You slay me Fletcher! Never surprised by, but always amazed by how much attention to fine detail and finish that goes into all your work, from "small to tall" ! Truly love your ethic buddy, you rock! Simply awesome.

I love that you always take so much care with the details. Thank you for another video, mr. Fletcher!

That was F'ing amazing! Well done...and the inlay is a nice touch. You are a craftsman.

You always add that little extra. Very cool!! One day when I have some space I'm getting one of these machines.

About 20 years ago I was a signwriter and had access to a huge esab router about 12' x4' we used to do a lot of infill with paint, epoxy etc but used a large syringe to fill the routed lines this was a lot easier to clean up and sand afterward. Still the best way to do this in my opinion.

Every single video is such an inspiration... even a "simple" one like this! Cool!

I'm going to have to pinch that design, those are the best X-Carve clamps I've seen yet.Great work, keep it up.

You're having way too much fun with that X-Carve! Good for you!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Gary A Yes I am ;-)

Very nice! Love the inlay!

Nice. Man, your machine is so much smoother and faster than mine. And talk about an eeny teeny weeny endmill! LOVE IT!!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Blackrain4xmas Its all down to the feeds and speeds - once I worked that out things ran a lot smoother. The default settings in Easel are too aggressive IMO. If your using the stock spindle, don't use a 1/4" bit , stick with a 1/8" End mill.

Man, your job is so cool... Thanks for posting videos, take care!

Wow! That came out great! Nice video.

Looking forward to more X-Carve videos. We have just ordered ours fully loaded with the Dewalt spindle. Can't wait for it to arrive!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Stem Guitars Great ! Good decision to get the Dewalt DWP611, a huge performance increase

Exactly what I needed. Thank you for sharing.

Lovely stuff - some nice touches there.

Nice touch with the inlay! I like that you made a L & R as well... It's all in the details.

I know I always say it, but every single time you put up a video... I'm amazed just how talented a fabricator you are. I wish I had this talent;-) Those clamps look awesome and I reckon you need to begin to fabricate tools also... I'd buy them:-)

FLETCHER, YOU ARE MY FAVORITE BUILDER ON KZread. I BUILT MY FIRST GUITAR WATCHING YOUR STRAT BUILD. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RELEASE SOME MORE VIDEOS ITS BEEN WAY TOO LONG. YOU ARE THE ONLY BUILDER THAT NOT ONLY BUILDS AMAZING GUITARS BUT ALSO KNOWS HOW TO CORRECTLY USE POWER TOOLS AS THEY WERE INTENDED. THERE ARE SOMJE GREAT BUILDERS ON YOU TUBE BUT SOME OF THERE INSTRUCTION IS DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THERE LACK OF COMMON SAFETY PRACTICES AND UNFAMILIARITY WITGH SOME OF THE DANGEROUS TOOLS USED TO BUILD GUITARS. CAN'T WAQIT FOR THE NEXT BUILD SERIES, HOPEFULLY ITS NOT ANOTHER CNC VIDEO, HAHA. THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEOS

They look awesome nice work

great design!

great work!

Great job!

Nice David

could be cool to make a couple 90' corner clamps, put one in each corner of your block for extra stability. nice job though! will these be available for download?

Here's the new KZread video !

@FesixGermany

8 жыл бұрын

Another nice Video with another nice piece of work. I really like the engraving. Wish I had a cnc router but I don't have place for such machinery...

Wow, nice job! Very nice maching.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. I have an industrial CNC machine like yours now.

@phucnguyenCNC

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, very good Wish you good work and give the new fabulous products.

MISS YOU !!!

Nice, real nice..

Hi. Fletcher. Have already tried to carve a maple Les Paul Top with x-carve. I'm building a '59 one and struggling with the regular router carving. Thx a lot!!!!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Douglas S Hi, no I have not tried yet. I'm too busy getting guitars out the door to have much free time to dedicate to that right now, Its on the "to do" list though

+Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars Hello. First I have to say that i really like your works. I want to ask some questions about X-carve. 1. Which program did you use at design stage? 2. Can we use autocad to make new designs. 3. Is autocad compatible with easel?. Best regards...

Fletcher, how's the Corrimal build series coming along?

