The project is 137% over budget. The biggest unplanned expenditure was a Dremel tool that was purchased to be able to cut and sand down the carbon fiber after it has been applied and hardened to the foam core. The Dremel was used on a test guitar with perfect results. Holes were able to be cut out using the Dremel that would have otherwise needed a specialized tool. While the Dremel was an expensive purchase compared to the rest of the parts, it has already proven to be a useful tool that will help with an overall better finish.

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There were some items that ended up not being needed to be purchased. Sandpaper was initially factored into the budget but not purchased because the composites lab had extra that was not being used. This saved roughly $25 to the final cost.

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One way to resolve future issues of extra costs is to factor in “extra expenditures” when doing the initial estimated cost. Most projects will have issues when it comes to budget, so if there was already a buffer zone in that cost, that would allow for extra purchases without going too far over budget.

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Due to the ongoing situation right now, there was only a limited amount of testing that was able to be done. This, along with delayed delivery times for the neck mounting plate and screws, altered the schedule a bit, but a majority of the testing was still be able to get finished.