What is a pin router?

What is a pin router?

A pin router is a great way to “carve” out decorative reliefs, custom-fitted recesses and signs. And when you get right down to it, a pin router is a very basic machine. There’s a router bit that lines up with a small pin in the base. The pin helps guide a template that’s attached to the bottom of the workpiece.

How does a PLEK machine work?

How Does Plek Work? A Plek machine works in the same fashion as a highly skilled luthier with decades of experience. Your guitar is loaded into the Plek Pro machine, which scans the guitar’s fingerboard and frets, evaluating the string positions and heights along the entire length of the neck.

Can you make a guitar with a CNC machine?

With our small format and low cost options CNC machining has become the tool of choice for guitar builders and luthiers to take advantage of parts production where intricate detail, unsurpassed accuracy and repeatability are required. …

How big is a neck router jig for a guitar?

The measurements on the plans for the Neck Router Jig is based for common guitar scales (appr. 24-27″). So if you want to use it for scales above 27″ you need probably to increase the length on the frames as the router board. The rest as the e.g. “Profile Tracker” will be the same sizes.

How to calculate axis position for neck router jig?

Divide the number with 2 to get the axis position on the board ≅1-1,5mm and multiply with 2 to get axis position on the puck template. Anyway, depending on the fretboard height and radius you need to measure and adjust the axis positioning for both templates as the board on every neck work (if they’re not having the same spec of course).

How are the rails on a neck contour jig fixed?

The position of the carriage relative to the rails is fixed by 6 ball brarings ball bearing (8 mm x 22 mm x 7 mm). Each ball bearing is attached with DIN 912 M8 Screws. They are easily accessible from the top with a hex wrench to fine tune the position and to prevent if from wiggling.