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Jeffrey L. Suits
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:02 pm 
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2 pulls each size, to get from .022 to .028. I ground the cutting crescent with a Dremel drum sander.
Obviously canted more towards repair than building, as that is my bent...

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I assume that's the technical term! :D

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WaddyThomson wrote:
I assume that's the technical term! :D


Press 1, for English...one should not post, pre-coffee, one is also pre-verbal.

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Neat tool! I need one of those right now for the D-35 I'm working on.

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Those are feeler gauges, with the ends ground flat, and the cutting edges ground w/ the dremel drum sander. I've ground them up to .035 on my set. For the minimal amount of time I spent cobbling them up, I get great bang for the buck, or, I suppose, scrape for the second. For my taste, beats hell out of messing around with the fret tang, though I've done plenty o' that, too.

The refret I did last night, the wire just laid right down, wicked superglue in (pipette w/narrowed tip), wiped w/ acetone, hit w/kicker from another pipette.

Not to be confused with "nutfiles" made from feeler gauges...see Hesh's post about the REAL real nutfiles!

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Great idea Jeff!

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I got hooked on a powercrafter for cleaning slots and other small details. It's a great tool.

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