Generated a D-Size Tele Body Blueprint - Page 4

timmer · May 26th, 2007, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehawley

Hi Terry!
I could never figure out why the neck pocket was at .690 in the Tavares drawing. Everything I've ever seen, Measured, and read says that the pocket is at .625. But since the drawing was from the Fender factory itself, some had to be cut at .690 one would guess? That might account for some people using neck shims to tilt the neck enough so as to raise the saddles up out of the basement! Maybe Fuzzy or Nacho could shed some light on this puzzle! Great job Terry! This is one of the best threads around on the subject!
Cheers
ED

Great thought Ed, and I agree on the relevance of this thread.

japasul · May 27th, 2007, 12:18 AM

=)

just in time! Im starting the routing on monday!
=DDD
gotta change my drawings...

tdowns · June 2nd, 2007, 03:53 PM

I found a dimensional error on the drawing. Do not be alarmed. The radius callout on the bridge pickup was 0.375" in all 5 bulges of the polyline. Two are actually 0.430" and 3 are 0.265". The shape of the bridge pickup route stays the same, and the centers of the bulges remain the same.

Note:
The original older versions have been deleted. Follow the link below to the latest revision of the Tele body blueprint.

Posting for the latest revision

I assume most of you use the StewMac template for routing the bridge pickup (if you don't use CNC machines).

japasul · June 2nd, 2007, 06:42 PM

So, the drawing is correct, but the value printed on it was wrong?

thanks againd for the amazing work you are putting into this!

Cheers
André

tdowns · June 2nd, 2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by japasul

So, the drawing is correct, but the value printed on it was wrong?

thanks againd for the amazing work you are putting into this!

Cheers
André

Correct. You are welcome.

tstorer · July 5th, 2007, 05:07 PM

Does anyone have an English dimensioned .dxf they would be willing to send me? I was thinking of making routing templates on the waterjet machine I have occasional (paid) access to. I'd love to try making myself a Tele body or two this way.

RichardWitt · July 5th, 2007, 08:10 PM

Ok! So when do the Custom, Deluxe, Thinline and Double 6 blueprints come out?

No really! Is there anywhere I could get my hands on any of these?

tdowns · July 5th, 2007, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tstorer

Does anyone have an English dimensioned .dxf they would be willing to send me? I was thinking of making routing templates on the waterjet machine I have occasional (paid) access to. I'd love to try making myself a Tele body or two this way.

I was never able to export a DXF that worked. I have the AutoCAD V14 DWG file. Will that work? If so, send me an email and I'll send it.

ehawley · July 6th, 2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

I was never able to export a DXF that worked. I have the AutoCAD V14 DWG file. Will that work? If so, send me an email and I'll send it.

Hi guys,
Nice to see this thread re-surface! Tstorer. I sent you the dxf I have. Let me know how it works.
Cheers
ED

ehawley · July 6th, 2007, 09:18 AM

Just thinking... It would be nice to know how many people made bodies from Terrys pdf and what you thought of them!
Cheers
ED

mongoose · December 13th, 2007, 12:12 AM

Hey everyone just wanted to say thanks for this template and everyones logs of their builds...

I am having a hard time printing this out, I want to print it out on basic letter size paper (8 x 11 or whatever) but I cannot figure out how to make the pdf print the image over 4 pages, like another person did. Any suggestions or guide to have adobe do this for me? Also I can just print this out in reverse if I am building a lefty, correct?

jwells393 · December 13th, 2007, 12:49 AM

You should be able to print the body actual size on four sheets of paper. To do this use the Adobe Reader snapshot tool. This works like a cropping tool in a photo program. Basically you drag a rectangle that will be a little more than one fourth of the body. You then select File........... print. Your print window will look something like this. Note that "Page Scaling" is set to "None".

......

Repeat this procedure for the remaining three quadrants of the body. When you've printed out all four tape them together at a window.

I don't think Adobe Reader allows you to reverse the image or print it in reverse. Since you're making a template it really doesn't matter. You just make a right handed template and flip it over to do a left hand Tele.

Nick JD · December 13th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mongoose

Hey everyone just wanted to say thanks for this template and everyones logs of their builds...

I am having a hard time printing this out, I want to print it out on basic letter size paper (8 x 11 or whatever) but I cannot figure out how to make the pdf print the image over 4 pages, like another person did. Any suggestions or guide to have adobe do this for me? Also I can just print this out in reverse if I am building a lefty, correct?

Neither could I! I copied it into Adobe Photoshop - it allowed me to "step through" the image and print with a slight overlap allowing me to line up the A4 pieces correctly. All I did once I had the first page was measure one of the dimensions with a ruler and check it came out 1:1. It did.

If you don't have Photoshop, then I'm sure someone else here has another (and probably easier!) way.

EDIT: Overlapped post. What Jack says!

mongoose · December 13th, 2007, 01:48 AM

got it with the cropping feature, many thanks.

