Steel String Acoustic Guitar

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What good is a custom guitar capo without an actual guitar to attach it to? If you've got a big and reliable 3D printer at your disposal along with a substantial amount of time, then you can easily print out one for yourself. Asides from some minor metal components (such as frets, tuners, truss rods), all other parts of the capo are produced using PLA-based 3D printing. Check out http://www.bellinghamfoundry.com/blog/2014/11/3/jeff-kerrs-3d-printed-guitar for a nicely written review courtesy of my local makerspace and also view this video I created where you can see me giving the guitar capo a try: https://youtu.be/fihHMRZgja0 \n(Photos courtesy of Bellingham Foundry.) Instructions\nFirst, you're going to need access to an extra-large printer that's able to print objects with a size of 285 x 285mm. I found it easiest to print the different parts of my capo in PLA at layer thicknesses of 0.2mm while keeping line width to a setting of 0.4mm for optimal results. Use at least four full outer shells and 35% solid infill when printing your neck to get the job done right. The body sections of the guitar can be divided into two pieces on the sides, three parts on top, and also the back section can also be split up in to three separate units while you only need to print a single part for both the fretboard and the neck. Make sure that you use strong adhesives like superglue to glue each of the body pieces together - small binder clips will work just fine for keeping them all clamped together during the process. Asides from some basic parts, you'll also need items such as steel string guitar wire (which should be light or extra-light gauge), tuners available through Steward MacDonald's online store and then install the steel bridge at an angle so it will rest on top of a single point for full support.