Hey Nige, these work in a drill press
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-M-I-fret-p...item3cccd32f51
Fret Bender
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231168135458...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Making a fret press
http://youtu.be/Ch6FnSJU7Wc
Hey Nige, these work in a drill press
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-M-I-fret-p...item3cccd32f51
Fret Bender
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231168135458...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Making a fret press
http://youtu.be/Ch6FnSJU7Wc
Last edited by kimball492; 02-08-2015 at 12:32 PM.
Originally Posted by Gavin1393
yeah this caught my eye too, doesnt look too tricky to make
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Bargey, you've been in the wars with this one havnt you mate, I only just got around to reading it! I love the fact that you have taken a negative a turned it into a positive! I'm sure this will turn out great all the same! Loving your work so far bud!
Last edited by Gavin1393; 02-08-2015 at 10:36 PM.
For some things, some times, it's the same time all over the world, and I think we know what time that is...
Nothing a bit of perseverance and money can't fix:P Cheers for the feedback man.
Had some fret wire turn up the other day so was finally able to move forward. Made up a jig to bend the fret wire although I didn't need it this time round, I'm sure it will come in handy further down the track.
Re cut the fret slots and banged em' in. The all seated really nicely which was a relief.
Edges beveled and it's looking like a guitar neck again:-)
As you can see I left the tangs visible on the outside edge for the simple fact I don't own one of those nibbler tools. I don't mind that look too much anyway.
Last edited by bargeloobs; 24-08-2015 at 12:15 PM.
nice one Barge, love your fret bending jig. So it works well ? Good idea with the fret holder with all the fret numbers.
So should be a fret level and bolt it together ?
How did you get the fret edges nicely bevelled ?
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Nice job. For a first time fretter, you seem to have nailed it.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Nope, didn't even need a fret level Wokks, just goes to show how how important a flat fingerboard is.
I just cannibalized a couple of my Bunnings files for the fret edges. One to get the flush edges was chopped up, and stuck to a block I fashioned out of silkwood, the other for the bevels I ground the sides smooth so it could run on the fingerboard without damaging. Seemed to work sweet.
nice one bruh, have to call you the guru of making your tools!
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scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Yeah man, it couldn't have gone any better really. Gotta have a win every now and again aye bro;-)
So after a bolting the neck back on, I strung her up, set her up, and low and behold....it actually plays this time, woo hoo!!
I was definitely expecting to do some sort of fine tuning with the frets, but to my utter amazement it plays up and down the neck, with no buzz or fretting out. Must be my lucky day:P
Intonated, string height set (to a very respectable action), I might add, and we have one completed guitar.
You know what they say, better late than never:-)
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