Fretboard Inlay - El Negro Especial Labels Extreme 2017-03-04 | This is a finger board inlay for Rowe Custom Guitars and is made from 89 pieces of white pearl into an ebony board.Step by step, from vectors to pearl cutting to inlaying.
Every bar top needs one! Ned Kelly... Labels Extreme 2022-06-22 | Ned Kelly... Love him or hate him, he's an Australian legend.Here's a great ornament for any Aussie bar-top to hold and showcase your top-shelf bottle of Bundy and a couple of shot glasses.This particular one is made from Merbau, cut on the CNC and glued together to form a 3D statue.Haven't heard of Ned?Criminal or hero, tormented by the constabulary or a rabble-rouser... the debate goes on, even after all this time has passed.One thing for sure he was a legendary figure in history!Born around 1855 in Broadford, Victoria (hey, that's the next town from me!), he had various arrests in his life before his notoriety for assault and later, for receiving a stolen horse.The real trouble started for Ned when he shot Constable Fitzpatrick in the wrist who tried to arrest Ned's brother, Dan.It was all downhill from there. A wanted man in Victoria and New South Wales, he held the biggest reward for capture up to that point.It all came to an end at the infamous shootout at the Glenrowan Inn where, Ned's gang fashioned a suit of armour from plough shears. Wearing the armour, Ned and his 'gang' confronted the police head on, who described the scene as "... it looked for all the world like the ghost of Hamlet’s father with no head... "Ultimately, after an estimated 15,000 bullets were fired, Ned sustained 2 shots to his legs and one to his arm he was finally arrested, transported to Melbourne and tried - sentenced to hang.Poor Ned...(Really? Shot 3 times, but still had the strength to wear 45kg of steel armour AND fire his pistol back at the police? Go Ned!!!)Watch to the end and you'll get treated to a fantastic song by Aussie band, Redgum.
Anatomy of a D-bit on a Tool & Cutter grinder. Labels Extreme 2019-05-30 | Grinding a new 'D'-bit from a carbide blank using a tool and cutter grinder, with the final use for engraving 2-ply ABS.Carbide blanks are re-cycled endmills that are worn out or broken and make ideal D-bits.Thanks for watching! :)
Engraved & Epoxy filled brass plaque. Labels Extreme 2019-05-24 | This one for a local club... Engraved brass plaque, infilled with black epoxy.Music credit:Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
3D printed CNC dust extraction hood Labels Extreme 2019-05-20 | Making a dust extraction hood to fit onto a Roland EGX600 engraver and 3D printed with PLA filament.Not my favorite way to produce parts, but it's quick, easy and it got the job done!Some of the music credited to:Whatdafunk by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Artist: http://audionautix.com
Making a Lewis Gun Magazine replica. Labels Extreme 2019-05-01 | A local war historian, ex-digger and regular customer of mine asked me for a Lewis Gun Magazine 'master' to be made that can be used by a foundry to cast aluminium replicas. Made from automotive filler (bog), this is used to make a sand mould prior to the casting process.Once cast, the blanks were taken to a fitter who machined the final details into the aluminium and then a single row of .303 dummy shells were layed into the final casting and an engraved aluminium plate fixed over them (also one of my jobs for him) As a non-working magazine replica, this will be mounted to a replica Lewis Gun on the rear gun-mount tripod of a Willies Jeep (a real one, not a replica!) for RSL display days and fund raisers.Approximately 12 hours of work has gone into this including the design time. I spent WAY too much time machining because I've never machined bog before this job. I didn't know what to expect, so I kept all the speeds and cut depths down low. A good fun job... but not a practical business venture.Sorry, there's no sound... but you get the general idea of what goes on :)
Dreadnought Guitar Mould Assembly Labels Extreme 2017-07-31 | Assembly of a Dreadnought guitar mould.
ER20 Spindle Regrind Labels Extreme 2015-10-31 | Internal regrind of an ER20 spindle motor shaft to cleanup some grit marks.
Guitar Workboard Labels Extreme 2015-10-29 | A luthier workboard radiused to 15' and engraved for bracing alignment.Laminated with 3 sheets of 12mm MDF and sealed with poly.
Langford Guitars headstock inlay Labels Extreme 2015-10-14 | A paua logo for Langford Guitars, inlayed to Tasmanian Blackwood.
Banjolele Final Assembly Labels Extreme 2015-01-28 | The final part of the Banjolele project - Assembly of all the parts into a finished instrument.
Getting to test play the Banjolele Labels Extreme 2015-01-19 | Strung up and playable - still some setting up to do yet.
Tailstock and Bridge carving Labels Extreme 2015-01-18 | Banjolele project - Carving the tailstock, bridge and nut...
Banjolele Body Part 2 Labels Extreme 2015-01-17 | Part 2 of the Banjolele body shaping. Here we cut the actual shape from the 'block' of rings glued together previously.
Fret Tang Cutting Labels Extreme 2015-01-16 | Cutting fret wire to length and clearing the tang for the Banjolele project.
