Rick500 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I just fretted my first neck today with the Stew-Mac arbor and caul, using my 10" Ryobi benchtop drill press. Even with a block of wood reinforcing the drill press table, it felt pretty flimsy, and I was worried that I was putting stresses on the drill press that it wasn't built for. (I probably should have used something more substantial to reinforce the table; the force of the press was pushing the table out of square even with the wood beneath it.) The fret job came out very nicely, but I won't be using that little drill press for the job again. If I had a more substantial drill press, I probably wouldn't think twice about using it. For now though, I'll probably get an inexpensive arbor press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I just fretted my first neck today with the Stew-Mac arbor and caul, using my 10" Ryobi benchtop drill press. That's the exact drill press I broke. It was suprisingly a really good drill press, for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I just fretted my first neck today with the Stew-Mac arbor and caul, using my 10" Ryobi benchtop drill press. That's the exact drill press I broke. It was suprisingly a really good drill press, for the money. Yeah, it's been great so far, for drilling and drum sanding purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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