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Fretting pliers

Posted by Jeff Sutley on April 13, 2016 at 10:00am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I bought a set of end cutting pliers at harbor freight but they won't cut close enough leaving me with a good bit of filing to do. What are you guys using, should I go ahead and get the Stewmacs?

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Mickey Ray Parker April 15, 2016 at 2:01pm

I just use a pair of flush cuts. I have found them to work really well, and they reduce the amount of filing I have to do.
Bluesheart April 15, 2016 at 10:50am

Thanks for the link to the cutters, just ordered , looks awesome!
- Jeff Sutley > Bluesheart April 18, 2016 at 8:51pm
  
  Yes doggy they work great
- Jeff Sutley > Bluesheart April 15, 2016 at 10:59am
  
  You're welcome
  I should get mine today I'll try them out and let you know
  - doggylv . > Jeff Sutley April 18, 2016 at 11:37am
    
    Jeff have you tried your FastCap nippers out.....
Jeff Sutley April 15, 2016 at 9:21am

I bought a pair of these one eBay
ill let you know how they work
Thanks for all your advice and comments
http://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/luthier-tools/pliers/fastca...
- Jeff Sutley > Jeff Sutley April 18, 2016 at 7:15pm
  
  Here's a quick review I did of these pliers
  http://youtu.be/rQUGM_m-zbw
Hal Robertson April 15, 2016 at 1:05am

Thumbs up on the belt sander, just go easy. I knock the edges down to flush, then use a home brew fret bevel file/block.
John Sawyer April 14, 2016 at 11:00pm

I use a set I got from lowes... instead of filing, I use a worn out belt on my sander. gets me darn near perfect in a few minutes...
- Jeff Sutley > John Sawyer April 15, 2016 at 9:19am
  
  Nice!

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