Building from scratch
Is it possible to build a zoybar guitar from scratch? What would be required to do this? I'm currently at university, so I have access to all the schools 3d-printers, laser cutters and machine shop. How difficult would it be to build a zoybar guitar from the CAD files? Would 3D printed parts be strong enough to support the tension on the strings, or would the parts need to be cast or milled?
I'm also not against just buying individual parts from zoybar.net that I can't make myself, but there doesn't seem to be an option to do this.
Thanks for your help and advice,
-Isidor3
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Permalink Reply by J.Grossman on -
Zoybar can be made from scratch, but at the moment if you do it yourself it is not that cost effective.
Because of the metal strings tension all of the Zoybar parts are made from durable materials like aluminum, brass, steel and wood. 3D metal printing is available but the cost might not be that effective. Shapeways.com which partnered with Zoybar can provide you with such service:
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Permalink Reply by Eric Guilford on
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Is it possible to buy individual parts for the guitars? Going over the CAD files, it appears I could probably make/acquire both parts of the main rail and fingerboard, as both are relatively simple parts. And I already have a set of pickups I plan on using. This just leaves the nut, bridge, machine heads, and Pickup enclosure. Is it possible to just purchase those parts from zoybar?
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Permalink Reply by Zoybar Support on -
Dear Eric Guilford,We appreciate your interest in Zoybar.At the moment as a small lean start-up company, we try not to manufacture unwanted inventory or deal with individual setups. This helps us to reduce waste, costs and time that inevitably pass down to our customers.This is the main reason that we still sell Zoybar as kits and not as individual components or setups.We early on realized that we wouldn`t be able to comply to each and every requests and accepted the fact the this model wouldn`t be perfect. Our main focus is to release bottlenecks and provide low cost short cuts that will enable our users to build upon.Compared to the 3D printing materials (plastics), all of the Zoybar components are made to last, and are extremely durable (made of steel, aluminum brass and wood) In our experience it is best to have the complete kit as a default setting that you can rely on.All and all our kits are still cheaper than any other manufacturing alternative including 3D printing, so any discount will be marginal...What makes Zoybar unique is its flexibility for customizations. As a open source venture we do our best to deliver our community the best experience and services we can. Starting from our open modular design and up to releasing our production files for non commercial use.We highly regard every comment and strive to provide personal response to each and every one of our members requests. We would do our best to open this feature in the future.Please let us know if there is anything else we might help with.Regards,The Zoybar Team.
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Permalink Reply by thomas on
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Hello,
I wrote to support to ask about buying individual parts today - before I found this post...
Any updates about adding this feature at some point? Since all the parts exist separately, and I would not need any customization on your end, it would be really great to be able to buy separate parts. Many of the parts in the kit I just would not need. I would like to convert one of my existing guitars, so I have all the pickups already. I would also make my own body support parts, since theses will be custom designed to hold additional electronics. I also have access to CNC facilities, so some parts I would make locally, so that I could make some small changes.
So, I understand if this is not something you want to do, but if you decide to consider it, it would be a great benefit for some of your user base.
Thanks for all your hard work on a great product!
Thomas
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kellen on -
there are alternatives to metal 3d printing that could be cheaper
you can 3d print the zoybar parts in wax and cast them in lost wax process:
lost wax demo:
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