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Author:  RogerHaggstrom [ Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:26 am ]
Post subject:  Factory guitar making
This was interesting. I will try that way, at 6:30, to tape the binding :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JSnvUaBUTc
Author:  DennisK [ Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
Indeed a lot of cool stuff there. I wish I had space for any of it :)

I'm surprised that method of headstock clamping at 7:45 actually works. I guess those rubber pads generate enough friction to keep it from sliding.

The fret slot glue applicator at 12:35 sure is simple and effective. I think it's just a large hypodermic needle taped onto the glue bottle.

But then they go and ruin all that fine work a short while later by beveling away a large amount of the playing surface on the frets :(
Author:  dzsmith [ Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
The way the woman holds the roll of tape and the giant binding scraper are pretty cool.
Author:  Terence Kennedy [ Sun Jun 12, 2022 11:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
Don’t even think about trying to get one of those necks off.
Author:  RogerHaggstrom [ Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
Terence Kennedy wrote:
Don’t even think about trying to get one of those necks off.


I don't defend everything that they do in that video, one of the things I don't like is the glue - I like hot hide glue for all the wood-to-wood joints. But if they use something similar to original Titebond, loosening the neck would not be a huge problem. If they use mystery glue or epoxy, it will.

What I find most interesting is the way they use clever and very expensive jigs to speed up the process. Also, the speed of the workers doing the different tasks is impressing :-)
Author:  Chris Pile [ Mon Jun 13, 2022 8:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
I prefer this one - very little machine noise. Real craftsman at work, not factory "button pushers".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN1hsry ... lyImportTV
Author:  phavriluk [ Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
That Korean video is 50 years old. Neat. That side scraper impressedme a bunch.
Author:  ballbanjos [ Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
I thought it was interesting that they apparently only did a rough pass on the necks with the CNC machine. It's probably quicker to finish the neck carving by hand than it is to run finish passes on the CNC. I know that in making banjo necks, I could build one much faster using a shaper to rough the neck out and then finish out by hand than I could doing a full CNC carve. What I gained with CNC is not having my hands anywhere near a shaper blade and the ability to have extremely consistent details on the necks.

Dave
Author:  RogerHaggstrom [ Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
phavriluk wrote:
That Korean video is 50 years old. Neat. That side scraper impressedme a bunch.


It looks like it's from 2020.
Author:  doncaparker [ Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
phavriluk wrote:
That Korean video is 50 years old. Neat. That side scraper impressedme a bunch.


Actually, the factory is that old, not the video. If the video had been made 50 years ago, it would have been preceded by something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2uEuu8gufY
Author:  John A [ Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Factory guitar making
It is interesting to see the difference in both factories - Crafter seems to have a much cleaner workspace too.
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