I am very excited to start, although I might not have the best tools for the job, I am in no rush for the beast, I just wanted made like I have it in my mind.
Now, where should I mount the switch to turn the smoke machine located in my bridge pickup...

jwsamuel · December 13th, 2007, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

Are those French curves or what?

Freedom curves!

Jim

phild3791 · January 2nd, 2008, 10:21 AM

Terry,

Thanks for sending the AutoCAD file. I have created the 3D using Pro-Engineer and will post a link to a zipped file containing the IGES files.

The zipped file contains 3 files: (1) the body as drawn. (2) Routing template. (3) Outline template.

These files can only be viewed with software capable reading IGES files; Such as Solidworks, Pro-E, Inventor, etc….

These files were created solely from the drawing created by Terry and as far as I am concerned are the property of him not me. If for any reason Terry requests that the files be removed I will do immediately and that will be the end of it.

If you wish to use these for a commercial endeavor all rights and permissions are granted at the discretion of the original author of the drawing (Terry) and he should be contacted regarding such matters.

The files are available at the following link: http://www.mediafire.com/?001zeenupdd
This is a free file hosting site. If for some reason the link dies please contact me.

muddytailgate · January 12th, 2008, 10:21 PM

Terry, let me be the first to thank you for the 100th time. I am off and rolling. I was wondering why there has been no talk of a neck plan (unless I missed it). Today, while creating my templates, I became concerned with the distance between the bridge and the 21st fret. On your drawing, it looks like the widest part of the neck pocket is 2.224 inches. Is this also the position of the 21st fret for a neck length of 25 1/2 inches?

I seem to be developing a new vocabulary, I hope this isn't too cryptic!!!

tdowns · January 13th, 2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muddytailgate

..... On your drawing, it looks like the widest part of the neck pocket is 2.224 inches. Is this also the position of the 21st fret for a neck length of 25 1/2 inches?

No. It has no relevance to the 21st fret. The neck pocket has a 0.25" radius, so that dimension is simply the quad point of that radius. The 21st fret is roughly 1/2" from the end of the neck.

You said neck length of 25 1/2". I believe you meant a scale length of 25 1/2"

I seem to remember Ed Hawley had a neck plan at some point.

Thank you.

Johnny T · January 13th, 2008, 01:21 PM

Thanks Terry, Now I can start plotting and scheming.....I got my saw now where's that coffee table?

muddytailgate · January 13th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

No. It has no relevance to the 21st fret. The neck pocket has a 0.25" radius, so that dimension is simply the quad point of that radius. The 21st fret is roughly 1/2" from the end of the neck.

You said neck length of 25 1/2". I believe you meant a scale length of 25 1/2"

I seem to remember Ed Hawley had a neck plan at some point.

Thank you.

I see, thank you.

I did mean a scale length, which I think is 25 1/2 " between nut and bridge...correct? That said, I believe that would put the neck pocket 7 3/32 " from the bridge and the 21st fret 7 19/32 from the bridge. I have not put these numbers into practice and they are only from my research (some books w/o blueprints). I guess what it boils down to is; how critical is it to get the spacing between the bridge and the butt end of the neck, provided the frets, relative to each other are correct?

And for the record, I like the term "blueprints" !

muddytailgate · January 13th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

No. It has no relevance to the 21st fret. The neck pocket has a 0.25" radius, so that dimension is simply the quad point of that radius. The 21st fret is roughly 1/2" from the end of the neck.

You said neck length of 25 1/2". I believe you meant a scale length of 25 1/2"

I seem to remember Ed Hawley had a neck plan at some point.

Thank you.

I see, thank you.

I did mean a scale length, which I think is 25 1/2 " between nut and bridge...correct?

That said, I believe that would put the neck pocket 7 3/32 " from the bridge and the 21st fret 7 19/32 from the bridge.

I have not put these numbers into practice and they are only from my research (some books w/o blueprints). I guess what it boils down to is; how critical is it to get the spacing between the bridge and the butt end of the neck, provided the frets, relative to each other are correct?

And for the record, I like the term "blueprints" !

tonyd · January 14th, 2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehawley

Hi Jens,
I sent you a metric dxf of the body and pickguard. Let me know how it worked out. If you didn't get it let me know.
Cheers
ED

Any chance of the dwg or dxf file - going to attempt to make a tele on my homebuilt cnc machine

Regards

TonyD

jaydawg · January 14th, 2008, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyd

Any chance of the dwg or dxf file - going to attempt to make a tele on my homebuilt cnc machine

Regards

TonyD

I'd love to see some pic's of the machine you built. I program and operate a machine as my day job.

June 2nd, 2007, 03:53 PM	#123 (permalink)
tdowns Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wylie, TX US Posts: 2,585	I found a dimensional error on the drawing. Do not be alarmed. The radius callout on the bridge pickup was 0.375" in all 5 bulges of the polyline. Two are actually 0.430" and 3 are 0.265". The shape of the bridge pickup route stays the same, and the centers of the bulges remain the same. Note: The original older versions have been deleted. Follow the link below to the latest revision of the Tele body blueprint. Posting for the latest revision I assume most of you use the StewMac template for routing the bridge pickup (if you don't use CNC machines). __________________ Best regards, Terry Downs http://terrydownsmusic.com Equine quadrupeds may be coaxed to the reference of specific gravity but may not be compelled to imbibe thereof. Last edited by tdowns; May 10th, 2008 at 12:08 PM.

