Guitar Making | music@johnmcculloch.net | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/musicjohnmcculloch-net/activity/ Activity feed for music@johnmcculloch.net. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:34:28 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 7fec02849b326fda4dd5e6aa0d250050 music@johnmcculloch.net replied to the topic "Making routing guides with a laser engraver" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/169013/ Tue, 07 May 2024 10:20:52 +0100

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FYI – Tele body blank routed to become a Tele Custom using 5mm black plexi as a template cut on laser cutter using Lightburn and free template downloaded from Electric Herald

]]> faa2b94f95003153a465aba60e487a78 music@johnmcculloch.net replied to the topic "Making routing guides with a laser engraver" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167445/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:58:32 +0000 Hi – I’ve just done some tests with pine.  Firstly I used 18mm pine with a variety of settings, but it was having none of it.  I then used 8mm pine which cut pretty well with the following settings:

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]]> 5415ee59b56607b886af5fe18b65317f music@johnmcculloch.net replied to the topic "Making routing guides with a laser engraver" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167434/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:27:44 +0000 That would work as well; though if you check out E80 cutting 16mm pine…   Read more»

]]> f1689d4f638e187f59509934c405f2d7 music@johnmcculloch.net changed their profile picture https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167256/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:27:45 +0000 0 44bb51fb2efef969f06943299b956091 music@johnmcculloch.net replied to the topic "Making routing guides with a laser engraver" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167255/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:23:54 +0000 Yes – I use air assist, but more to stop any smoke fogging up the laser glass and having to clean it all the time.  If you’re doing multiple passes then a z-axis control can be useful as this moves…   Read more»

]]> e2c406219249fce4706d24247b54aa1e music@johnmcculloch.net replied to the topic "Making routing guides with a laser engraver" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167240/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:53:25 +0000 If it’s useful, here are my Lightburn settings for 5mm black plexi/acrylic:

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I’m planning on using this method to create fret spacing templates as well.
 
Best of luck
John

]]> 1c487ce51b2f1377caad12e64737d806 music@johnmcculloch.net replied to the topic "Making routing guides with a laser engraver" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167235/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:08:52 +0000 I’ve not had fantastic success with cutting mdf or ply with my blue diode laser (Neje E80 24W optical power), though 5mm walnut is a breeze and 5mm or 8mm black plexi cuts really well.  For thicker templates, I’d laser…   Read more»

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