Daniel Sorbera Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 ok I bought a stewmac fret saw and need a mider box for it. The one they sell is like $60 bucks. I would like to build one for cheaper. Any ideas/links that will help me on my way? thanks alot! Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 I have been pondering this idea for a while. The LMI one looks like it is a slightly better design IMO and would be easier to build. Honestly though, for the money it would cost you to buy the materials to build it right you could buy a couple of pre slotted boards. I decided that I am going to hold off on building one for this reason. You could always just construct a straightedge and use that. Cudbucket used this method on his project with good results. Look here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 ya i'm probally going to just use a straight edge thingy. I would buy a pre slotted board except I am doing a custom scale legenth, and the peice of cocobolo (super dark cocobolo) I bought for the finger board is just deadly It's a drooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaga_Mike Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 I made a miter box out of 1x4's. The slot is just wide enough to get the fret saw with the depth adjuster in there. It only took about an hour to make the box, and the fret slots look great. I should say that I still haven't put the frets in, but the slots look very clean and perpendicular. No regrets there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddler68 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 ya i'm probally going to just use a straight edge thingy. I would buy a pre slotted board except I am doing a custom scale legenth, and the peice of cocobolo (super dark cocobolo) I bought for the finger board is just deadly It's a drooler. ← I just bought a preslotted 26 fret rosewood FB from LMI and if I'm not mistaken, they can make it just about any scale. Mine was 25.5" scale but with 26 frets it was too long for a standard blank, so they used a bass FB. Yes, the only problem is that you can't choose the exact piece of wood you want (don't even know if they carry Cocobolo), but it comes slotted and radiused - they charge extra for each and all told it cost me $35. Well worth avoiding the slotting/radiusing headache as far as I'm concerned. Not to mention they are a pleasure to work with. They could not have been more considerate and helpful. BTW, I do not work for LMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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