Great idea ! i'm definitely going to make one of these, only one thing missing is a depth stop guide! any ideas for this, something i'm going to have to have on mine!
@dersvidz I sent you an email detailing how you can make a depth stop that you can attach to your fret saw that adjusts. That way no matter how thick the boards are, you can easily dial in the right depth. Good luck, and check your email.
@allexcosta I'm sorry you are having trouble reading the website. If you would email me about any of the articles that you want to read but are having trouble with, I will gladly send you a PDF version that would be far easier to read. Just let me know. Thank you again.
@allexcosta I haven't had any other feedback about the readability, but I'll take a look at maybe lightening the background a bit so that there is more contrast. Or maybe a larger font. Do you think that would make it easier to work with? I'm not a web builder, I just did my best at the time with what I had, if you have any suggestions that would let me retain that background I like but make it easier to read I would appreciate the help. Thank you again.
@allexcosta I'm sorry you are having trouble reading the website. If you would email me about any of the articles that you want to read but are having trouble with, I will gladly send you a PDF version that would be far easier to read. Just let me know. Thank you again.
@tbundicknc I'm glad you liked it. If you spend the 3-5 days it takes waiting for a mail order jig to arrive working in the shop, you will have made your own jig for next to no cost and usually just as good. I don't understand why folks buy jigs when you obviously have the ability to make them yourself...after all if you can make a guitar then you can definitely make a jig or two.
The fretboard is flat at the point where you run it through the fret slotting jig, so all I do is make sure I saw about half way through the blank. The reason for that is you will be putting a radius on the fretboard after you saw the slots, so most of the work you did in making the slots will be erased by the sanding block. The frets are re-sawn to full depth after the radius is done using a fret saw and stop block that's attached to the saw blade. Any questions just email me and I'll help.
Love the video and the jig! question for you....how do you know how far down you're sawing and to keep the depth even and equal for all fret slots? thanks
hi,
Great idea ! i'm definitely going to make one of these, only one thing missing is a depth stop guide! any ideas for this, something i'm going to have to have on mine!
but still brilliant idea, well done mate!
dersvidz 4 days ago
@dersvidz I sent you an email detailing how you can make a depth stop that you can attach to your fret saw that adjusts. That way no matter how thick the boards are, you can easily dial in the right depth. Good luck, and check your email.
sixgunguitars 4 days ago
Way too cool and easy. All you youtubers are sure saving me a lot of thinking. Thank you...
frost0813 6 days ago
Very good. Too bad your site is impossible to read with the dark background and black font.
allexcosta 4 weeks ago
@allexcosta I'm sorry you are having trouble reading the website. If you would email me about any of the articles that you want to read but are having trouble with, I will gladly send you a PDF version that would be far easier to read. Just let me know. Thank you again.
sixgunguitars 4 weeks ago
@sixgunguitars: Thanks!! I'll do that... You don't plan to make the site more readable, do you?
allexcosta 4 weeks ago
@allexcosta I haven't had any other feedback about the readability, but I'll take a look at maybe lightening the background a bit so that there is more contrast. Or maybe a larger font. Do you think that would make it easier to work with? I'm not a web builder, I just did my best at the time with what I had, if you have any suggestions that would let me retain that background I like but make it easier to read I would appreciate the help. Thank you again.
sixgunguitars 4 weeks ago
@sixgunguitars: Thanks for listening. Lightening the background and a larger, bolder font should do it. Keep up the great work.
allexcosta 4 weeks ago
@allexcosta I'm sorry you are having trouble reading the website. If you would email me about any of the articles that you want to read but are having trouble with, I will gladly send you a PDF version that would be far easier to read. Just let me know. Thank you again.
sixgunguitars 4 weeks ago
Pure genius - thanks for this. I hated the idea of dropping $170 on a commercial one...
tbundicknc 1 month ago
@tbundicknc I'm glad you liked it. If you spend the 3-5 days it takes waiting for a mail order jig to arrive working in the shop, you will have made your own jig for next to no cost and usually just as good. I don't understand why folks buy jigs when you obviously have the ability to make them yourself...after all if you can make a guitar then you can definitely make a jig or two.
sixgunguitars 1 month ago
like!
istrati73 2 months ago
The fretboard is flat at the point where you run it through the fret slotting jig, so all I do is make sure I saw about half way through the blank. The reason for that is you will be putting a radius on the fretboard after you saw the slots, so most of the work you did in making the slots will be erased by the sanding block. The frets are re-sawn to full depth after the radius is done using a fret saw and stop block that's attached to the saw blade. Any questions just email me and I'll help.
sixgunguitars 3 months ago
Love the video and the jig! question for you....how do you know how far down you're sawing and to keep the depth even and equal for all fret slots? thanks
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thank you very much for this video! it's a great idea!
marinovskiv 4 months ago
Great vid mate. I made myself one of these jigs today based around your design. Works great and the locating blade idea is genius.
ou7shined 5 months ago