I shall be using the StewMac bridge slotter and their bridge intonator tool to get perfect intonation on my first steel string build. Anyone else have and use the intonator tool ?
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:27 am ] |
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What method do you folks use for saddle slotting and are there jigs out there besides the stewmac version? -j. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:07 am ] |
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i have been using a dremel in a cochran base for the last ten years or so. a few months ago i was utterly bowled over by david collins jig. it was also shown here in a recent post. doubt i have the metalworking chops to reproduce it but i may still try. it can be seen here: http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_p osts.asp?TID=10984&KW=David+Collins#forumTop lmi also sells a saddle slotting jig. my shop build version is loosly based on theirs. |
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| Author: | old man [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:11 am ] |
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I built the Slyvan Wells jig to use with my dremel with the bridge off the guitar. It works very well. Ron |
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| Author: | Hank Mauel [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:17 am ] |
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Well...are you talking about "repair" work where the bridge is still on the guitar or building new bridges from wood blanks? If #1, then Stew-Mac is a really nice unit, with all the see-thru advantages and adjustability. If you are building from scratch, then you can make your own that works for your style/shape of bridge. If I can find a photo of mine, I'll post it later. Mine uses a laminate trimmer, fitted to a clear plastic base and a 1/8" downcut spiral carbide mill. Works slick as a whistle! |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:42 am ] |
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I use a pin router. I am about to post a tutorial on making a classical bridge that will show the whole process. |
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| Author: | Louis Freilicher [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:25 am ] |
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Check out the recent thread "My new saddle mill" to see my saddle mill and David Collin's mill as well. This is my tool of choice for slotting a bridge that is already attached to the guitar. I have never been happy with the results I got with the rigs based on the Dremel tool. I use my milling machine to cut slots in new bridges before I glue them down. Louis |
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| Author: | David R White [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:48 am ] |
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For cutting blanks off the guitar, the small parts holder that Lee Valley sells works great on a router table. Small Parts Miter Jig |
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| Author: | paul harrell [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:39 pm ] |
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I use the horizontial mortiser on my Inca table saw. I use an end mill and I tilt the table a few degrees to tilt the saddle back a little. Paul |
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| Author: | luthier49 [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:41 pm ] |
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I shall be using the StewMac bridge slotter and their bridge intonator tool to get perfect intonation on my first steel string build. Anyone else have and use the intonator tool ?
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| Author: | Kim [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:53 pm ] |
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I got me one of them stewy mac jigs on ebay and just play'in around it seems OK, came with the little dremel base thiny ma jig as well so all is shweet 
Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | David Collins [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:15 pm ] |
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Like Louis, I've never been satisfied with a Dremel cut. Even if they did have decent bearings, a 1/8" shank is just too flexible to handle much load and it can be rather difficult to get a clean even cut. It can be done, but really needs to be cut in several shallow, slow passes. Most Dremel bases are incapable of plunging and very difficult to keep straight as you reset the height. The Bishop Cochran jig is the only one I know of that can plunge consistantly straight. I built my jig around a laminate trimmer as did Louis, Hank, and many others. For bridges off the guitar I sometimes use my milling machine. The "My new saddle mill" thread is on page three of discussions right now, and may provide some ideas if you want to make your own mill. |
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| Author: | Richard_N [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:42 pm ] |
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I made a jig from scrap plywood based on the one shown in Kinkeads book. His uses cams to hold the bridge blank but I found that they didn't hold things firmly enough so in the end I just used fixed blocks to hold it in place. It aint pretty but it works as long as you arent in a hurry (multiple passes with a dremel) |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:49 pm ] |
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Laminate trimmer with Stewmac down cut spiral bits in an 1/4" adaptor here. Some day I will make a more permanent mill or jig for it, for now I "plunge" as best I can by tipping the trimmer in and following a fence. The method leaves something to be desired, but it sure beats the Dremel IMO. |
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