Cactus Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 John, AWESOME. I'm just waiting for the neck building threads.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I landed a Stew-Mac fret cutting miter box, saw, and 25/25.5 template for $135 shipped. There are a couple of items on eBay that I'm bidding on right now... tang nippers, a set of 8" radius blocks, leveling file, diamond crowning file, and 3 tubes of fret wire. PLEASE don't bid against me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I already have a set of tip cleaners. $4 at Home Depot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I can't comment on their ability to make grooves in hard material. I don't doubt that they'd be unable to do so. What I can testify to is their ability to cut a graphite nut, which they did well. FWIW: I have a group of 6 pre-slotted nuts on the way, so I won't be using them right now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hijack away! I'm all about using other stuff to do the same thing so long as it's cheaper & easier. I don't see why not. As long as the tool can make the channel the right width & depth, there's no reason to think it wouldn't work. Some rods need a more-or-less curved channel, but this could do that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madawgony Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Yep, good point, Kenny. I bought my sanding block before I realized I could have just made a sled for my radiusing jig and made it myself. Here is a picture of the radius jig I designed/built. It does a great job with very little effort. The router rides along the slot (using a template bearing). YOu can drill pivot points for different radius. I have a 9.5" and 12". There is a bit of waste, but I dont build so many that this becomes a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 FRET PULLERS Is there any way to avoid getting Stew-Mac's or Brian Calvert's? I'm just looking for a cheaper option that will do the same job just as well. If it's fiddely and I have to wrestle with them, then I'm not interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Yeah John. Both of those are just cheap end nippers that are ground flat. Just go to sears or wherever and buy a small cheap pair of them and grind'em yourself on a grinding wheel or a belt sander (stationary belt sander). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I don´t mean to hijack your thread John, but I was wondering about a tool which I think could be used for the truss rod channel. I know this crowd uses the router for many things including this task, but I was wondering who has experience with router planes at all, and especially for routing the truss rod channel. I´ve read its mainly used for inlaying and marquetry, but could it be used for this or other tasks? Sorry to butt in but alternatively you could use a plough plane which does it all in one go (mine hase two blades that cut the side of the channel first the link doesn't appear to have them) it also works on narrow pieces where i think a router plane may start to wobble? http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Der...es/LVplough.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Woodenspokes thread on nippers :as in fret cutters, lol Definitely check out this thread John. When I did my neck tool shopping I grabbed a pair of channel lock cutters, a bit larger than average, but the head on it was the same, just longer so more leverage. When buying them on the cheap look out for a few things mentioned in Woodenspokes post. I initially try smoothing mine on a wheel, but it sucked, I ended up using a little drum sander in my drill press, worked amazingly well, cuts perfect and after fretting it showed no sign of wear, definitely better than spending the money to buy from stewmac or lmi. Hope the neck building is going well. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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