Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Final thicknessing of spruce tonewood strips (457 x 40.5 x 12.3 mm) prior to gluing between two 3.35 mm plywood facing panels to make 3/4" (19 mm) quality custom blackboard for the body sections of a Brian May Red Special replica guitar. The video is speeded up 10x. The actual cut time is approximately 15 minutes. For further details, see the following section of my website:
dsgb.net/projects/redspecial/part27
Stepcraft 2/840 CNC machine, StoneyCNC small industrial quality HF spindle, 6 mm diameter 4 flute solid carbide flat end mill, 18,000 rpm spindle speed, 2,500 mm/min XY feed rate, 90 mm/min Z plunge rate.
Final thicknessing of spruce tonewood strips (457 x 40.5 x 12.3 mm) prior to gluing between two 3.35 mm plywood facing panels to make 3/4" (19 mm) quality custom blackboard for the body sections of a Brian May Red Special replica guitar. The video is speeded up 10x. The actual cut time is approximately 15 minutes. For further details, see the following section of my website:
dsgb.net/projects/redspecial/part27
Stepcraft 2/840 CNC machine, StoneyCNC small industrial quality HF spindle, 6 mm diameter 4 flute solid carbide flat end mill, 18,000 rpm spindle speed, 2,500 mm/min XY feed rate, 90 mm/min Z plunge rate.
