@peebee I’ll have a think about it. Could be a very low cost CNC project. Regards Darren

@robin They are easy to find on Amazon and you’ll need M8 bolts with washers and nuts.

@boo I made this a while ago Thanks Boo, thats excellent. I'll be copying that soon. I was trying to use junk that I had lying around.

I made this a while ago @robin it works well and I agree with @darrenking that so long as the radius is slightly more acute than the fretboard, you don’t need to know the an exact radius. I just used ...

, I wonder if a good value fret bender could be a product for the shop? I think Mark does know someone who’s made them previously, but the guy doesn’t seem to be around anymore? With the parts sou...

Good stuff Robin. These are often very expensive, I wonder if a good value fret bender could be a product for the shop?

The drill doesn't power the roller, that was to turn a flat face and put groves in the rollers Ahhhhh - that *would* make more sense! I was trying to work out how you'd managed to incorporate the dr...

@tv101 If you have one of the discs mounted in a slot, rather than a hole, you can reposition it so that you can bend different radiuses into the wire. More good advice Tony, the MkII version will b...

I’ve got a similar DIY radius-er. If you have one of the discs mounted in a slot, rather than a hole, you can reposition it so that you can bend different radiuses into the wire. The drill power is a ...

@darrenking make sure that fret wire tang stays square to the surface of the wheel Thanks for the good advice Darren, I have got a slot in the bottom roller but its a bit rough. The wire that I roll...

Hi Robin, Your fret bender looks great, just try to make sure that fret wire tang stays square to the surface of the wheel. I can't quite see if you have a slot in the bottom wheel but, if not, two sm...

I bought some fret wire online that I naively thought would be pre curved. So I've made myself a simple roller from some old castor wheels. What radius should the fret wire be for a 12" rad fretboard....

looking at the degree of interlocking grain I’d probably ID this as sapele but no matter, if it’s straight grained it should still make lovely body or parts for a composite neck. @darrenking Can you...

I do love the fact that you are trying to turn as much of your house as you can into guitars before you sell it. You hear about people taking all the light fittings and bulbs with them when they move....

@boo looking at the degree of interlocking grain I’d probably ID this as sapele but no matter, if it’s straight grained it should still make lovely body or parts for a composite neck.

@boo I’m not trying to sell it! That’s the veneer merchant price! I do love the fact that you are trying to turn as much of your house as you can into guitars before you sell it. You hear about people...

That’s a nice quilted maple front door that you used to have ... @tv101 I wish! Unfortunately it’s one of those new fangled, bullet-proof composite front doors, could be a bit heavy for guitar making...

I am eyeing up other bits of the house as we speak! That’s a nice quilted maple front door that you used to have ... 😆

I have no money right now but my guitar building habit must be satisfied. I am eyeing up other bits of the house as we speak! I’ll continue this conversation in a separate thread, I don’t want to high...

This is the best I can do right now. An old mahogany (I think) window sill, 18mm thick. Attachment : 524777B5-3085-4C8E-8147-576421A8D50D.jpeg