Tags > Laser-Cutting
A week in the shop
15 May 2022 - älgen, delfinen, fusion 360, jigs, laser-cutting, templates
Dealing with 3D print shrinkage; looking at the tiny design details users will never see; how a damaged guitar body leads to a better design; and just what makes a guitar a Michael Dales guitar?

A return to the shop
2 May 2022 - 3D printing, älgen, fusion 360, jigs, laser-cutting, palm router, templates
After a hiatus due to reasons, I'm finally getting time back in the workshop. This week mostly redesigning my tooling after some initial setbacks on my hybrid guitar.

A week in the shop
15 Jan 2022 - 3d printing, älgen, cnc routing, fusion 360, jigs, laser-cutting, templates
After months of being just a CAD model, my Älgen guitar design finally begins to take form!

A brief week in the shop
14 Sep 2020 - laser-cutting, neck, verkstaden
I make progress on the new guitar model as I work out what I can and can't do in my new workshop home, and I spend some time laser-cutting pick-guards for another builder.

A week in and out the shop
21 Oct 2019 - blues deluxe, laser-cutting, oggcamp, tuners

Fretboard design generator
1 Dec 2017 - cad, cnc routing, fretboard, javascript, laser-cutting, maker, open source
A look at a tool I've made and open sourced to help you design and make fretboards for your guitars.

Making your own dot inlays
29 Nov 2017 - fretboard, laser-cutting
How to make your own dot inlays for fretboards using a laser-cutter.
