Fret tang crimpers/mashers - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T17:40:10Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/fret-tang-crimpers-mashers?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A185192&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'll have to do some looking,…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-05-24:2177249:Comment:1848592019-05-24T03:36:36.057ZAllan Baconhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AllanBacon40
<p>I'll have to do some looking, but there was a tool created that harnesses your Dremel and has a slot to feed the fret into the disk to trim the tang. </p>
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<p>Found it. <a href="http://crawlsbackward.blogspot.com/2018/02/diy-fret-tang-nipper-jigtool.html" target="_blank">http://crawlsbackward.blogspot.com/2018/02/diy-fret-tang-nipper-jigtool.html</a></p>
<p>I'll have to do some looking, but there was a tool created that harnesses your Dremel and has a slot to feed the fret into the disk to trim the tang. </p>
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<p>Found it. <a href="http://crawlsbackward.blogspot.com/2018/02/diy-fret-tang-nipper-jigtool.html" target="_blank">http://crawlsbackward.blogspot.com/2018/02/diy-fret-tang-nipper-jigtool.html</a></p> Make the tool yourself - that…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-05-23:2177249:Comment:1851922019-05-23T16:58:09.284ZFrank Fordhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/FrankFord
<p>Make the tool yourself - that's what we ALL did years ago. Here's an article I first published on FRETS.COM more than two decades ago:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Tools/FretExpander/fretexpander1.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Tools/FretExpander/fretexpander1.html</a></p>
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<p>The photos are frame grabs from Hi-8 video tape, so they're low-res, but I think you can get what you need from…</p>
<p>Make the tool yourself - that's what we ALL did years ago. Here's an article I first published on FRETS.COM more than two decades ago:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Tools/FretExpander/fretexpander1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Tools/FretExpander/fretexpander1.html</a></p>
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<p>The photos are frame grabs from Hi-8 video tape, so they're low-res, but I think you can get what you need from them.</p>
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