Fret tang removal machine

[Claus Holm Jensen]

We did a fret tang removal machine, it's properly overbuild but it really works quick and cut's very clean :)

Here you see the tungsten carbide cutting wheel

More pic's 

[Frank Ford]

Impressive!

[Matt Dreher]

that is fantastic!

[Mike Kolb]

Love it...  it's got a bit of "steampunk" vibe going on! 

[Glen H]

Nice.  Good job.

[Claus Holm Jensen]

10000 thanks guys :) more pics soon :) 

[John]

Fabulous, It looks great....... I just looked at an old coffee grinder under my bench and thought "how hard would it be". 

[Claus Holm Jensen]

It's a huge time saver for me, the normal fret tang cutter is fine, but it leaves small burrs you then need to file off, the fret tang filer system gives a better result,but this thing is fast, and the fret is just as smooth as the fret tang filer..

I did not build this, I came up with the idea, is was build my boss's father, a retired machinest, he loves to build stuff :)

Think he did a bang up job :)

Best of luck with the coffee grinder ;) :)

[Andrew]

He sure did. I imagine the specs and speed of the cutter are pretty crucial.

I wonder if we'll be seeing Frank's version soon...

[Mike Kolb]

Or in the Stew-Mac catalog someday... and for only $1,000 !

[Claus Holm Jensen]

Would be honoured to see Frank Ford build something I came up with :) 

I don't really have plans or specs but can come up with all that if people are interested..

:)

We have build and come up with a lot of machines.. I did a pickup magnetizer a few years back..

More info..

http://music-electronics-forum.com/t36699/