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matti

Post subject: fret slotting blade

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:03 pm

Mahogany

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:07 pm
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First name: Matthew
Last Name: Stanwood
City: Yarmouth
State: Nova Scotia, Canada

Hi all,

Up to now i've been slotting by hand but its getting to be a bit of a drag so I think I am going to purchase a blade for the table saw. So for fret wire with a tang width of .020" and 'barb' width (whatever you call the part on the tang that sticks out) of .032, what size blade would you use? I know you could use a .023 or .025 or even .0245 (Shane's) but which do you use and why?

Matt

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woody b

Post subject: Re: fret slotting blade

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:54 pm

Koa

Joined: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:56 am
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Location: Grover NC
First name: Woodrow
Last Name: Brackett
City: Grover
State: NC
Zip/Postal Code: 28073
Country: USA
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The fretwire I use has a .020" tang. (LMI FW74, FWSS74, FWG74, depending on the clients preference) The supplier (LMI) says to use a .023" slot. I use Stew-Macs blade on my table saw. It's advertised as .023" but to be honest I've never measured it.

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