Is there a specific type of dye you used to fill the epoxy?

Ah, it must be nice being able to carve your own logoes on the head stock :)

awesome!!

I love the attention to detail! What is the black material for the inlay?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

Thankyou, Its epoxy with black dye added

Sweet!

bonjour as tu le fichier merci

Thats cool the inlay is really sharp, what program did you use for the text

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Warren Downes - One Wood Thanks Warren, The text was generated in Adobe Illustrator and exported as a dxf file into Solidworks . The toolpath was generated in HSMXpress ( free CAM add-on for Solidworks)

Awesome job on the clamps and video.... Do you have the files somewhere we could download to make our own clamps? Keep up the good work.

Nice project! and sorry for the crazy question but which epoxy and dye do you use? I just did a large inlay with some Apoxie Sculpt black which is nice - but it takes too much time to apply and mix, would really appreciate pointers to products I can pour and need only a bit of sanding if I can keep things level.

@lee_brooks

8 жыл бұрын

+Roger Theriault Hi Roger, I'd love to know this too, did you get anywhere with it? Sanding standard epoxy takes foreever! I like the idea above of using a syringe to apply it.... :)

What made you choose Solidworks Fletch ? trying to decide which 3d cad software to try as there are several available. Never used one before either so choosing is difficult Great vid as always :)

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+NewtechGS If I was to start again I would learn Fusion 360 - I believe its free for non commercial uses. Check it out

Anyway i could get the code for making one myself, Please

hello, Fletcher how are you, how are you've used the X-Cabe, for cutting and bodies, guitar necks? You can create a guitar or does not work? Thanks.

These are great. What was the mill bit size that you used for your Fletcher logo", and what exactly did you use for your inlay? Thanks a lot. Great work and great vids.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Jared Inbody Hi Jared, From memory the end mill was 0.5mm. I filled the inlay with black epoxy

@jaredthomas8289

8 жыл бұрын

+Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars Thanks for your reply Fletcher. I've been wanting to start this method for Inlay work for a little while now. What kind of epoxy or resin could you recommend?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Jared Inbody I think it was just a cheap 30 minute epoxy I used for filling this inlay but generally I use West Systems Epoxy on my guitars.

Can I ask how you keep your epoxy gloss looking? I tried using epoxy on a sign, and when I sand it smooth the epoxy is no longer glass looking, it has scratches all over it. I have tried 320 grit, steel wool, even a buffing pad with no luck getting back gloss looking, even after clear coating.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Milezone1 Hi, I didn't do anything special. Just sanded it to 400 grit and applied some danish oil

Fletcher do you have svg file for these clamps? They are awesome! Thanks!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Tools In Action Not in SVG but I have it in dxf format or as a solid model if you can use that ?

@NeilMarr37

9 жыл бұрын

***** Can you make the DXF available for download? I'd like to try and make an Easel project from it.

@Toolsinaction

9 жыл бұрын

***** That would work :}

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Tools In Action I don't have a way to host the file, email me thru my website and I can send it to you. Cheers David

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Neil Marr I don't have a way to host the file, email me thru my website and I can send it to you. Cheers David

Hi David, great job on all the videos, just wondering if you think the xcarve would cope with cutting out full size body blank outline (albeit slowly), or if it would likely cause damage?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Nicolas Jayd With a spindle upgrade I think it would work ( Dewalt DW611) - I plan to upgrade my spindle soon

@talktomrgibson

9 жыл бұрын

very cool! there are a lot of great projects on their website too!

Wow. Can the X carve do angles? Say like for a scarf joint, or an angled neck pocket? What was used to fill in the logo? Epoxy? Thanks, I may look into one of these.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Rictus For an angled neck pocket , I would set prop the body up at the correct angle and mill it that way.

Hi what software you used to design your projects this is awesome thank you

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Mundo Macías Hi, It is Solidworks

Hey Dave.....this is what I want to do for the logo on the headstocks instead of decals.....I guess this is possible is it not?.......Thanks....Tom

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Tom C Most definitely possible Tom

Nice, What did you mix the dye with to fill in the inlay? Cheers.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

DolanCustomGuitars Hi, it's epoxy

What did you use to dye the epoxy? Great idea on the clamp

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, I used Black ColorTone liquid stain

@fishinglaboutdoors

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

We need more videos! Please! Haha

Any chance you have the file to share so I can make a set of these?

i would add some screw from the side to adjust the tension

I'd love to "play" with one of these.

