Difference between revisions of "Project:Cigar Box Guitars"

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Based on these Make Magazine projects. Guitar and Amp

Part	Quantitiy	Notes
Cigar box	4
1×2 oak or maple lumber	0	3' length The actual dimensions are 3/4"×1 1/2". A 6' stick, enough for 2 necks, Pick the straightest, flattest, clearest, meaning free of knotholes, piece you can find.
Guitar strings	2sets electric, 2 sets acoustic	Standard medium-gauge strings work well. CBGs typically use open G tuning. I use strings 5, 4, and 3 and tune them to G-D-G. [Did you get two strings or two sets, I bought two sets of acoustic guitar strings today. Ciarán] [2sets - N]
Tuning pegs	6	1 Pack of six individual heads
Fret wire	9feet	Figuring 2inch width on neck, 24 frets, 2 guitars plus a bit extra
Cabinet hinge	0	with 3 mounting holes on each side [Seems to be some variety on ebay. I have ordered two sets (for 2 guitars), although looking at why it's used we could fashion our own from some sheet metal thats lying around the space - CM ]
1" wood screws Phillips head	0
Bamboo barbecue skewer or other hard, thin rod	0	for the bridge and nut
Super glue optional	0

Part	Quantitiy	Notes
Toggle switch, SPST single pole single throw		Bit box at space?
9V battery	2	[but they're in my other bag - N]
Battery connector		Plenty at the space
0.047µF capacitor		Plenty at the space, labelled as 47 nF
220µF capacitor biggest		Plenty at space (drawer is unlabeled)
0.01µf capacitor		None at space
100µf capacitor		Plenty at space
10Ω resistor		Plenty at space
Hookup wire 20 or 22 gauge solid core is best		We have wire, what gauge I don't know
5KW potentiometer, audio or log taper		Lots of pots, but none labelled 5 KW
25-ohm 25W rheostat		None at the hackspace (although not sure what I'm looking for, nothing said "rheostat"
LM386N audio amplifier chip	2
8-pin DIP IC socket	2
1/4" mono phone jack		Plenty at the space
Chicken head knobs (2)		Not sure where to look, didn't see any
Prototyping PC board		None at the space -> I'm sure I saw some. There are spare breadboards which will do for now.
Speaker, 8Ω impedance		1 speaker at the space, in the "headphones" box
Speaker grill optional

Ciarán and Nick are the main instigators but others a welcome to join in!

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 | Fret wire || 9feet || Figuring 2inch width on neck, 24 frets, 2 guitars plus a bit extra
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-| Cabinet hinge || 0 || with 3 mounting holes on each side
+| Cabinet hinge || 0 || with 3 mounting holes on each side [Seems to be some variety on ebay. I have ordered two sets (for 2 guitars), although looking at why it's used we could fashion our own from some sheet metal thats lying around the space - [[user:ciaran.mooney|CM]] ]
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 | 1" wood screws Phillips head || 0 ||