Hi!
I have a table saw and have just built a sled to cut the fret slots. I have a thin blade (from Rall) and slotted fretboard guides, so that shold work fine, I think.
I think a fretboard thickness of about 6.5mm is recommended? If so, how deep should I cut the fret slots in the blanks (first cut, on the table saw)? I aim for a 12" radius on the fretboard.
Steve Handley 13/05/2022 2:25 pm
@swepri there‘s some trigonometry that can help here (based on the assumption that you can cut the 12“ radius perfectly). For a 56mm wide fretboard, the edges would have about 1.3mm removed.
So if you wanted to cut the fret slots in 1 go, a depth of 3.5mm should do it.
6.5 mm is about right.
I usually take my fretwire and take a measure of the tang height and add a little bit. I believe that comes down to 2 mm.
it is not that important, you can always deepen the slots after radiussing.
