How's this for a bending jig? Gibson Montana....
Cheers,
Richard
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| Author: | gibson355 [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:43 am ] |
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How's this for a bending jig? Gibson Montana....
Cheers, Richard |
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| Author: | peterm [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:48 am ] |
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I wonder if they make one of those for necks? 
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| Author: | burbank [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:29 am ] |
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woa! Looks like you could make Model T fenders with that thing! |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:32 am ] |
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Really cool, i'd love to see some dough coming out of there as well!
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| Author: | phil c-e [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:19 pm ] |
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half of me admires that machine and half of me feels like i'm looking at two guys in front of the french fry machine at mcdonalds. "so i put the wood in and press this green button over here and, tada, out comes a perfect guitar side." |
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| Author: | npalen [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:11 pm ] |
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Richard I'm trying to figure out how the heat is applied to the wood before bending. I assume the upper and lower blocks have embedded heating elements but doesn't look like that would do it. Nelson |
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:32 pm ] |
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Nelson, I was trying to figure out the same. If the slat is placed in flat and the mold brought down you would have some pretty significant clearance between the wood and the heat source in open air. Mike |
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| Author: | mikev [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:42 pm ] |
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Nelson, wouldn't that be the same concept as a fox bender with lamps, except it also would have top heat. If I post this link correctly it will take you to a video from taylor guitars on their bending process. it is two videos, zero operator interrvention, but very cool.. Check out the other vids also... taylor bending video 1, oh yeh they run like 15 minutes ech, so grab a beer or bourbon, your call. Mike |
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:58 pm ] |
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Nelson I saw a similar contraption when I toured the Gibson plant when they were still in Kalamazoo, MI. (circa 1977) Both the male and female part of the molds are heated. The wood was brought to temperature in a hot liquid bath, then quickly inserted into the mold and shazam. The one I saw even had a trimmer that cut the ribs to length after they were bent. Mike -- thanks for the link. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:26 pm ] |
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When I went to Larrivee back in 93' they steamed the sides first and than into something also similar, bent like butta' |
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