This is the bolt-on neck we cut in our own shop, and the file includes every toolpath we use to make it. Mount the blank on the included fixture and flip it on alignment pins.
This is the rounded square heel version which fits Jazzmaster and Tele bodies.
- 6-in-line tuners: https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/tuning-machines/solid-peghead-guitar-tuning-machines/gotoh-vintage-style-oval-knob-6-in-line-tuners/?queryid=215bb79b1edd5a1f4d7453ea150bc7b5
- Flat headstock, 1.65" nut
- Truss rod: https://alliedlutherie.com/collections/flexstrong-truss-rods/products/flexstrong-truss-rods?variant=27705611974 (Spoke Nut)
- Blank: 29.5" × 4" × 1". Fixture: 31" × 10"
Part of the Julia Guitars mix-and-match system. Fits Julia Guitars bodies and fretboards only, not off-the-shelf parts.
Why our files are different: most guitar CAD files sell the model only, and you program the toolpaths yourself. Ours ship with the exact setups, toolpaths, fixtures and tool library we use to cut these parts in our shop.
Requirements:
- Autodesk Fusion with the Manufacture workspace, to open, edit and post the CAM
- A 3-axis CNC router big enough for the largest fixture you'll cut:
- Neck: 31" × 10"
- Offset body: 28" × 16.75"
- T-style body: 22" × 16"
- Working knowledge of Fusion CAM: setting the WCS, selecting your post-processor and checking toolpaths in simulation
Tools used (all in the included library): 1/4" upcut and downcut flat end mills, 1/4" ball end mill, 1/8" and 1/16" flat end mills, 1/8" and 1/16" drills, 0.023" fret-slot cutter, 30° and 90° engraving bits, and a single-flute plastic-cutting bit for pickguards. Substitute equivalents and update feeds and speeds for your machine.
Machine note: toolpaths were programmed and cut on our machine with the Carbide 3D post-processor. Re-post for your controller, and dry-run or air-cut before cutting good wood.
License: for personal and small-shop use. You may sell instruments you build from these files. You may not share, resell or redistribute the files.
Digital download: no physical product ships. Because files can't be returned, all sales are final. If something won't open, email us and we'll make it right.
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