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| Author: | pharmboycu [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:39 am ] |
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Hi everyone... watch out-- Newbie writing! Hahaha.. Okay, well, I'm at the point now to where I'm wondering if it's better for me to build my fret bender or just order one. I've seen a couple of places where the plans are available for a fraction of what the completed bender costs... Any thoughts? |
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| Author: | Mark Tripp [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:56 am ] |
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Welcome to the OLF! I built mine. Cost me about $12 plus the plan. Works great! -Mark |
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| Author: | rich altieri [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:12 am ] |
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I bought mine from fretdoctor on ebay. They sell for $50 there compared to Stew Mac which is much more, I think around $75?? |
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| Author: | tippie53 [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:24 am ] |
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I used a 3 inch PVC sch 40 pipe for a while when I first started. I just bent it around it. They are just to bend the fret to help hold the ends down john |
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| Author: | John How [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:01 am ] |
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I bought a 100 foot roll from LMII, already bent to about a 8-10" radius. |
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| Author: | A Peebels [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:19 am ] |
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What John said. Al |
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| Author: | Michael Shaw [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:41 am ] |
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[QUOTE=rich altieri] I bought mine from fretdoctor on ebay. They sell for $50 there compared to Stew Mac which is much more, I think around $75??[/QUOTE] The Fretdoctor has some good stuff for good price's. I bought some items there and plan on getting some more. |
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| Author: | old man [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:13 pm ] |
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I've got the one from fretdoctor too and it is fine. But I don't have to use it because LMI's wire is already coiled to a radius that works perfectly with a 16" radiused FB. Ron |
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| Author: | pharmboycu [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:36 pm ] |
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Thank you all! I had no idea LMI had it by the roll like that... I think I may order the plans from them, as I have a bunch of straight wire lengths already. Might get a wild hair and order a roll of wire anyways though. :-) |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:08 pm ] |
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Yep always get mine from LMI just for that reason, never needed a bender. Also, have a look at Kathy Matsushita's site she has a picture of her home made fret bender on there. Kathy's fret bender Colin |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:02 am ] |
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My shop made one looks similar to Kathy's - two bearings bolted thru a piece of scrap cherry, and a 2 inch pulley from somewhere that I cut a groove in by chucking it in the drill press and putting the hacksaw to it - a piece of curved wood here would work just as well (the centre wheel, non turning on mine, it doesnt matter, you just push the wire thru). Total cost - 4 bucks for hte 2 bearings, the nuts bolts and bearings I had kicking around. I cant ever see paying 90 bucks for something this easy to make. Mines not even adjustable, it just makes about a 12 inch radius. |
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