sexybeast Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Anyone know a good reason this won't work in a Dremel? [EDIT] Never mind, it's right there on the website. It works. [/EDIT] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Forget getting an accurate fretslot with a new dremel - there's massive runout in the bearings, so you'll cut them way oversize. Just for giggles, try putting a cutter in a dremel mounted in a router base, and cut a straight channel using a fence. Then, measure the diameter of the bit, and the width of the slot it cuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 At $17 a pop. You'd be better served with the stewmac/lmi table saw blade. Ive tried cutting .030 slots on the mill and it is so easy to cut too fast and break the bit. With a dremel.....forget it. Unless you have a cnc system I wouldn't touch these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Whats kind of funny though, is that if you read Dan Erlwines book on fretting, there are quite a few places he talks about cutting slots with a dremel router bit. It is usually for the glue in method, but he makes it seem like it is so easy. But as has been said, they are extremely thin and likely to break and you need a super tight dremel with NO run out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 stew Mac saw table saw blade is the way to go. I bought one last year and the slots are nice tight and clean. I have used it on rose wood blood wood and maple no trouble all came out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 I don't think I would use bits for slotting as I have the table saw blade(and it works perfectly-Maple to African Blackwood). Thanks for the link though they seem to have some really cool specialty bits . Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Whats kind of funny though, is that if you read Dan Erlwines book on fretting, there are quite a few places he talks about cutting slots with a dremel router bit. It is usually for the glue in method, but he makes it seem like it is so easy. But as has been said, they are extremely thin and likely to break and you need a super tight dremel with NO run out. Dan uses the Dremel method for cleaning out existing slots when refretting, not for cutting new slots. He uses a bit significantly smaller than the slot too, or it will end up oversized as already mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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