Banjolele Body Construction (Part 1) Labels Extreme 2015-01-07 | Body construction for the Banjolele project, made from 110 pieces of Tasmanian Oak and layered into 11 rings.
Banjolele neck CNC carving (Part 2) - Back Labels Extreme 2015-01-01 | Part two of the Banjolele neck carving. This is the MDF holding shape, plus the back of the neck. Includes a roughing pass and 2 finish passes.Carved from 5 laminations of Western Australian Karri.
Banjolele neck CNC carving (Part 1) - Front Labels Extreme 2014-12-30 | Part one of the Banjolele neck carving. This is the front of the neck and includes a roughing, 2 finish passes and the shape cutout.Carved from 5 laminations of Western Australian Karri.
Radius Dish Carving Labels Extreme 2014-12-22 | Carving a 15' radius dish to use in building acoustic guitars.
Uke Neck Back Labels Extreme 2014-12-21 | Banjolele/Uke neck back test carving to trial the tool paths prior to real-world cutting on the machine.For the 3D design pictures and progress updates as they happen, go to the Labels Extreme facebook page -facebook.com/pages/Labels-Extreme/199747240152802?ref=hl
Uke Neck Labels Extreme 2014-12-20 | A Banjolele neck carving test for CNC to check toolpaths.Updates can be found on the Labels Extreme facebook page.facebook.com/pages/Labels-Extreme/199747240152802?ref=hl
Fret Dot Marking Guide Labels Extreme 2014-09-11 | Fingerboard Fret Dot Marking Guide. http://www.labelx.netAn easy to use fret dot marker, designed to accurately and consistently position fret dot markers on you fretboard.Made from polycarbonate for strength and engraved with all the details needed to align the guide, this product will last many years.Eliminates the need for manual measuring, and reduces the possibility of errors by aligning a center punch to the marks.Available now through the Labels Extreme online store - http://www.labelx.net
Fingerboard Part 3 - Inlaying Labels Extreme 2014-08-07 | Part 3 of the fingerboard inlay showing the glue process, sanding and polishing.
Fingerboard Part 2 - Machining Labels Extreme 2014-08-02 | Part 2 of the fingerboard inlay. All the machining parts for the Ebony and White Pearl.
Fingerboard - Part 1 - Code Generation Labels Extreme 2014-07-31 | Code generation for a fingerboard inlay, including fret slots, fingerboard radius, pearl cutting and inlay.A customer supplied design being converted to machine code for manufacture.
Tremelo Bridge Routing Templates Labels Extreme 2014-07-22 | A template system to allow a tremelo bridge to be pocketed to the correct depths for each shape.Designed to fit into a pocket on the neck template, these snug fitting inserts will only position one way and provide an easy way to manually route the complicated mounting for a tremelo bridge.
Celtic Inlay Fingerboard Labels Extreme 2014-07-13 | A short video, edited from a 1 hour and 15 minutes longer version (with the sound edited out for this version) showing the inlay process for a Celtic themed fingerboard inlay onto an Ebony blank.Total pieces inlayed is approximately 125 and consists of Black, White and Gold pearl with highlights of Blue recon stone.More inlay examples can be found at the Labels Extreme Facebook Page.
The Corrimal - Neck pocket template alignment keys Labels Extreme 2014-06-23 | A custom designed body template for Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars. Made from 12mm MDF and engraved with details.Part 3 of the body series with the neck pocket template and alignment keys.
The Corrimal - Gotoh bridge insert. Labels Extreme 2014-06-22 | A custom designed body template for Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars. Made from 12mm MDF and engraved with details.Showing part 2 of the process by cutting the Gotoh Bridge insert and neck pocket template to match the body design. This allows the end users choice for different bridge options in construction with the other option available for a Wilkinson bridge.
The Corrimal - Body Cutout Labels Extreme 2014-06-20 | A custom designed body template for Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars. Made from 12mm MDF and engraved with details.
Guitar Pick Making from Flamed Maple Labels Extreme 2014-02-27 | Custom made and engraved Flamed Maple guitar picks for Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars.
Headstock Inlay and Logo Engrave... Labels Extreme 2014-02-14 | A custom inlay job with various methods used.
Ukulele Project - Machining (Part 3 of 3) Labels Extreme 2013-12-13 | The final part of the ukulele bending form project. Cutting on the CNC, gluing and sanding the final assembly.The competed product, ready for customer pickup.This is one bending form out of a total of 4 to be made in the order. Two of this size and two concert ukes.
Ukulele Project - Aspire Design (Part 2 of 3) Labels Extreme 2013-12-10 | Conversion of the Autocad ukulele vector design to Aspire format, then g-code generation ready for CNC cutting.Next stage - Cutting the parts on CNC and finishing
Ukulele Project - Autocad design (Part 1 of 3) Labels Extreme 2013-12-10 | A custom job to produce Ukulele bending forms in MDF. This is stage one, and shows the process taken to produce the vectors from customer supplied pdf's.All recorded in real time and no edits.Next stage is the conversion from vectors to machine code (to be continued...)
