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Using CNC in your shop can help you become more productive and increase your level of precision. In this course, Bob Mizek of Roberts Luthiery, takes you step by step through the CNC process, helping you shorten the learning curve and teaching you to become proficient using your CNC hardware and Vectric software which is recommended for use by leading manufacturers of CNC routers. Bob starts with the basics such as, what to consider when purchasing a CNC machine, types of cutters, how to hold the workpiece, dust collection etc. and finishes with actual projects programmed in Vectric V-Carve Pro that include design and execution of common projects used in a working lutherie workshop. Bob expertly challenges you in the course as you use the knowledge gained in previous lessons to produce more advanced projects and designs as you progress through the lessons. The course also includes the CAD plans for all the projects taught. If you are on the fence about getting a CNC machine or perhaps already have a CNC and want to become more proficient with designing projects and using it, then this is the course for you. It has never been easier to learn CNC. Bob is a great teacher and this course will take years off your learning curve, saving you time, money and frustration!

Learn about:

What to consider when purchasing a CNC
Types of software
Cutting tools
Routers and spindles
Dust collection
Measuring
Holding the workpiece
Designing your project
Profiles and tool paths
Making radius dishes and molds
Cutting out guitar bodies
Neck pockets and pickup cavities
How to radius an archtop guitar body
Inlay And much more!

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Thanks for you and Bob for putting this together. I also purchased Bob's other course on machining the neck. It's a great course as well. Shorty

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Bob's CNC course really got me up the learning curve with my new CNC and Vectric software - I've been really happy with the inlay results I've gotten (as well as with other CNC projects I've attempted). Tim

Thanks for you and Bob for putting this together. I also purchased Bob's other course on machining the neck. It's a great course as well. Shorty

I just retired a year ago after 25years of computer programming and I must say VCarve Pro is very easy to learn and use, especially with the guidance from Bob's course. Shorty

The CNC tutorials by Bob were invaluable. Jim

It is the best money I have spent on learning how to use a CNC machine! Don

I highly recommend this class to anyone that is getting started in using CNC for instrument making. Bob is highly knowledgeable and a good instructor. David

I recently finished Bob Mizek’s “CNC for Luthier’s” and am about ½ way through the new course “Making an Electric Guitar Neck with CNC”. These are great courses. David

Bob's "CNC for Luthiers" really helped me up the CNC learning curve. Tim

I have been going through the CNC class and I am really enjoying it. I have learned a ton, and I have done most of the exercises. The content is amazing! Brock

With more than +20 years using CAD/CAM technologies, I must say: This is the course I wish I had when I started with CNC. It would have saved me a lot of money, a lot of time wasted (more money) and most important, a LOT of frustrations and sleepless nights. This course is an insurance for your precious investment in CNC. This is the future of lutherie, and resistance is futile. The price of this course is irrisory compared with the waste in broken bits and replacement parts you will break if you don't begin in CNC with the right decision: a good formative time Paco

Full production lutherie with CNC, wow! Way beyond what I plan to do, but the wisdom is vast and applicable across the platform. Love it. Rick

I’m so glad he did it the way he did. It’s not a course about 3D modeling, it’s about using the software that comes with a lot of machines, Vectric Vcarve, and putting it to good use making guitar parts and tools. This is the way! Brad

I just bought the course today and look forward to learning! From Instagram

This course is exactly what I’ve been preaching to anyone who would listen…. There is a TON you can do with the CNC that will augment your building before you have to get anywhere near complex software, 3D modeling, etc… The course uses the same software I started with, Vectric Vcarve, which is a very simple all in one package for CAD/CAM. Brad

This is what i was waiting for! Juan

Robbie, I’m so glad you did this course. Too many builders are scared away from CNC because they try to jump straight into Fusion 360 or Rhino and model an acoustic neck. There are tons of great uses for CNC in a luthiers workshop which don’t require a single bit of 3D modeling. Vectric software is very accessible, even for those not totally comfortable with their PC, and there are loads of videos on Youtube that take you step by step. I hope this course is a great seller for you. Brad

Great contribution, there's nothing out there like this Dany

Looks like a great course! David

You have no excuses now! And I love his accent, it is super easy to follow for us non native English speakers. That's another bonus! Paco in Spain

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