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Destructive Tuning :)
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Destructive Tuning :)
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Designed and printed some pretty neat boxes, to organise our production. #3dprinting #hurdygurdy #NerdyGurdy #nerdygurdybuilders
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Designed and printed some pretty neat boxes, to organise our production. #3dprinting #hurdygurdy #NerdyGurdy #nerdygurdybuilders
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By popular demand, this is a wheel guard for Nerdy Gurdy, based on 18th century models. #3dprinting #nerdygurdy #hurdygurdy https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7291922
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By popular demand, this is a wheel guard for Nerdy Gurdy, based on 18th century models. #3dprinting #nerdygurdy #hurdygurdy https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7291922
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It is finished! It took me about two months, but I’ve finally completed the build of my Nerdy Gurdy Fortran. I just need to glue two string supports that are just held down by string pressure at the moment.
I haven’t tried it yet, as I don’t have any rosin or cotton. Hopefully I can get some tomorrow.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCut
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It is finished! It took me about two months, but I’ve finally completed the build of my Nerdy Gurdy Fortran. I just need to glue two string supports that are just held down by string pressure at the moment.
I haven’t tried it yet, as I don’t have any rosin or cotton. Hopefully I can get some tomorrow.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCut
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I didn’t get to fasten the strings today. I decided to jump ahead and build the capos first. It feels like it makes sense to mount them before the strings. Now I just need to pre-drill holes for them and screw them in. After that it’s just adding the strings left. And for that I need to figure out how to wind the strings on the tuners. The manual doesn’t go into detail on how to add the strings unfortunately.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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I didn’t get to fasten the strings today. I decided to jump ahead and build the capos first. It feels like it makes sense to mount them before the strings. Now I just need to pre-drill holes for them and screw them in. After that it’s just adding the strings left. And for that I need to figure out how to wind the strings on the tuners. The manual doesn’t go into detail on how to add the strings unfortunately.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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The hurdy gurdy is coming along nicely, it almost looks like a complete instrument now. I’ve finished the keys, the key box, and mounted the shaft and wheel. Next up is attaching all the strings.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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The hurdy gurdy is coming along nicely, it almost looks like a complete instrument now. I’ve finished the keys, the key box, and mounted the shaft and wheel. Next up is attaching all the strings.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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I’ve finished up to page 59 in the build manual. Which means I’m about two thirds finished. Today I attached the key box and 3D printed parts on to the top of the instrument body. I also started glueing together the keys and added rubber sleeves to the key pins.
The hurdy gurdy is really starting to come together now. Next up is ti build the keys, which will take some time.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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I’ve finished up to page 59 in the build manual. Which means I’m about two thirds finished. Today I attached the key box and 3D printed parts on to the top of the instrument body. I also started glueing together the keys and added rubber sleeves to the key pins.
The hurdy gurdy is really starting to come together now. Next up is ti build the keys, which will take some time.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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The hurdy gurdy is starting to take shape. Today I went through page 39 to 48 in the build manual and added lots of small bits to the body. I finally got to mount some of the 3D printed pieces.
The manual I had printed was missing a build step, luckily I also double checked on an up-to-date pdf. It would’ve become obvious later though, and I think it wouldn’t have been a problem to mount those pieces then.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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The hurdy gurdy is starting to take shape. Today I went through page 39 to 48 in the build manual and added lots of small bits to the body. I finally got to mount some of the 3D printed pieces.
The manual I had printed was missing a build step, luckily I also double checked on an up-to-date pdf. It would’ve become obvious later though, and I think it wouldn’t have been a problem to mount those pieces then.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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Another day, another small step in the build process of my hurdy gurdy. Now that all the painting and coating and sanding and polishing is dine I can finally start mounting the pieces together. This step is just gluing on the black piece on top of the head where all the tuner pegs will be mounted.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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Another day, another small step in the build process of my hurdy gurdy. Now that all the painting and coating and sanding and polishing is dine I can finally start mounting the pieces together. This step is just gluing on the black piece on top of the head where all the tuner pegs will be mounted.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #build #making #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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Phew! I finally finished polishing with two different compounds, though I haven’t buffed it yet. That’ll have to wait until tomorrow.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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Phew! I finally finished polishing with two different compounds, though I haven’t buffed it yet. That’ll have to wait until tomorrow.
#HurdyGurdy #NerdyGurdy #Fortran #DIY #3DPrinting #LaserCutting
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Now that the coating on the main body has hardened for two weeks as well, I’ve sandpapered it as well. I started with regular sandpaper at 400 grit. Then I moved on to wet sandpaper at 600, 1000, 2000 and finally 2500. It took me quite a while, so I need to rest a bit before I start with the polishing.
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Now that the coating on the main body has hardened for two weeks as well, I’ve sandpapered it as well. I started with regular sandpaper at 400 grit. Then I moved on to wet sandpaper at 600, 1000, 2000 and finally 2500. It took me quite a while, so I need to rest a bit before I start with the polishing.
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I’ve let the polyurethane coating harden for two weeks. Now I’ve sanded the small pieces with 400 grit sandpaper followed by wet sanding with 600, 1000, 2000 and 2500 grit. After that I used a buffer pad on my drill to polish with two different polishing compounds.
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I’ve let the polyurethane coating harden for two weeks. Now I’ve sanded the small pieces with 400 grit sandpaper followed by wet sanding with 600, 1000, 2000 and 2500 grit. After that I used a buffer pad on my drill to polish with two different polishing compounds.
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I’ve added the last coating of polyurethane and now I’m going to let it harden fully before I polish it.
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I’ve added the last coating of polyurethane and now I’m going to let it harden fully before I polish it.
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I’ve added three coats of polyurethane to the keybox, keybox lid and some other parts. I hope that will be enough, it looks pretty thick.
