***** Guitar Project Jigs, Tools & Techniques Online Resources Archives OLF Video Page Library of plans MP3 Library Inlay Class
Offical Luthiers Forum





And our community proudly sponsored by:

RC Tonewoods | Stewart MacDonald | LuthiersForum
TasmanianTonewoods | OLF | OLF MERCH
Luthier Suppliers | Pacific Coast Woods | ELEVATE
OLF X | Tasmanian Acoustic Tonewood | Luthiers Forum Store!
Luthiers Forum | OLF Facebook | AVAIL SPACE
OLF | Alaska Specialty Woods | A.Hix Tonewood
Duke of Pearl | Birkonium CNC | Space




Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Sun Aug 17, 2025 6:25 pm


Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Forum rules


Be nice, no cussin and enjoy!




Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 2 of 2
  [ 29 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Seeders
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:37 am 
Offline
Walnut
Walnut
User avatar

Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:18 pm
Posts: 10
Location: Dorset, VT
First name: William Seeders
Last Name: Mosheim
City: Dorset
State: VT
Zip/Postal Code: 05251
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Professional
John Coloccia wrote:
Seeders wrote:
I just recently started using mandolin sized fretwire for some of the banjos I build but have had trouble nipping the tang with the stew mac nipper that I normally use for medium wire. I'm thinking about making the modified nipper 'jfmckenna' and 'DennisK' posted. Anybody had any luck with this with a shallower slot for small fretwire?


Do you have the small one or the big one? I find I use the small one most for guitar fret wire. The big one is really only appropriate for jumbo wire. Maybe the small one is too big for really small wire? The biggest problem I have with the nippers is they want to twist the fret if the wire is too small of not seated correctly. Is that what you're running into? I could well see it being a problem with a wire with a really small crown.


I have the smaller ones. I only use medium and small fretwire. I've never had to use jumbo, I don't do much guitar fretting or refretting. I think the smaller groove in the nippers will help out, it seems my stew-mac one would work just fine if the groove was smaller. It's worth trying for $15 and a couple minutes with a file.
Thanks!

_________________
----
William Seeders Mosheim
http://www.seedersinstruments.com
Top
 Profile  
 
Colin North
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:39 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:44 am
Posts: 5587
First name: colin
Last Name: north
Country: Scotland.
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro
I coughed for the Stewmac, but no good for stainless apparently.
Only used it once so far, but glad I bought it.
Seem to work really well, nips the tang pretty much flush as long as fretwire is not overbent too much (and when I use it properly!)

_________________
The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
Top
 Profile  
 
jfmckenna
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:21 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 6262
Location: Virginia
Seeders wrote:
I just recently started using mandolin sized fretwire for some of the banjos I build but have had trouble nipping the tang with the stew mac nipper that I normally use for medium wire. I'm thinking about making the modified nipper 'jfmckenna' and 'DennisK' posted. Anybody had any luck with this with a shallower slot for small fretwire?


I have never tried mine on mandolin wire but the cool think about the DIY one is you can grind the slot to what ever depth you need. Heck they are cheap enough to buy two and have one for mano's and one for guitars.
Top
 Profile  
 
SteveSmith
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:29 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:36 am
Posts: 7475
Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37772
Country: US
Focus: Repair
Tony_in_NYC wrote:
I modified a Klein Nibbler to cut the tangs. A dremel with a cut off wheel and 5 minutes of time and I saved $30.

I have tried Gangnam Style and I can't do it.


Posted from my Toaster oven using Tapatalk


+1 for Klein nibbler and a dremel - works great.

_________________
Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 2 of 2
  [ 29 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 16 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com