GuitarGuy Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 A milling machine is really required for this but with other materials it may be possible to make one with standard tools. the design will eventually have a set of rollers to effect a depth stop. The sliders you see on the side make the box adjustable to different kerf thickness and wear as time passes. (id imagine that will be very little wear) Just me starting on the roller brackets The indexing pin for the scale templates The indexing pin at another angle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 looking good...the damn diagram you sent me confused the heck out of me hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 FANCY!! That looks invincible. But for all I know ya might go at frett sawing like its a bedroom activity. You'll have to show us a pic of it with your first board when its done. Nate Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted November 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 looking good...the damn diagram you sent me confused the heck out of me hahah ← yeah there's some missing measurements too...I have updated ones if you're still looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 I'd love to see a diagram if possible. I'm going to start work on one of my own pretty soon. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Been goofing off around christmas. U know turkey being a natural sedative and all. A few updates I got some 3/16" Lexan for the shuttle that the fretboard will sit on. I will notch both sides of each shuttle so it will give me 4 different scale lengths I can cut. I started making the rockers for the roller stops. The way it will work is that the bottom of the blade will sit on the rollers and this will be a positive stop. I had an accident a while back with my wooden fret sawing box. Cut too deep and ruined a cocabola board. I don't think it will dull the blade too much but we'll see. Holes drilled(a couple too many, but meh its a jig) Rollers pressed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Finally finished the fret slotting box. The fretboard runs on a lexan shuttle that has notches to locate the fret slots, much like stew mac's, I cut my first board and it turned out pretty good. The rollers are softer than the saw, judging by the marks on them after a couple test runs. Completed roller Surfacing the base plate Base plate attached Attached to the wooden base View from end First fretboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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