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07-27-2007, 12:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: the Santa Cruz bubble | | | Fret Slotting Blades....
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Get the StewMac blade or the LMI blade?
After researching, it appears the LMI blade requires 'stiffeners' as opposed to the StewMac blade, which on the website states that no stiffeners are required. ANybody have experience with either of the two and wish to comment??
Looking at all these fretboard blanks I've been accumulating is making me want to go the power tool route for slotting. My arm hurts just looking at them! |
07-27-2007, 12:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | | I got the stewmac blade and it works great. No experience with LMI. Some others have bought el-cheapo blades that have worked well too, but required bore adapters.
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07-27-2007, 01:35 PM
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Owner/Builder: HJC Customs USA, The Cool Lute, C G O | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Michigan | | | Stew Mac blade works great for me |
07-27-2007, 01:42 PM
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Owner/builder LeCompte Electric Bass & V-Groove Basses | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX | | | The Stew-Mac blade is worth the investment many times over.
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07-27-2007, 03:27 PM
|  | Fan Fret Fan and Builder | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Anytown USA | | | Another vote for the Stew Mac blade. I recently picked up a cheapo Task Force sliding miter saw for the blade. And the last fan fret board I did was the most accurate yet. I'll never do one by hand again!
Good Luck,
Dirk |
07-27-2007, 05:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: the Santa Cruz bubble | | Thx for the feedback. If you 4 say StewyMac, that's good enough for me ...  |
07-27-2007, 05:59 PM
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Builder: Mailloux Basses | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | Love my stewmac blade and templates too  |
07-27-2007, 06:02 PM
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Owner/Builder: Regenerate Guitar Works | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Left Corner (Seattle) | | I've been slotting by hand ... but the StewMac blade has been on my set-up list for the new shop in Charlotte. Of course the blade is immensely expensive for me, as I need to also purchase its table saw accessory
all the best,
R |
07-27-2007, 06:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodent  I've been slotting by hand ... but the StewMac blade has been on my set-up list for the new shop in Charlotte. Of course the blade is immensely expensive for me, as I need to also purchase its table saw accessory
all the best,
R | Any table saw will do, really. I use mine on a bottom of the line craftsman. I made a cross-cutting sled for it and it works great.
I wonder if stew mac does endorsements
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07-27-2007, 06:34 PM
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Builder/owner Redeemer Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waco Tx | | | Someone should write a tutorial on slotting with a table saw. (HINT HINT)
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07-27-2007, 06:39 PM
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Builder: Mailloux Basses | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by scottyd Someone should write a tutorial on slotting with a table saw. (HINT HINT) |
Ask and you shall receive This one is also for those who don't have the "table saw accessory".  It's my own jig. I cut a 6" wide 9 string FB with this without any problems. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/in...opic=29230&hl= |
07-27-2007, 06:46 PM
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Owner/Builder: Regenerate Guitar Works | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Left Corner (Seattle) | | hey Phil - that definitely does put the table saw accessory within relatively easy reach
thanks for sharing!
all the best,
R |
07-27-2007, 10:41 PM
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07-28-2007, 05:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland | | | Another vote for the StewMac blade here. I use mine on a radial arm saw, which to me is also very useful for getting any kind of perfect angle cut across the grain (more accurate than a table saw IMO). |
07-28-2007, 07:51 AM
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Builder/owner Redeemer Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waco Tx | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Mailloux | Nice!
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