I just added the first coat to the main body, and it’s starting to look really good.
Apparently it’s going to take two weeks for the polyurethane to harden fully. Since I’m going away to London for a few days next week that seems like good timing.
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I’ve added three coats of polyurethane to the keybox, keybox lid and some other parts. I hope that will be enough, it looks pretty thick.
I just added the first coat to the main body, and it’s starting to look really good.
Apparently it’s going to take two weeks for the polyurethane to harden fully. Since I’m going away to London for a few days next week that seems like good timing.
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Today I added the first coat of polyurethane to the smaller pieces. I have to wait at least 12 hours between each coat, so it’s going to take a few days to finish them. Once those are done, I’ll start on the body. I want to wait until it has dried for a few days before I start adding coats to it.
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Today I added the first coat of polyurethane to the smaller pieces. I have to wait at least 12 hours between each coat, so it’s going to take a few days to finish them. Once those are done, I’ll start on the body. I want to wait until it has dried for a few days before I start adding coats to it.
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I’ve stained the body with a light brown color. The test piece I did was a bit too light, making it almost orange, so I tried to leave more of the dark brown base coat. I’m going to add another coat of the light brown color tomorrow, and then I need to start adding coats of polyurethane. I’m planning on doing at least three coats, maybe four. And it needs to dry for 12 hours between each coat, so it’s going to take a while.
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I’ve stained the body with a light brown color. The test piece I did was a bit too light, making it almost orange, so I tried to leave more of the dark brown base coat. I’m going to add another coat of the light brown color tomorrow, and then I need to start adding coats of polyurethane. I’m planning on doing at least three coats, maybe four. And it needs to dry for 12 hours between each coat, so it’s going to take a while.
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Now the main part of the body of the hurdy gurdy is complete and it’s ime to stain it. After sanding everything I added a layer of walnut brown stain that I then sanded down again. Now it’s time to add the final stain color, which is going to be a lighter brown color.
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Now the main part of the body of the hurdy gurdy is complete and it’s ime to stain it. After sanding everything I added a layer of walnut brown stain that I then sanded down again. Now it’s time to add the final stain color, which is going to be a lighter brown color.
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It was finally time for the scariest part of the hurdy gurdy build. Bending the top plate of the body. I placed a short wood piece along the length of it and tie long cable ties around it. The whole thing was then placed in water for about four days, while continuously tightening the cable ties every now and then.
I could then glue it to the body with lots and lots of glue clamps. I did a dry fitting first to figure out where to place clamps and how to get it to be placed correctly.
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It was finally time for the scariest part of the hurdy gurdy build. Bending the top plate of the body. I placed a short wood piece along the length of it and tie long cable ties around it. The whole thing was then placed in water for about four days, while continuously tightening the cable ties every now and then.
I could then glue it to the body with lots and lots of glue clamps. I did a dry fitting first to figure out where to place clamps and how to get it to be placed correctly.
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Some photos of gluing together some parts om the head, and there were twenty clamps to glue together the sides of the body.
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Some photos of gluing together some parts om the head, and there were twenty clamps to glue together the sides of the body.
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I’ve been gluing together a few pieces every day on my Nerdy Gurdy build. I had to buy some more clamps as the ones I built won’t work for any thin pieces. There’s a lot of waiting for the glue to dry with this build. But the frame is starting to take shape, which is exciting. But I’ve only done 24 out of 90 pages in the build manual.
As per instructions I’ve now been listening to Eluveitie while building.
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I’ve been gluing together a few pieces every day on my Nerdy Gurdy build. I had to buy some more clamps as the ones I built won’t work for any thin pieces. There’s a lot of waiting for the glue to dry with this build. But the frame is starting to take shape, which is exciting. But I’ve only done 24 out of 90 pages in the build manual.
As per instructions I’ve now been listening to Eluveitie while building.
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Today I started gluing together the plywood pieces for the hurdy gurdy. I really hope I don’t mess up.
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Today I started gluing together the plywood pieces for the hurdy gurdy. I really hope I don’t mess up.
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I have finished sanding all the plywood pieces for my Nerdy Gurdy Fortran build. Now I have started dry-fitting the main body to see how all the pieces fit together. It’s starting to look like half of a hurdy gurdy.
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I have finished sanding all the plywood pieces for my Nerdy Gurdy Fortran build. Now I have started dry-fitting the main body to see how all the pieces fit together. It’s starting to look like half of a hurdy gurdy.
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I should’ve changed sandpaper earlier, it was completely smooth before I realized it. But the coarse sandpapering of all the plywood pieces is done now.
Next up is doing the whole thing again with a finer grit sandpaper.
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I should’ve changed sandpaper earlier, it was completely smooth before I realized it. But the coarse sandpapering of all the plywood pieces is done now.
Next up is doing the whole thing again with a finer grit sandpaper.
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I’ve started to sandpaper the plywood pieces. So far I’ve sanded all 24 keys with a coarse grit sandpaper which took all evening. I will have to go over them again with a finer grit as well.
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I’ve started to sandpaper the plywood pieces. So far I’ve sanded all 24 keys with a coarse grit sandpaper which took all evening. I will have to go over them again with a finer grit as well.
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While waiting for the kit to arrive, I 3D printed parts for twenty glue clamps. I hope this will be enough. I also have a bunch of small clamps, and a few larger ones.
The glue clamps are made by the same guy who designed the Nerdy Gurdy. The 3D model is available on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6517348
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While waiting for the kit to arrive, I 3D printed parts for twenty glue clamps. I hope this will be enough. I also have a bunch of small clamps, and a few larger ones.
The glue clamps are made by the same guy who designed the Nerdy Gurdy. The 3D model is available on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6517348