Archtop Plans?

[needsmorecowbel]

So i had a brainwave today and thought that it would be a good idea to get an Archtop mold made professionally as i don't have ready access to Bandsaws. APT Laser Cutting in West Heidelberg said they would do the cutting (minus material costs) for $60-100 then all i would have to do is glue three or four sections of laser cut wood together to make the mold. Does anyone know of a good place to get some Archtop plans that are in CAD file formats? Alternatively where good paper plans can be attained?

Stu

[Nick]

Hey Stu, Stewmac's have the Benedetto plans (as do LMI) which are a fairly safe bet & seem to be the standard pattern for a 17" Archtop these days. Whenever I've seen people make them they always refer to them as a "Benedetto copy". I have some plans of a D'Angelico 18" which I think I got from LMI years ago, not sure they still supply them but also don't forget, google is your friend .

[jeffhigh]

You can use Gthang (body outline design tool) to output dxf files
http://liutaiomottola.com/formulae/gthang.htm
It has a preset for an archtop

[needsmorecowbel]

Nice program Jeff...simple

Cheers,
Stu

[vandenboom]

If you are talking to someone in West Heidelberg, then you sound like you are on my side of town. I live in east doncaster. You are welcome to cut your mould on my saw, but you will have to do it before the end of next week, as I am moving interstate the week after. I also have the Benedetto plans if you want to have a look. I also have an mdf template that I used for my mould if that gives you a head start.
PM me if interested, and I'll give you contact details. Frank.