ELXVintagefade Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Would this arbor press work with stew macs fret press system arbor press: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...e&s=hi&n=228013 fret press: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_suppl...sing_Arbor.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Yes it will, but you will have to modify the arbor press to accept the fret press caul. You bore a 3/8" hole at the bottom of the arbor ram and also you'll need to machine out a place for a setscrew that will hold the press caul in. If you can't do this, then you could go to a local machine shop and tell them what you need done. It will still be alot cheaper than buying their press system. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I found a picture I had that shows the arbor press part that you'll have to modify. The bar has a allen setscrew in it so that it will hold the fret press caul in place. Also, any arbor press you buy won't have the 3/8" hole in the bottom of course. This should give you a better idea of the modifications you'll have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 most arbor's have a soft steal rod so drilling and tapping are pretty easy if you have a drill press. I opted for a thumb screw for quicker adjustability on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I had NAPA do mine for $4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 most arbor's have a soft steal rod so drilling and tapping are pretty easy if you have a drill press. I opted for a thumb screw for quicker adjustability on mine lol.. that's good thinking but since I've put it in the press I've never took it out.. But if your using it in other devices it can be very handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I had NAPA do mine for $4 You got a good deal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 most arbor's have a soft steal rod so drilling and tapping are pretty easy if you have a drill press. I opted for a thumb screw for quicker adjustability on mine haha, i used cave man teknowigy.... a damn big elastic band to hold the handle under tension when gluing frets in But, i rarely use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 Anyone know if stewmac's is a 1 ton, or more, or less tons ? I read somewhere that someone removed the handle and replaced it with a torque wrench so they use the same amount of pressure for each fret. I think in actual use, that idea would fly right out the window. One reason I don't want to get one of those silver/gray arbor presses, is because at 19, when I started working at a factory, my job was to sit 8 hours a day in front of one of those exact presses, pressing magnets into plastic pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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