1/4 round fret file

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LT Fret File Set. Gurian fret crowning file set handle with 3 burrs. LT Fret Leveling File. LT Fret Tang Nipper. You can make certain about the items listed on Mostraturisme. With various options provided we hope you have found the one that will satisfy your needs. We remember that staying up with the latest is our need; in this way, we keep our site refreshed consistently. Get more info about us through online sources. But that's the muscle memory and control you need to develop regardless of the file.

I also have and love the original Z-file and the old-style Dual-Grit diamond file, the Gurian quarter round file, as well as the trusty 3 corner file which does things no other file can. They each have their moment in the sun depending on the situation based on the size and shape of the fret and the size of the flat on top. But if I only crowned a couple of sets of frets per year, I'd be looking at a steel file like the Fret Guru or an original Z-File because the way it facets the frets works on pretty much any of the standard fret sizes.

Which Fret Guru file? Also, looking at the Z files Also, something that is often overlooked: cleaning your files. Diamond and steel files require constant cleaning to keep them from clogging up and scratching the bejeezus out of your frets. Nylon bristle brushes or brass file cards work. I use toothbrush style brushes like this:.

Aftonshire Member. The z file was worth it for me, once in a lifetime investment for my purposes. Tony Done Member. Messages 7, FWIW, I use a diamond knife hone on a wood block for levelling. Inner Universe Member. I did have a junk neck to practice on though.

The standard round StewMac file works great. I used them for over a decade for thousands of levels and refrets before I got my Plek, and never had an issue. It was posted above that a too wide file will take material off the tops. That's only if you keep going after you lose your flat top.

It's nothing to worry about with the StewMac file. I have also used the Z File, admittedly not as much, and I don't really dig it. It's easy to make your sides uneven, whereas the round file makes that impossible.

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