jer7440 Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hey guys, I recently had to level the frets on my LP project and I had one of these sitting around from my RC airplane building days. easy touch sander Works great with adhesive backed sandpaper, its light, and it has a nice handle. If you look through the web site, they have them in several different lengths (I also have the 22" one). When I put my straight edge on it, it was dead flat, but if it wasn't you could easily true up the bottom edge on a flat surface with some sand paper. Like you would do if you tuning the sole on a hand plane. Anyway, it was something I hit on that worked and it was reasonably priced so I thought I would throw it up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutas Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 I'm just curious, how sturdy is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Best fret leveller: bits of angle iron. Level your frets under string tension, and it's dirt cheap. Thread with pics: http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_p...mp;PN=1##186970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted August 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 It's very sturdy. The extruded construction makes a very sturdy structure even though the walls are fairly thin. I find both of mine to be very handy for all kinds of sanding tasks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrogeoman Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Best fret leveller: bits of angle iron. Level your frets under string tension, and it's dirt cheap. Thread with pics: http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_p...mp;PN=1##186970 This has probably been discussed somewhere in the forum before, but if you have a cylindrical radius on your fretboard, in essence these angle irons will put a slight compound radius to your frets. Correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) edit: I see why now. Thanks Mattia. CMA Edited August 24, 2007 by CrazyManAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) Pretty much, yes. But that's hardly a bad thing. EDIT: the reason they do is that you're level sanding under the string path, not along the length of the fingerboard per se. Edited August 24, 2007 by Mattia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) Point already covered. Edited August 24, 2007 by GuitarGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Best fret leveller: bits of angle iron. Level your frets under string tension, and it's dirt cheap. Thread with pics: http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_p...mp;PN=1##186970 I lurk on that site from time to time. It cracks me up how some of the members actually *need* to see photos of something so simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 I use the same as jer7440 used and I have a angle aluminum that work the same. both work good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Soapbar: I'm with you on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Best fret leveller: bits of angle iron. Level your frets under string tension, and it's dirt cheap. Thread with pics: http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_p...mp;PN=1##186970 Poor-man's PLEK. And way cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Poor-man's PLEK. And way cheaper. Maybe better too, considering a human often cares more about what's going on than a computer with a Windows OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizarro scott Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 It's very sturdy. The extruded construction makes a very sturdy structure even though the walls are fairly thin. I find both of mine to be very handy for all kinds of sanding tasks. I have used the Great Planes Easy Touch bar sanders- I agree- they work great and best of all they dont cost anywhere near what some of the other popular luthier supply shops sell bar levelers for. I know I paid less than $20 for the 22" and less than $10 for the 11". I was (somewhat) doubtful about these (based on price alone- how could something so affordable be good right?)after seeing how expensive the stew mac ones were. I think I first saw these on Kathy Matsushita's site. I keep an eye on mine and check with a straight edge that I know is true. So far they have been thru minimal wear and tear (5 fret board levelings and 5 new fret levels) and they have been in the garage thru 2 winters and 2 summers (Georgia) and they are still dead flat. So far so good- based on that- I can only recommend these. Scott (now formerly out of 2 year lurker mode) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrogeoman Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 ... they are still dead flat. So far so good- based on that- I can only recommend these. Scott (now formerly out of 2 year lurker mode) Hey thanks Lurker, I mean Scott. I am going to try the 22", I love hidden treasures like this. Cheers Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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