1. Guitar Neck Duplicator By Eric Hall

2. Problem To design a device that fabricates a rough (not sanded) guitar neck out of a stock piece of wood by following a finished guitar neck.

3. What’s Available Expensive ($2,000 – $4,000) Manually Operated

4. Solution Autonomous Less expensive than what’s already available

5. Basic Design Driven by two stepper motors Adjustable sensors to accommodate different sized necks Uses commercially available router and bits Micro-controlled closed-loop system monitors and controls operation

6. Budget Stepper Motors$50.00 Aluminum$50.00 Spring$3.00 Sensors$10.00 Microcontroller$2.00 RouterSupplied Router Bit$25.00 Misc. Hardware$40.00 Total Cost$180.00

7. Timeline  The project length from brainstorming to completion will take approximately 5 months.