Comments on: DIY fretpress http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160 Custom built guitars and tales from a North London locksmith Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dirt http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-28517 dirt Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:21:32 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-28517 How much does the Stewmac Fret Arbor Press weigh anyway? How much does the Stewmac Fret Arbor Press weigh anyway?

]]> By: Rafael http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-20031 Rafael Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:48:11 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-20031 I'm brazilian and I live in Brazil. I have a similar crappy tool lying around here in my room (which is my current shop- long history...). I tried this using my electric drill as a part of my fret-pressing jig. Of course it failed, since the pressure I had to apply on it was stronger than the holding capabilities of the press itself! the electric drill fell off the press, "fret caul and all". Thank god I was installing frets on a practice bolt on neck. I'll try your idea of disasembling part of this "tool from hell". thanks for sharing! Bye. I’m brazilian and I live in Brazil. I have a similar crappy tool lying around here in my room (which is my current shop- long history…). I tried this using my electric drill as a part of my fret-pressing jig. Of course it failed, since the pressure I had to apply on it was stronger than the holding capabilities of the press itself! the electric drill fell off the press, “fret caul and all”. Thank god I was installing frets on a practice bolt on neck. I’ll try your idea of disasembling part of this “tool from hell”. thanks for sharing! Bye.

]]> By: Vlad http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-19604 Vlad Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:00:41 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-19604 I just ordered the stew mac version. I am lazy yes but realized that $50 or 2 hours is the same dif. I'll have to spend that time taking my arbor into a shop to get a 3/8" hole in the shaft to hold the press anyway. Of course my drill press might do the trick. I bet it has a tad to little force while the arbor to much. One thing I can say - the hammer method may be the traditional way but its a real time waster. Plus all that ting ting ting when it comes time to level with the steel block .... I look forward to ending that. I just ordered the stew mac version. I am lazy yes but realized that $50 or 2 hours is the same dif.

I’ll have to spend that time taking my arbor into a shop to get a 3/8″ hole in the shaft to hold the press anyway. Of course my drill press might do the trick. I bet it has a tad to little force while the arbor to much.

One thing I can say - the hammer method may be the traditional way but its a real time waster. Plus all that ting ting ting when it comes time to level with the steel block …. I look forward to ending that.

]]> By: Seags http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-19107 Seags Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:32:48 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-19107 I too was lucky enough to acquire one of these. I found the best use for it was to try to crush your fingers under it...an impossible task and one which left you feeling like Superman. Top stuff. I too was lucky enough to acquire one of these. I found the best use for it was to try to crush your fingers under it…an impossible task and one which left you feeling like Superman. Top stuff.

]]> By: Sam D http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-12498 Sam D Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:49:23 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-12498 Handy stuff, I may have to find an old drillpress to try this on for the next neck build! Handy stuff, I may have to find an old drillpress to try this on for the next neck build!

]]> By: Keith http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-7845 Keith Fri, 25 May 2007 13:20:27 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-7845 I tried to make one as well but the flex in the stand was so bad it wouldn't even press a fret into Indian Rose Wood. I tried to make one as well but the flex in the stand was so bad it wouldn’t even press a fret into Indian Rose Wood.

]]> By: Ant http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-5483 Ant Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:09:11 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-5483 Give it a good kicking from me first :) Give it a good kicking from me first :)

]]> By: Aaron Seither http://home.asparagine.net/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-4989 Aaron Seither Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:27:01 +0000 http://www.setchellguitars.co.uk/ant/blog/?p=160#comment-4989 I've got that same crappy drill press, and it ruined my life while I was trying to drill for a string thru. Now I've got to pull it out of the trash heap so I can try this. I’ve got that same crappy drill press, and it ruined my life while I was trying to drill for a string thru. Now I’ve got to pull it out of the trash heap so I can try this.

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