[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

Yes GMC luthier tools is the name.

I always forget it because I associate that name with the American Trucks.

It’s a very handy tool to have though and makes fret pressing very safe and repeatable once it’s set up to the guitars body tilt and neck angle.

I bought it second hand. Price was too good to not try it out at least.

But I like it.

And speaking of hands, I have just done a 3d scan of my hand with a free 3d scanner app on my iPhone 16.

Haven’t imported into CAD yet, but oh my I think this is going to be a right game changer for caul and jig making!

It rendered very quick and exports with many different file types.

I’ll have a play around and report back ASAP

[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

UK based fret pressing system, with 3d printed caul to add a little more stability.

[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

Moulding putty for les paul style

[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

Janky adjustable height rocker jig

Magnet and strap help to keep the caul in position

[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

Cheers Ian.

It was just a general enquiry on what everyone else is using.

I use the following

-I made the old school jig idea from the “fret work” book.

-Janky rocker jig with adjustable height.(similar concept as the fret book one, but slightly quicker to use, unfortunately not as sturdy)

-moulding putty for les paul style transition( can’t remember the name of this stuff, but it’s really useful for making quick parts on the fly and is reusable)

– then probably the most useful but longest set up time is the UK based fret pressing system.

I like the idea of a 3d scanner for this job alone

[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

Hiya! Try slowing down initial layer speeds, increase bed temp, make sure bed level is perfectly flat. Change to a fresh brass nozzle,(I’ll change mine at least once a month) increase surface area of brim with tabs plugin. Make sure filament is super dry, and printing environment is at a constant temp and humidity.

[Nigel Martin True Notes UK]

I’d be interested, but it is a vast subject and I think I wouldn’t be able to fit everything into grid finity.

I like the idea of doing that though!

I currently just group as much of my hardware into the these parts boxes as possible.

For me it makes it easier when I know what part of the instrument I’m working on, so I can just go right to it’s respective hardware.

So far have grouped as follows:

-guitar body screws (pickguards, neck screws)

-pickups (mounting screws and springs)

-switches (tips, screws, switches)

-small random nuts and bolts for oddball instruments (metric and imperial)

-pots, (their knobs, washers and nuts)

-tuners, (so their nuts, washers, screws, some locking nuts and strings trees)

-cable management (cable ties, and anything acoustic preamp related)

-soldering (spare soldering tips, croc clips wire, heat shrink etc.. )

then the last two boxes are just hardware for jig making

and I’ve still got drawers full of pickup rings and other larger items that do not fit in these boxes 😒