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Author:  Chris Pile [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:38 am ]
Post subject:  Fanned fret fingerboards?
Any OLF'rs offer pre-slotted fanned fret fingerboards for sale?
I'd hate to buy Asian stuff off eBay....
Author:  Fred Tellier [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fanned fret fingerboards?
Andy Birko has program for his CNC to cut them from the dimensions you supply. My 26"-25" scale was the 1st he cut.

Fred
Author:  Tim Mullin [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fanned fret fingerboards?
I agonized about how to do these, but it turned out to be dead simple. Once I modified my sled, cutting fan frets doesn't take any longer than "regular" FBs. Hopefully the quote below from an earlier post will reproduce properly.

Tim Mullin wrote:
Modified my fret-slotting sled to cut multi-scale (fan fret) fingerboards. Stretched a piece of monofilament fishing line on the sled over the saw blade, taped a reverse image of the fretfind2 template on the bottom of the board, added a couple pieces of P120 sandpaper to keep the board from slipping, line up the fishing line carefully over the fret position, hold down and run it through. Reposition fingerboard and repeat. Worked a treat! ImageImageImageImage


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Author:  Pmaj7 [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:24 pm ]
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Slick!
Author:  meddlingfool [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:07 pm ]
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Hmm, what pound test? Strong enough for chum?
Author:  kencierp [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:08 am ]
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Clever!! I'd have to add a miter stop, just could not trust myself only depending on the abrasive to hold angled position.
Author:  Tim Mullin [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fanned fret fingerboards?
kencierp wrote:
Clever!! I'd have to add a miter stop, just could not trust myself only depending on the abrasive to hold angled position.

Apprehension understood, but give the P120 sandpaper a try -- I think you may be surprised. As long as your sled movement is relatively smooth, I think you'll find it quite secure, precise and fast.
The mirror-pattern-on-backside-with-fishing-line-sighting method also makes it easy to use tapered fingerboard blanks for parallel fret patterns.
Author:  Tim Mullin [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fanned fret fingerboards?
meddlingfool wrote:
Hmm, what pound test? Strong enough for chum?

Have no idea - stole it from my wife's tackle box. The line on the printed fretfind2 diagram is quite thin -- the fishing line just a tad thinner.
Author:  TonyKarol [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fanned fret fingerboards?
fishing line .. great idea ...might have to mod my sled with that !!!
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