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Chris Ensor
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For those who inlay dots as position markers on the face of the fretboard (not side dots), what diameter do you use? Thanks in advance.

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1/16 for one brand, 1/8 for the other.
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For the face of the fretboard I use 1/4". Makes it trivial to install them with a 1/4" brad point bit.

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Generally 1/4"....
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6mm cuz I have a crap-ton of them.

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6mm or 1/4 inch however you want to call them for pearl and 5mm for abalone.no particular rationale other than they were what was available and were big enough but not too big.
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6mm here
If it is a 2 dot area I use 5mm
I feel it’s less crowded that way

Right now I’m doing a Gibson sort of build and using 7mm


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SnowManSnow wrote:
6mm here
If it is a 2 dot area I use 5mm
I feel it’s less crowded that way

Right now I’m doing a Gibson sort of build and using 7mm
6mm on double dots:)

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1/4"

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6 mm almost always.

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I kinda like smaller dots, like 4mm...

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Guitar 6mm for face and 2.5 for side
Ukulele 4-5mm for face and 2.5 side

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Like Steve, I prefer smallish dots and typically go with 5/32" or 3/16" sizes.

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