Donnb Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Ok this will be my first slotting a board. I need to know how deep to slot. The radius will be 12" and a Tang Height - 1.88mm. I plan to slot before i radius, so how deep do i slot allowing for radiusing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom727 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 If you are using a manual slotting jig, like from Stew-Mac, I would cut the flat fretboard slots to ~2.0 mm depth as a start. After you have radiused the board, you will need to recut the slots following the contour. I attach a depth-stop made from poplar strapping to my fret saw. Here's a link to the pic.... http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eTibW5MoBV_DIGSWtoUIn-d1BGWrBe5AcXUnF3MwAB4?feat=directlink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 If you are using a manual slotting jig, like from Stew-Mac, I would cut the flat fretboard slots to ~2.0 mm depth as a start. After you have radiused the board, you will need to recut the slots following the contour. I attach a depth-stop made from poplar strapping to my fret saw. Here's a link to the pic.... http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eTibW5MoBV_DIGSWtoUIn-d1BGWrBe5AcXUnF3MwAB4?feat=directlink I agree with this, but I feel some explanation should follow. The reason you go the extra depth is so that your fret tangs don't start cutting into fresh wood once you press/hammer them in. It could cause the fretboard to bow backwards, or cause cracks. You can fill in the extra depth on the sides when you're done fretting by mixing superglue with sawdust from the slotting/radiusing. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnb Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Great thanks. I had thought about filling the extra depth with the saw dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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