July 5th, 2007, 08:10 PM	#127 (permalink)
RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 34 Posts: 1,133 1 Photos	Ok! So when do the Custom, Deluxe, Thinline and Double 6 blueprints come out? No really! Is there anywhere I could get my hands on any of these? __________________ "What a perfect solution to a problem that should have never existed in the first place!"

December 13th, 2007, 12:49 AM	#132 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,917 101 Photos	You should be able to print the body actual size on four sheets of paper. To do this use the Adobe Reader snapshot tool. This works like a cropping tool in a photo program. Basically you drag a rectangle that will be a little more than one fourth of the body. You then select File........... print. Your print window will look something like this. Note that "Page Scaling" is set to "None". ...... Repeat this procedure for the remaining three quadrants of the body. When you've printed out all four tape them together at a window. I don't think Adobe Reader allows you to reverse the image or print it in reverse. Since you're making a template it really doesn't matter. You just make a right handed template and flip it over to do a left hand Tele. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

January 2nd, 2008, 10:21 AM	#136 (permalink)
phild3791 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Age: 37 Posts: 1	3D IGES Files Terry, Thanks for sending the AutoCAD file. I have created the 3D using Pro-Engineer and will post a link to a zipped file containing the IGES files. The zipped file contains 3 files: (1) the body as drawn. (2) Routing template. (3) Outline template. These files can only be viewed with software capable reading IGES files; Such as Solidworks, Pro-E, Inventor, etc…. These files were created solely from the drawing created by Terry and as far as I am concerned are the property of him not me. If for any reason Terry requests that the files be removed I will do immediately and that will be the end of it. If you wish to use these for a commercial endeavor all rights and permissions are granted at the discretion of the original author of the drawing (Terry) and he should be contacted regarding such matters. The files are available at the following link: http://www.mediafire.com/?001zeenupdd This is a free file hosting site. If for some reason the link dies please contact me.

January 13th, 2008, 01:21 PM	#139 (permalink)
Johnny T Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Wales Age: 41 Posts: 115 11 Photos	Thanks Terry, Now I can start plotting and scheming.....I got my saw now where's that coffee table? __________________ Btw as guitars get older they start to sound bad so don´t miss out on this chance to get a nice modern guitar which isn´t built by lazy americans.. These are built by robots and highly skilled chinese kids - Badlands

May 27th, 2007, 12:18 AM	#122 (permalink)
japasul Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil Age: 22 Posts: 376	=) just in time! Im starting the routing on monday! =DDD gotta change my drawings...

June 2nd, 2007, 06:42 PM	#124 (permalink)
japasul Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil Age: 22 Posts: 376	So, the drawing is correct, but the value printed on it was wrong? thanks againd for the amazing work you are putting into this! Cheers André

July 5th, 2007, 05:07 PM	#126 (permalink)
tstorer NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Berkeley Ca Posts: 1	Does anyone have an English dimensioned .dxf they would be willing to send me? I was thinking of making routing templates on the waterjet machine I have occasional (paid) access to. I'd love to try making myself a Tele body or two this way.

July 6th, 2007, 09:18 AM	#130 (permalink)
ehawley Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Keyport, New Jersey Age: 55 Posts: 987 48 Photos	Just thinking... It would be nice to know how many people made bodies from Terrys pdf and what you thought of them! Cheers ED

December 13th, 2007, 12:12 AM	#131 (permalink)
mongoose TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 61	Hey everyone just wanted to say thanks for this template and everyones logs of their builds... I am having a hard time printing this out, I want to print it out on basic letter size paper (8 x 11 or whatever) but I cannot figure out how to make the pdf print the image over 4 pages, like another person did. Any suggestions or guide to have adobe do this for me? Also I can just print this out in reverse if I am building a lefty, correct?

December 13th, 2007, 01:48 AM	#134 (permalink)
mongoose TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 61	got it with the cropping feature, many thanks. I am very excited to start, although I might not have the best tools for the job, I am in no rush for the beast, I just wanted made like I have it in my mind. Now, where should I mount the switch to turn the smoke machine located in my bridge pickup...

January 12th, 2008, 10:21 PM	#137 (permalink)
muddytailgate TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: east burke, vt Age: 33 Posts: 16	Terry, let me be the first to thank you for the 100th time. I am off and rolling. I was wondering why there has been no talk of a neck plan (unless I missed it). Today, while creating my templates, I became concerned with the distance between the bridge and the 21st fret. On your drawing, it looks like the widest part of the neck pocket is 2.224 inches. Is this also the position of the 21st fret for a neck length of 25 1/2 inches? I seem to be developing a new vocabulary, I hope this isn't too cryptic!!!