I almost ordered an X-Carve about a month ago actually. In the end I went with the Shapeoko3 for the rigidity--but I don't have it yet, as I'm still on the waiting list. Did know you were using one...how have you found it to be? Have you done much metal-working with it? I think that's what I'll be doing most.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Tom B I'm liking it, the stock spindle is a little underpowered but that's easily fixed. No metalworking here, all wood :-)

@bluehornet6752

9 жыл бұрын

Yup... A new spindle isn't terribly expensive, right. If I was only going to work with wood, then I think I would have gone with the X-Carve as you can get a larger one than the Shapeoko3...for the same money. But I ultimately decided that the rigidity was more important than the size, so I went with the Shapeoko3. Since most of the work I'll be doing is smaller than the 16x16" cutting area, I think I'll be alright for a while.

Yea, if you're gonna make some clamps, better do it right, logo and everything. And listen to some Stoner Rock while doing it :) Nice Job, Fletch!

Attention to detail and finesse. Although you could have taken off the epoxy with some passes by the X carve, sanding is so old school. LOL!!

What software are you using to generate the CAM and what are you using to send the gcode to the machine? UGS is a pain in the arse for homing stuff

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Jamie Phillips Hi Jamie, I am using HSMXpress which is a free CAM package for SOlidworks. I'm using UGS to send the G Code

@Jamieip

9 жыл бұрын

***** could I expect some tutorials on HSM? I have it but can't seem to use it well enough to do anything with. I want to do inlays, fret slots and the likes with it

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Jamie Phillips Not anytime soon - I am far from being good enough to offer and CAM tutorials ;-)

@Jamieip

9 жыл бұрын

***** no worries mate. thanks for your time.

Would you consider using this for any fretboard work at all? Inlays, fretslots or radius just curious

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Ashley Hansen I think it will do a great job of inlays and fretslots, I just need to find time to sit down and mess around with everything

@c0veredinash

9 жыл бұрын

sounds good, if its powerful enough it would make quick work of roughing out compound radius also. cant wait to see what you get up to with this machine

Can you make a video of how to go from solidworks to X-Carve

Hello, What software you have to created piece for the machine x-carve home inventable? Thank you in advance. Many greetings

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

microsystem storemania hello, Solidworks for the design, HSMXpress for the tool path and Universal G Code Sender to communicate with the X Carve

@microstoremania

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thank you for this information

What program are you using to do the design?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

7 жыл бұрын

That was using Solidworks. These days I would use Fusion 360, its free for hobbyists

@WoodnMetalShoppe

7 жыл бұрын

Is Solidworks easy to use? No issues with X-Carve? I have fusion 360. Just not sure how it works with my X-carve. Heard that Fusion 360 Is not quite compatible with X-Carve

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

7 жыл бұрын

Either work fine with the XCarve.

Hi Fletcher, what is this black stuff you have put inside the carved letters? Glue with black paint?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Sven Ullmann Epoxy with added black dye

@SvenUllmann1108

9 жыл бұрын

***** Great! Just ordered a X-Carve. Waiting for it... :=)

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Sven Ullmann Nice !

Would you mind sharing your design file for the clamps? I would love to have them for my xcarve.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Bikerzee24 Sure, Here it is in Easel: easel.inventables.com/projects/24CwlIhUMfLKpZ_f-IlRtQ

@Bikerzee24

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

ust wondering what you used for the inly was it super glue and coloured paint????

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Gavin Brookes Epoxy with black dye

@AS-qm4fi

8 жыл бұрын

+Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars Can you provide a little more help on the type/brand of epoxy and dye you used? Please? Noob here. Thanks

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+Abel Saucedo Hi, West Systems Epoxy with black ColorTone Liquid Stain mixed in.

shame you didnt share the model. Would have liked to have given these a whizz

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

As far as I remember , it was uploaded to the official X-Carve forum. Have you checked there ?