01-23-2019, 05:31 PM | #196 |
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And more fine shaping after that. I keep getting interrupted by his other customers coming and going, but having a lot of fun. On to fretting finally now... I cut off lengths of fret for the odd number frets and set them in the porcupine I made. Then use these pliers to over radius them. So they are curved just a bit more than the fret board. We had some killer BBQ for lunch
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01-23-2019, 07:52 PM | #197 |
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That's so cool that you can do that there.
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01-23-2019, 08:06 PM | #198 |
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What did you have?
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01-23-2019, 09:04 PM | #199 |
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It is So cool. And I'm welcome back anytime.!
The best way of inserting the frets into the slots is with a press. I have a bit that fits into my drill press and holds these little brass cauls that have radiuses. Radii? Pete has a machine that does just that. Oh, here's Pete: My neck is pretty chunky though, so I struggled with that. I finished them the old fashioned way. Hammer time. Then trim the ends. Which is why we did every other. So you can get the clippers in there. Voila
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01-23-2019, 11:18 PM | #200 |
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No, no voila, how are you going to finish the ends of the frets so they don't shred your hand, and not cut into the wood?
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01-24-2019, 12:32 AM | #201 |
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Chicken platter. It was proper.
I could live in that town.
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01-24-2019, 12:34 AM | #202 | |
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Quote:
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01-25-2019, 12:34 AM | #203 |
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I dinged my fret board it seems.
Far edge near the fret on the left. I know some magic though. And I have that new burn in kit. It's a little oven that you heat knives up in. I ordered 2 knives, but one was back ordered. Really? Cuz you heat one while you work with one. Wet the area around the dent, and let the water soak in a bit. Apply heat directly to the spot. I've seen guys use a soldering iron to do this, but you have to keep a wet cloth over the work with them. The knife is clean, and cooler so you don't have to worry about burning the wood unless you try to. The knife : After the heat gun, I touched it up with super fine sanding sticks. Pretty frigging gone. You can see a slight discoloration if you know where to look, but no dent at all.
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01-25-2019, 01:36 AM | #204 |
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01-25-2019, 07:11 AM | #205 |
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nicely done
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01-25-2019, 07:24 AM | #206 |
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Wow, that's impressive.
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01-25-2019, 09:21 AM | #207 |
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Sweet!
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01-25-2019, 11:23 AM | #208 |
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Kinda/sorta similar to the way ya take a ding out of a cue stick.
Do a lot of bends right there, and you'll have the rest scraped away in no time. Good job.
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01-25-2019, 01:06 PM | #209 |
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Yeah, I put a few more in this moring while inserting the rest of the frets. I had to stop with 3 to go cuz I needed a nap before work today. Plus, I'm having a hard time keeping it still. I've ordered a sand bag for this job, but that's not coming until Monday. I'll improvise something tonight to finish.
The sand bag deadens the hammer blow so the board doesn't bounce back. I think I have sand somewhere....
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01-25-2019, 01:12 PM | #210 |
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wow, cool.
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