I need to 3D scan a guitar neck profile for a customer job. Does anyone have a pro-grade scanner I can use? Ideally it would have accuracy of <.03mm / .001". I intend to import the geometry into Fusion for reference to build out the surface model of the neck.
I’m also looking at buying a scanner. Anyone have experience with them in a professional setting that I can pick their brain?
I have the Einstar. If I can get it working with the HP laptop for the other scanner we can probably set something up. I’ve tried to scanning a guitar neck before with mixed results. Those dimensions aren’t achievable with the Einstar. Realistically though you just need to fit some arcs through the scan then loft them together so the accuracy doesn’t need to be that precise.
My client decided on a custom profile so no need to scan the guitar after all.
That said, I’d still like to get a scanner at some point as we’ve had other clients make similar requests. What scanner would you recommend for reverse engineering guitar parts?
The Einstar is currently the best consumer option available for larger objects and costs ~$1K. Unfortunately the professional scanners start at ~$10K and I don’t really have any insight on them.
The problem with guitars is that they are glossy which the consumer scanners can’t handle. You have to cover it with a matting agent like Aesub blue (expensive) or baby powder (messy) which is not ideal.
For my scanning I have a can of chalk spray from Amazon. It washes off. If you want to use it tell me and I can drop it off.
I can’t really spray anything on a client’s guitar. I may look around for a design firm that I can rent time on a pro level scanner next time I need one. Thank you for the advice!
Aesub blue is supposed to sublimate after ~4 hours without leaving a residue. I’ve never used it though due to its ~$44 dollars/can price though so I can’t vouch for it.
It seems as though blue laser scanners are less dependent on having a matte finish but they have the down side of requiring marker dots. Seems like the only cheapish option is the Creality CR Scan Raptor at ~$1.5K.
