Nut & $addle $ander - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T15:17:36Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/nut-addle-ander?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A165118&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA few benefits of this tool a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-30:2177249:Comment:1652322016-12-30T03:28:36.368ZThomas Jameshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ThomasJames
A few benefits of this tool are quick set up and easy accuracy. The two wood block thing works. I made and used one for years. This new tool saves time and money if you're doing few dozen saddles every week. That is one situation where the expedature makes sense. Arthritis is certainly another.
A few benefits of this tool are quick set up and easy accuracy. The two wood block thing works. I made and used one for years. This new tool saves time and money if you're doing few dozen saddles every week. That is one situation where the expedature makes sense. Arthritis is certainly another. I too used to use my hands to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-29:2177249:Comment:1651252016-12-29T19:34:37.860ZRoger Häggströmhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>I too used to use my hands to shape the saddle on a sanding board. Using pressure and rotating the bone while sanding it was not that difficult to do. But with my fragile composite saddle bones I felt that I needed something better to help my out. I'm pleased with the Stewmac jig, it will keep on doing the job until I retire. Not that expensive in the long run. The simple jig above will work as good, but will need to be replaced now and then when the wood is sanded away.</p>
<p>I too used to use my hands to shape the saddle on a sanding board. Using pressure and rotating the bone while sanding it was not that difficult to do. But with my fragile composite saddle bones I felt that I needed something better to help my out. I'm pleased with the Stewmac jig, it will keep on doing the job until I retire. Not that expensive in the long run. The simple jig above will work as good, but will need to be replaced now and then when the wood is sanded away.</p> I've always done it by hand o…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-29:2177249:Comment:1651222016-12-29T16:51:36.220ZChristopher Parkerhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ChristopherParker
<p>I've always done it by hand on a sanding board, and I manage to get the bottom flat enough and square enough to meet anyone's standards. As Ned mentions, it's all in how and where you apply pressure. </p>
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<p>I would continue shaping nuts and saddles freehand forever, except as I get older, my hands and wrists are more prone to cramping up while holding onto tiny objects. For that reason, I'm inclined to rethink my methods, but I don't think I'll shell out 180 bucks for a custom tool.…</p>
<p>I've always done it by hand on a sanding board, and I manage to get the bottom flat enough and square enough to meet anyone's standards. As Ned mentions, it's all in how and where you apply pressure. </p>
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<p>I would continue shaping nuts and saddles freehand forever, except as I get older, my hands and wrists are more prone to cramping up while holding onto tiny objects. For that reason, I'm inclined to rethink my methods, but I don't think I'll shell out 180 bucks for a custom tool. I'll probably just make something like the Dickey jig (posted above). Seems simple and easy.</p> Simple and cheap. Should work…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-28:2177249:Comment:1653282016-12-28T18:57:14.883ZRoger Häggströmhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>Simple and cheap. Should work as well as the expensive one :-)</p>
<p>Simple and cheap. Should work as well as the expensive one :-)</p> Brand new here (though I've b…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-28:2177249:Comment:1651182016-12-28T03:56:19.581ZSteve Christensenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/SteveChristensen
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167765360?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167765360?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> Brand new here (though I've been reading Frank's postings for quite awhile), and I thought I would mention a fairly simple version of this fancy Stew Mac jig that I've been using for years. It's called the Dicky Saddle Sanding Jig, and does pretty much what the Stew Mac one does. In particular as someone else mentioned this type of rig allows you to easily remove more from…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167765360?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167765360?profile=original" class="align-full" width="640"/></a>Brand new here (though I've been reading Frank's postings for quite awhile), and I thought I would mention a fairly simple version of this fancy Stew Mac jig that I've been using for years. It's called the Dicky Saddle Sanding Jig, and does pretty much what the Stew Mac one does. In particular as someone else mentioned this type of rig allows you to easily remove more from the end of the saddle than the other.</p>
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<p>It's really easy to sand down by exactly what you need by stacking a few business cards to match what you want to remove as you clamp the saddle between the sides of the jig. Anyway, if you fancy the Stew Mac jig you can pretty much do everything that one does for the cost of a couple of pieces of wood and two bolts.</p>
<p></p> I work at a fairly busy shop.…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-21:2177249:Comment:1651832016-12-21T04:12:08.108ZThomas Jameshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ThomasJames
I work at a fairly busy shop. We have two full-time repairmen. This tool saves a lot of time, especially with piezo setups. Well worth the expense if you need to get things out the door.
I work at a fairly busy shop. We have two full-time repairmen. This tool saves a lot of time, especially with piezo setups. Well worth the expense if you need to get things out the door. I use a key making machine th…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-20:2177249:Comment:1648462016-12-20T05:50:36.753ZRon Frazierhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>I use a key making machine that I have remade to copy a straight line and the other side a arch to match the finger board then put a saddle in the cutting place to copy what you want . In seconds I can lower the bottom of the saddle or rearch the top/ </p>
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<p>I use a key making machine that I have remade to copy a straight line and the other side a arch to match the finger board then put a saddle in the cutting place to copy what you want . In seconds I can lower the bottom of the saddle or rearch the top/ </p>
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<p>Ron</p> No need to really. It works g…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-19:2177249:Comment:1650042016-12-19T23:02:21.156ZRoger Häggströmhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>No need to really. It works great without them! A bit curious though about the clip. The springs was just annoying.</p>
<p>No need to really. It works great without them! A bit curious though about the clip. The springs was just annoying.</p> You could call StewMac and as…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-19:2177249:Comment:1650012016-12-19T22:59:29.170ZRobbie Collinshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobbieCollins
<p>You could call StewMac and ask about the clip and springs. They are very helpful.</p>
<p>You could call StewMac and ask about the clip and springs. They are very helpful.</p> I wish I could force myself t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-12-19:2177249:Comment:1647452016-12-19T22:57:51.255ZRoger Häggströmhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>I wish I could force myself to set the price level as high as Stewmac does. They are really good at that artform - and that's why they t<span class="gt-baf-word-clickable">hrive</span>. There is a saying that it isn't the best craftmen that have the longest <span id="result_box" class="short_text" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><span>career</span></span>, it's the ones that knows how to write the <span id="result_box" class="short_text" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><span>invoice</span></span>...</p>
<p>I wish I could force myself to set the price level as high as Stewmac does. They are really good at that artform - and that's why they t<span class="gt-baf-word-clickable">hrive</span>. There is a saying that it isn't the best craftmen that have the longest <span id="result_box" class="short_text" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><span>career</span></span>, it's the ones that knows how to write the <span id="result_box" class="short_text" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><span>invoice</span></span>...</p>