Thursday, March 18, 2010

DIY fret tang nipper for $7

While I was browsing the Stewart-McDonald catalog, I noticed their fret nipper tool and realized it was just a modified nibbler. So when I found a nibbler at Harbor Freight (#97636) last weekend for $7, I couldn't pass it up.


I bought the nibbler and filed a 1/16" recess tangent to and just above the cutter so that half the crown fits in the recess and the tang is flush to the plate. Squeeze and presto - tang is gone cleanly.

Now, if you're wondering what this is all about, it's so that the fret tang doesn't interfere with fingerboard binding.
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