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DIY Fret press

Posted by Rooster on March 10, 2021 at 5:26pm
Just a simple fret press setup made from scrape in the shop. 1/2" threaded rod with the end filed to shape. The white fret caul is a piece of 1/4" HDPE plastic from an old cutting board that rides in the channel on each side. This one is flat but I will also make a few with radius bottoms for radius fretboards. Still needs a handle but a wrench works well too.
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  • Rooster March 20, 2021 at 11:35am
    Southern Ray ......... I made a few mods to it since I posted these pics. I added a metal plate over the nuts just to reinforce them so they won't push out over time and made a heavier angle plate to connect the threaded rod. I will post some pics of it so you can see what I did ;-)
  • Southern Ray March 17, 2021 at 2:33pm
    Really cool, Rooster. I have neither type of press, so I could use something like this.

    Thank you.
  • Rooster March 11, 2021 at 7:23pm
    A lot of people modify arbor presses for this or use their drill press. But you really don't need that much pressure to set a fret into wood. And if you are gluing your frets you can keep pressure on it with this and not have to hold it down ;-)
  • Southern Ray March 11, 2021 at 12:21pm
    Thank you very much for this. Another project I've been hoping to do. There is a lot in this series of photos I can use.

    Cheers!
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