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I arrived home today, and low and behold there is a long thin package on the doorstep.
I ordered a notched straight edge from Pabs, now I've only had the thing a few minutes but I've already learned something:
I am really crap at judging a straight fretboard by eye!!!
Thanks Pabs, this thing is going to get a work-out.
(Oh and thanks for the custom picks, I'll try 'em out real soon).
Hey Rabbitz, great bit of gear hey. I got one a while ago and makes neck fret levelling so much easier. It takes the guess work and error out of it.
The picks are pretty cool as well. Can really hit the strings hard
If I'm going to be doing some fret-levelling work on my Chibson SG, I'll have to get one of these for myself, along with a fret-levelling sander and a couple of fret crowning files too, oh, and some fine grit sandpaper as well, Stewmac sell a set of Fret erasers, they're like pencil erasers but contain various grades of abrasive grit:
http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools...t_Erasers.html
Hey Doc I got 3 of the grades of fret erasers they are pretty good and polish/smooth the frets nicely. You will wear a groove in them but you have quite a few faces on the erasers to rotate and use another edge of them when they wear down
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I'm going to order a full set of them soon.
Wifes nail polisher does the same thing at $4 with 4 grit sides. You guessed it "she ain't happy".
haha Jrod you may have to replace it bro with a new one for wifey
Cheers Col. Hope you like the picks.
Haha everyone loves the picks! Pabs does awesome stuff all the time!
What a great idea, to the make-up draw I go this evening..Quote:
Originally Posted by jarrod
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I'm about to rip out the Pabs fret ruler now to level a tele neck. Getting plenty of use Pabs cheers
@ Ponch don't get into any more strife at home !
another vote for Pabs' awesome fret rulers, template and anything else he makes from plexi.... all top work
i need to get hold of one of these fret rulers
What I'd like to know is this:
a, How can I order one of these straightedges?
and...
b, How much is it going to cost me to order one?
I could order one from Stewmac, but I was just wondering if there was an easier way without having to wait for it to arrive from overseas in the post, given that Australia Post can be a bit slow.
Hi Doc, send Pablopepper a private message he should be able to make you one.
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Cheers mate, will do.
Pabz is a legend...
From what I have seen his gear is just as good as over priced SM gear and you get a nice bonus too :)
have to agree DB, I think the fret rulers are first class and his pickguards, radius gauges and picks are all very good
KDon't waste your cash on the fret erasers Doc..Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNomis_44
I got a set and they are tedious to use... You get great results with wet and dry, steel wool then a buff up with a little bit of brasso on a soft cloth. Just make sure you mask the fretboard up! Brasso is a biarch to get off if it gets on the board :p
My old method to level frets is.
1. After setting the neck straight, masking and textaing the frets sand with radius beam/ block.
2. Crown fretz
3. Polish fretz with 1000 then 2000 w&d and buff with 0000steel wool then brasso
My new method is
1. As above
2. Break out the Ginex (see pic) crown with 400 then 1000.
3. Polish with felt wheel on dremel
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Originally Posted by dingobass
Ah rightio, I think I know a few places in Darwin where I can buy either Brasso or Silvero, I seem to remember using Brasso to polish frets before, it does work quite well, might do that then.
One thing's for sure at least one of the frets on my Chibson SG does need leveling so that's going to be one of the next jobs to do on the guitar after replacing it's nut.
Doc I'd get a fret hammer too and make sure all the frets are seated before you do a fret level
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Cheers, I'll see if True Tone stock fret hammers later on tonight when I go to order some Graphtech Tusq XL nuts from them.
I did notice that the ends of the troublesome fret had slightly lifted up from the fretboard edge where the binding was.
Doc if the frets don't stay seated and have lifted they may need new frets or a couple of drops of thin superglue might help them stay seated
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
That's something I could look into before I go ahead and level the fret, I was contemplating removing the fret, bending it a bit to get the ends to seat better, and then re-seat the fret, the ends of the fret aren't very high off the fretboard, you really need to look closely at it with a X10 magnifier to see it.
Wot Woks sed..
Clamp the pesky speed hump and add a few drops of CA, that should sort it out
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Originally Posted by dingobass
Cheers, I'll give that a go first then, I know where I can buy Superglue in Darwin, might give it a try tomorrow.
I've just pm-ed pablopepper about ordering a notched straightedge.
Hey Doc sounds like you live in a country town when you say you know somewhere to buy brasso and superglue, Darwin do have a good range of shops don't they ?
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Actually, Darwin is the capitol of the Northern Territory(at least I think it is), where I live is about a half-hour bus ride from the Darwin CBD, and about a twenty minute walk from the Winnellie Supermarket and Post Office, yeah there's a few good shops, including the naughty green shop (ie:Bunnings) in Bagot Road, sometimes you come across the odd bargain now and then, across from Bunnings is my local Jaycar Electronics shop where I sometimes buy electronic components and tools, etc.
Hey Doc,
ColesWorths should have Brasso.
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Originally Posted by Rabbitz
Cheers, I don't know if there is a Colesworths shop in Darwin but I'll definitely check it out.
haha Doc, Rabbz means go to Coles or Woolworths, surely the capital of NT has one of each. Should be in the cleaning products isle
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Doh!!!
See, I do have my moments....lol....