry for the lack of updates... nothing to report really
Sometimes life just gets in the way and stuff gets shelved
It'll be back again, just too low on my list of priorities right now
In the mean time I did manage to get my hands on a used Status Graphite (fretless) MM neck though
Sorry for the lack of updates... nothing to report really
Sometimes life just gets in the way and stuff gets shelved
It'll be back again, just too low on my list of priorities right now
In the mean time I did manage to get my hands on a used Status Graphite (fretless) MM neck though
