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Laser cutting a fretboard and possibly a bolt on neck

I have access to a nova thunderlaser 5-something and I saw a video of somebody cutting out a fret board as well as the fret slots, as well as an entire neck out of a blank with a laser cutter, and I’m wondering if this is a reasonable thing to do and if anybody has experience with the kind of shrinkage that would probably happen with such a deep cut in the neck blank. Any insight at all is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Belated reply — I really struggled with maintaining verticality on my cuts when I did my first guitar with help from one. The fret slots were very V shaped you'd need to clean them up manually. Luckily…
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Laser cutter for small shop.

So I’m considering buying a laser cutter to start cutting out templates and pick guards. Just wanted see what people are using, looking to get something I can grow into. Thanks!

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I have an Ortur laser with the extension kit, capable of a 400 X 800mm work area, powered by Lightburn software. I use it to create templates, make custom pickguards, and to cut out inlays on fingerb…