krazyderek Posted May 28, 2004 Report Posted May 28, 2004 I remeber we've talked about making fret benders before, and there where places you could buy plans before, other people say that some luthier school show you how to make one for 20$, did anyone actually come up with something they can share though? i'm thinking about trying to make one, and i'd like to have a little more info then a picture and what i can see when dan erlewine is using it in his video.. Quote
Setch Posted May 28, 2004 Report Posted May 28, 2004 MIMF. Library. '10 cent Bret bender' in the fretting section. Quote
Brian Posted May 29, 2004 Report Posted May 29, 2004 ** cough ** ** Cough**, don't get out of the forum much do ya Quote
tsl602000 Posted May 29, 2004 Report Posted May 29, 2004 (edited) MIMF. Library. '10 cent Bret bender' in the fretting section. I can't never ever find anything on that site. It's so hard to navigate. disregard my post... I found it... Edited May 29, 2004 by tsl602000 Quote
krazyderek Posted May 29, 2004 Author Report Posted May 29, 2004 ** cough ** ** Cough**, don't get out of the forum much do ya i actually made a set of those, i just find them a bit hard on the hands so i wanted a quicker way yes, mimf was horrible to navigate, took me a good 10 minutes to find the library and run a search.. i think i'll try that 3 brass pulley wheels ideal Quote
Setch Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Wow, a *whole* 10 minutes? Talk about wanting instant gratification. (apologies in advance if you were being sarcastic). Quote
tsl602000 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 I just made a bender out of washers and it works like a charm.... Quote
rhoads56 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 I just made a bender out of washers and it works like a charm.... Pics please... ive been wanting to make one for a while. Quote
soapbarstrat Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 I want one that will straighten curved wire. Couldn't that be done if you took the stewmac design and put grooves in the two smaller rollers ? I want to do this to "work harden" wire, and for "starting over" if I have some wire that's got a 7" radius and I want it to be 12" instead, etc etc. I have the stew-mac one, but wouldn't mind making another, especially if it is modded to straighten wire as well. I think I saw somewhere that someone made an electric one that worked with their drill press. Quote
soapbarstrat Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 I can imagine this one didn't cost a whole lot to make http://www.maricopaguitarco.com/ALL/img052403/011.jpg Quote
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