Richlite samples and guitar fretboards

cynd11 · March 25, 2017, 12:46am

Hmmmmm. I might still be able to work with 1/32" for engraving with color infill. Have to cut it with something else though.

Thanks for testing!

teditz · March 25, 2017, 1:19am

I thought these would be great for engraving.

rpegg · March 25, 2017, 1:32am

I only have Black Richlite. The kind that’s good for instrument fretboards. Maybe other types will show more contrast for scoring/engraving.

palmercr · March 25, 2017, 9:36am

If it cuts 1/32, what is to stop you doing 10 passes? Does the cut fill up with ash? Or does it only cut right at the focal point and the kerf is not wide enough to allow the focus to be deeper?

palmercr · March 25, 2017, 9:39am

Seems like if you can cut at all you should always be able to cut as deep as the focal range provided you can accept a V shaped cut. And is it any more V shaped than it would be if you can cut all the way through in one pass anyway?

rpegg · March 25, 2017, 11:58am

The cut filled with crap that I had to scrape out with a razor blade. Generally the more passes you take at a piece of material the worse looking the cut will be. Yeah, technically with perfect focus, speed etc. it shouldn’t get too bad, but good luck with that. My rule is why would I work myself to death working with a material to get only passable results when there are so many better materials out there?

dale1 · June 15, 2018, 4:24pm

I’m trying .19" rich lite - light brown… an epicurean cutting board I got at home goods… so far… not getting through… lots of char and even red coals which is disappointing… I’m going to try one pass… then another with the focus changed

rpegg · June 15, 2018, 4:27pm

Yeah. My rich lite is sitting on the shelf after one try. Looks like great stuff though. Will probably trade it to a luthier friend of mine for something. Or might just break out the traditional tools.

dale1 · June 15, 2018, 4:28pm

I just looked up luthier

rpegg · June 15, 2018, 4:32pm

Sorry, thinking of using it for a banjo or dulcimer fretboard. You don’t want to know how basic my English is, and my family has lived in Southern Maryland for 300+ years.

dale1 · July 22, 2018, 7:55pm

I persevered…using beige richlite…1/8 inch… no way could o cut the stuff

Xabbess · July 22, 2018, 8:10pm

I am fascinated by this…the stories of early settlers and communities.

rpegg · July 22, 2018, 8:34pm

No blue bloods. Came across as indentured servants. Most eventually made it to lower middle class.

Xabbess · July 22, 2018, 8:43pm

I’m sure most all of us came over not as blue bloods…but became the backbone of this land.