I bought this and have used it in an attempt to remove sharp corners on fret bevels. What is it's true purpose? How do you use it?
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:15 pm ] |
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I bought this and have used it in an attempt to remove sharp corners on fret bevels. What is it's true purpose? How do you use it?
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| Author: | Hesh [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:11 pm ] |
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Bruce buddy sorry no help here but I have the exact file and would be interested in hearing what others who use it have to say. Thanks for posting this question. |
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:34 pm ] |
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I use a small standard file that I removed the teeth off both of the small sides. I hit it with a quick pass or two and I'm done. It cost me nothing because I used a file that was just taking up space in my garage. Sand paper does the rest. |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:03 pm ] |
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It's a crowning file. |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:51 pm ] |
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I use a piece of sandpaper, 400 grit wet/dry will still knock off burrs with a couple passes and if you back it up with a finger it conforms just well enough. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:57 pm ] |
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Aha, just what I thought, it's useless. I'll toss it in my SWAP MEET box! 
Hmmmm, you guys already know. Maybe I'll lacquer the handle, double the price and stick it on Ebay with $40 Shipping, lower 48. 
Don't you just hate those auctions. 
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:02 am ] |
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Yep crowning file
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| Author: | Mark Hanna [ Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:20 am ] |
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Bruce, I also bought this file. I thought it was me!! It seems like it made the frets WORSE! So I stopped using it and put it in the useless tools area. (A big buckett). Then, reading your inquirey, my hopes returned that maybe I was using it wrong. I scrolled down in hopes that it was the case. I guess it will stay in the buckett. |
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| Author: | Rick Turner [ Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:35 am ] |
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That's a half-crowning file for half frets. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:00 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Rick Turner] That's a half-crowning file for half frets.[/QUOTE] I guess that and the curved sole violin thumb plane have been my least used tool investment. They look nice though. I did revisit a vendors comments and noticed there are two sizes. Mine may be one for bass frets? Live and learn. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:04 am ] |
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This file will not make them pretty but will get them back to ful radius. You have to dress after using this. Multi stage process; level, crwon and dress 
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:49 am ] |
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Its for when you only want to work half days .... |
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