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$1.99 fret saw(home brew)The first one I tried was to thick.

Posted by Mungo Park on January 30, 2010 at 10:43pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion
Somebody mentioned using a hack saw for a fret saw, worked like a charm. The first one I used was to thick. I found a 32 tooth per inch saw, and it was better. I hammered flat the waves in it and it was closer, I filed off the remaining waves and it was perfect. Kudos to whoever though this tip up in the first place. OH Yah, I have med sized frets, maybe the larger ones would be thicker. Cheers Ron.

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  • Nick February 1, 2010 at 2:07pm
    my hacksaw was also too thick for fret wire, so i got a coping saw, and it works just fine
  • Keith Parmer February 1, 2010 at 12:49pm
    I used a strait cut hack saw blade (not a wavy cut), then I sanded the paint off of it and it worked fine.
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates January 31, 2010 at 10:42am
    Put a blog post up to show the saw and jig.

    -WY
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates January 31, 2010 at 10:25am
    +5 for Matt. HF Japanese Flushcut is the shiznit. $9 online and is .001" thinner than the StewMac tangs. Works GREAT. I even made my own stop like the StewMac version. I'll see if I can get pics on my blog.

    -WY
  • Outhouse Instruments January 31, 2010 at 8:45am
    If the frets came from stewmac, all their frets have the same size tang.
    I used this for my first couple of fret jobs. I used a hacksaw blade that I flapwheel sanded to the right thickness.
    Now I used the HF flushcut.

    Matt
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