▲ 186 ▼ Current progress on my Vihuela de Mano (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 days ago by alleycat@feddit.org to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments CNC-cutting the sides to shape before bending worked surprisingly well. I had left 10mm extra at each end, but that turned out to be unnecessary. The back will have a 3000mm radius and the top will be bent slightly inwards for stability.
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (4 children) Neat project. Isnt 3000 mm = 3 meters? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] alleycat@feddit.org [S] 3 points 3 days ago (3 children) The shop I bought the radius dish from had everything in millimeters. So I assume it's trade standard in Europe? Also, in engineering you have everything in millimeters, no matter how big (outside the US). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children) No, that's not the issue, I thought it was a typo. A 3 meter radius for the back... im not sure what you mean but it sounds way too large for a guitar, whatever the measurement is for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* He means the amount the back bulges out instead of being a flat plane. The arc of it is curved the same amount as a segment of a circle with a 3 meter radius. The bigger the radius, the less the back curves. Think a situation like this, except with a smaller surface area: permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago It's being bent. The wood won't cover the entire circle, only some small arc segment, by my understanding. A smaller radius would be a much more dramatic bend (and probably break) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alleycat@feddit.org [S] 3 points 3 days ago (3 children) The shop I bought the radius dish from had everything in millimeters. So I assume it's trade standard in Europe? Also, in engineering you have everything in millimeters, no matter how big (outside the US). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children) No, that's not the issue, I thought it was a typo. A 3 meter radius for the back... im not sure what you mean but it sounds way too large for a guitar, whatever the measurement is for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* He means the amount the back bulges out instead of being a flat plane. The arc of it is curved the same amount as a segment of a circle with a 3 meter radius. The bigger the radius, the less the back curves. Think a situation like this, except with a smaller surface area: permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago It's being bent. The wood won't cover the entire circle, only some small arc segment, by my understanding. A smaller radius would be a much more dramatic bend (and probably break) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children) No, that's not the issue, I thought it was a typo. A 3 meter radius for the back... im not sure what you mean but it sounds way too large for a guitar, whatever the measurement is for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* He means the amount the back bulges out instead of being a flat plane. The arc of it is curved the same amount as a segment of a circle with a 3 meter radius. The bigger the radius, the less the back curves. Think a situation like this, except with a smaller surface area: permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago It's being bent. The wood won't cover the entire circle, only some small arc segment, by my understanding. A smaller radius would be a much more dramatic bend (and probably break) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* He means the amount the back bulges out instead of being a flat plane. The arc of it is curved the same amount as a segment of a circle with a 3 meter radius. The bigger the radius, the less the back curves. Think a situation like this, except with a smaller surface area: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago It's being bent. The wood won't cover the entire circle, only some small arc segment, by my understanding. A smaller radius would be a much more dramatic bend (and probably break) permalink fedilink source parent