Modular Electric Guitar v1.1

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This is a full-size headless guitar that's split into smaller exchangeable parts. The parts slide onto two 3/8 inch x 36 inch steel rods that I brought from home depot. Only the screws that came with the tuners hold the parts together, other than that, the parts are held by string tension. Originally, I wanted more features like a rail system for bodies, but that will come in version 2. The "sound hole" is useless, making it a good area to extend a custom body from. I forgot places for straps, but there are spots to tie onto above the zero fret and above the tuning pegs. Aside from tuning pegs, strings (obviously), audio jack, knob (which could easily be printed), potentiometer, pickup, and steel rods, everything else is printed. Buy steel rods; I thought aluminum would work, but no, it'll bend. Steel rods were cheaper by a dollar each. I won't post video of the sound anytime soon (sorry), as I'm a terrible guitarist. Any musically inclined makers who record a video demonstrating this design will get free publicity here. Print Settings Printer Brand: Prusa Printer: Prusa Clone Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: No Resolution: 0.3mm layer height Infill: 20% Notes: The head was printed on higher settings, but I feel comfortable saying that 8 top and bottom layers, 4 wall layers, and 20% grid infill are plenty. The material used was wood PLA, and a brim helped reduce warp-age. Post-Printing Minor sanding. The electronic compartment is in two halves for easier access. A hot rail humbucker and one 500 pot for volume were used. I also had a spare knob, so it was used instead of printing one. The first wiring diagram from this site: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21592-mod-garage-the-original-eddie-van-halen-wiring, was followed. I designed version 1.0 with one support rod and interconnecting plastic teeth, but it was fragile and took a long time to design and print. The two-rod design is necessary for rigidity and quicker to print. Like all my designs, profile shapes were made in Illustrator and extruded and boolean'd into three-dimensional forms. Materials Needed See spreadsheet image.