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| Author: | dofthesea [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
I'm looking for a resource for .027 thin kerf fretwork blades. Where is everyone getting theres? |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
I have a .028 3" circular blade I got from Thurston manufacturing. Pat |
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| Author: | rbuddy [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
I use Thurston blades in 0.023" for fret slotting and they are great. Very accurate cuts in wood, will hold up a set of feeler gauges by putting the end of the 0.023 blade in the slot. I get them from - https://www.mcmaster.com/screw-slotting-saws But to use small dia blade I made a slotting saw out of a 7" sliding miter saw. It took some fiddling to set up the saw but I love it. |
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| Author: | bobgramann [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
If you want hand saws, you can get there by adjusting the set of a saw that’s close. I have a dovetail saw that I pounded flat (.019”) then sharpened and set to .023”. For my table saw, I had The Blade Mfg. Co. make me a 10” blade. They came a bit small on the kerf, so I fixed it with the set. The advantage of their blade was that they thinned it on the edge from a thicker blank so stiffeners weren’t required. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
why .027 that is a very wide kerf for modern fret wire. Most blades are .023. and that is what the fret wire is mostly designed for. Measure tang without the barb. |
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| Author: | dofthesea [ Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
John I recently built a guitar with Robbie Obrien he uses .027 fret kerf size. I liked how easy the frets went in. Ive noticed that .23. just doesn't work all that great with ebony. Maybe I should just jump it down to .025......... |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
FWIW, I use a .025 blade for all my guitars, which is readily available through LMI... Before I knew that size was available, I was using a .023 and burning the slots wider with a hot putty knife. The difficulty I was having at .023 went away at .025... |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: .027 thin kerf fret wire baldes |
been using .023 for 20 yrs I use .0195 and .0205 wire from jescar easy |
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