Plywood Guitar Rack

[scottcox]

Hi Folks.

Here is a quick project to get the guitars organized. I designed this around the 1/2" MDO I had on hand. (It was actually 0.49", so the 0.5" slots worked well.) I cut some test joints first and dialed in the wedge shape. A change in material thickness may affect that fit. You also may want to add a shallow pocket on the top piece to hold your guitar picks.

I won't call it perfect, but it was fun. And now my guitars aren't sitting on the floor and leaning on everything else in the room.

Attached is a render and the vectors in EPS format.


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Guitar Rack Vectors

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[scottcox]

Here is the vector layout using 48x48" of ply.

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[tmerrill]

Hi Scott,

I don't have any guitars, but are very impressed with your design. I would suggest making one out of plywood and taking it around to your local music stores and pawn shops. Might get a few sales.

Tim

[bleeth]

This would look fantastic in some cool Acrylic. Check out 3-form plastics. Tim is right-It is saleable as can be.

[coach]

very cool. I agree with Dave,,,,,,acrylic would look really awesome.
thanks for sharing.

[cabnet636]

now that is cool!!

jim

[mikeacg]

Scott,

This is very nice! I would love to get all of my toys off the dining room wall. I think I'll have to scale one for the small stuff (mandolins, ukeleles, etc.) and put castors on it. Thanks for sharing the file!

Mike

[shoeshine]

Very cool design...

please dont take this as nitpicking, just a friendly suggestion.

I might make the indentations for the necks just a hair shallower so as to be able to add an upright to support the upper rack. Especially in acrylic I think you might see some sag over time. something like so...


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I know it blows the whole "no hardware stack flat" thing and maybe you can come up with a better solution. Just the engineer in me poking away at potential problems.

[scottbot]

Hey Scott
Very cool design.
Thanks for sharing that with us.

Scott

[rb99]

What about double cutting the piece making it twice as thick?

RIB

[mikeacg]

I like a 2 layer with an inset path approach. Gives you the strength without sacrificing the look. Could combine clear acrylic with wood as well!

Mike

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[pro70z28]

That is a cool idea. I don't own a guitar but I can see where it would fill a need. Clean & practical design.
I agree with the brace under the top piece for rigidity. You could even contour it to make it fit your overall design. Maybe make it look like a row of picks or a "Line" of music notes.

[pappybaynes]

Scott,
How do we convert the .eps to something we can use with partworks?? Thanks

[scottcox]

Hi guys.

Thanks for the comments. I also thought the 1/2" was going to be a little flimsy, but it's holding up well. 3/4" would still be better. I agree that it would look really cool in acrylic. I wish it was cheaper!

BTW, I contacted 3-Form and got some pricing. They start around $20 per sqft for their materials! Beautiful stuff though and the tech support guy was really helpful. He said they route it routinely and use Onsrud upcuts.

Dick, You should be able to import that eps file into a PartWorks file, then toolpath it from there.

[bleeth]

They have "remnants" also that can be a savings if something available works for you. Look on the "reclaim" tab on their website.