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Fretting Tips, Tricks & Supplies
Started by Ted Crocker. Last reply by Sonny Armintrout Jan 16, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Here ya go, let me know if I missed anything. Have questions? Just ask! CB Gitty Crafter Supplies: Fretting…Continue
Little tips to save those all important pennies
Started by proudy1959. Last reply by Ellwood T Bear May 4, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
A few tips here that will save a little bit of moneyCleaning your paint brushes - all important if you have spent a lot of dosh on a good quality brush. After use clean as usual with white spirit to…Continue
Waterslide Decal Demo
Started by Brian Parks. Last reply by Hal Somervill May 11, 2012. 6 Replies 2 Likes
Here's a quick demo for waterslide decals which are a great way to get a logo or something on your build.…Continue
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Comment by martin baker on January 31, 2015 at 11:19am
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one way to make your own spool clamps.spool%20clamps.JPG
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I saw a vid about a jig to hold the neck while gluing a scarf joint, now I cant find any more, can someone show me where it is?
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Comment by steve smith-- Dewy Dewtron on February 6, 2013 at 11:03am
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Comment by Wichita Sam on June 12, 2012 at 9:35pm
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The picture is one of my best little ideas for nut cutting.
This is a jumbo fret with the spine cut off.
When you have a nut glued in place with the initial slot cuts for strings, lay this on top of the fretboard against the nut and you have a depth gauge for finishing the string slots. For anything from fretless to medium frets, this serves as a depth gauge. You can get the right depth on the first cut. Saves a ton of time.
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Comment by jim on May 10, 2012 at 9:18pm
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Fret hammering arbor made from corian.
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Comment by Hal Somervill on May 10, 2012 at 3:41pm
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To Sgnt Roy,
You can find inexpensive (cheap) tuners, that work pretty well, on eBay for about $1 each including shipping, when you buy 6. I've bought a lot of them and only had one failure, and that was when my nut angle and scarf joint was very steep, thus overworking the tuner.
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Comment by Ted Crocker on May 9, 2012 at 2:05pm
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Hi Roy,
I just copied this post to here from Ted's Mad Scientist Lab
Check out Fretting Tips, Tricks & Supplies.
Lots of great info!
Ted
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Comment by Randy S. Bretz on November 17, 2011 at 10:04am
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Comment by ™ǝɹnsodxɯɐɔ on August 27, 2011 at 11:52am
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was wondering of some crafty ways to make some bandsaw jigs- I found these - http://users.stratuswave.net/~wd8jik/bjig/bandsaw.htm
what is great it's my bandsaw - so I now it'll work
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My cheap bastard fret crowning thing. Drilled a hole one size larger than the the fret crown and sanded down to slightly less than half the diameter. Then used double stick tape to adhere the sand paper to it.
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