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| Author: | wolfsearcher [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | fretting without press and no hammer |
hi guys just started my first refret and i made a arbour press out of a reaaally crapy handdrill press ..anyway was on fret 1 and the thing shattered completely ive got the caul and insert and im really dying to get fretting and was wondering did anyone here make an arbour press or could you push them in yourself if you made a handle for the caul thanks again tomas |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
You could make something like this Attachment: wilder_fretpress.jpg This was posted on the MIMF Dwain Wilder in 2003. Simple way to press frets. |
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| Author: | wolfsearcher [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
thanks very much im gettin to work tomas |
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| Author: | Darrin D Oilar [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
I've built one very similar to that. I used a piece of closet rod, some scraps of oak, a few nuts and bolts and I bought the fret press inserts for like $5 from StewMac. I just epoxy in the the inserts to a piece of wood that gets bolted on to the press. It works really nice. You can actually feel the fret sinking into the wood. Make sure your lever piece is set up so that the flatsawn edges are on the sides to provide some strength against breaking. Good luck. Darrin |
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
Honestly, why not a hammer? I don't get it. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
Seems to me, you could use clamps to press them in. I've seen people do that on the upper frets any way. Why not all the way up the board. Might have to make a little caul to get a good press. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
Waddy, I saw a one ton arbor press at Harbor Freight for $30-$40. All one has to do is drill a hole in the press bar and a locknut hole to hold the caul in. Or you could buy the similar (already drilled) one from stew mac ($160??). I keep meaning to get by HF and pick that up. Glad you did not injure yourself! Mike |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
Don't need it! "I have a hammer!"!
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
WaddyThomson wrote: Don't need it! "I have a hammer!"! Anyhow, my point was that if you are building a guitar, you must have a clamp or two lying around. You can use a clamp to press the frets in. |
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| Author: | ChuckB [ Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
I like a hammer too, unless using stainless steel frets, then I prefer to press since the ends never want to stay down. I use Stew Mac brass inserts and a clamp. Chuck |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
Yikes! For some reason I assumed Waddy was the OP. Wolfsearcher, sorry about that. I like the press myself. I used my drill press last time, but not again. Too much bending in the table. Mike |
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| Author: | dpm99 [ Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
George (woodenspoke) over at the projectguitar.com forums has been doing some very interesting work designing a low cost fret press similar to the jaws design Stewmac offers. You might want to check that out. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index ... opic=39920 |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
Grumpy also has a pretty neat fret press he designed using toggle clamps and fret cauls for the pressing. I know he showed it on MIMF, I can't recall if he posted it here. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretting without press and no hammer |
If you have ever ordered anything off the harbor freight site, or given them you email addy, you should have recieved a 20% discount coupon for this weekend. Might be a good time to go and buy there 1 ton arbor pres and save another $10. Mike |
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