Official Luthiers Forum!
http://w-ww.luthiersforum.com/forum/

oscillating fret saw
http://w-ww.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=52946		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  Clay S. [ Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:29 pm ]
Post subject:  oscillating fret saw
For those people still cutting frets with a hand saw you might want to consider using an oscillating saw and a half moon blade. Initially the blade cut a kerf too wide to seat the fret wire so I ran the side of the blade on a piece of sandpaper to remove some set from the teeth. I used a block of wood as a guide for the side of the blade. Cutting a slot took about 10 to 15 seconds with a single pass.
Author:  Clay S. [ Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: oscillating fret saw
Oscillating fret saw 2.0
I used wire ties and hot melt glue to attach the oscillating saw to a board and then cobbled together a "table" over top of it. I added a remote switch which I connected to a home made extension cord made from a printer power plug. I had a half moon blade I wore the teeth off of cutting dry wall, so I took a file and cut some ragged a**ed teeth into. I made a simple sliding fence that rides on the sides of the table. It cut surprizingly well! I cut a slot in a piece of curupay without much trouble.
With a little more finesse a person could make a decent looking and fairly low cost motorized "tablesaw" fretsaw.
Author:  Chris Ide [ Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: oscillating fret saw
It would be a little tricky, but I think I could slot a faux bound fret board using my oscillating saw.
Author:  Clay S. [ Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: oscillating fret saw
Chris Ide wrote:
It would be a little tricky, but I think I could slot a faux bound fret board using my oscillating saw.


I didn't think about that, but they will do plunge cuts and if you used a block of wood as a guide you could keep things properly spaced and aligned.
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC - 5 hours
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/