Where do you get a fret scale ruller from in the UK?

[BUGGY (C)]

Hi

Does anyone know where to get a fret scale ruler in the UK from

and which is the best and typical scale to use.

 

Thanks for any help

BUG

 

[BUGGY (C)]

Nice bit of kit! Like it
What saw thickness do you use
Looking at fret wire .032 looks too wide?
I will measure mine later to check it
As most fret wire base is 0.019

[Michael Fred Johnson]

The fret wire I use  has got a 0.019" tang.

The saw has a blade almost exactly the right thickness, it's a 'Gentleman's saw' made by Crown hand tools of Sheffield.

I think I bought mine from David Dyke Luthiers Supplies

[BUGGY (C)]

Measured my saw its 0.57mm or 0.020 inch
With digital micrometer
Does that sound about right?

[Michael Fred Johnson]

I would think that saw is ok.The barbs on the fretwire tang should hold it in place 

[BUGGY (C)]

Thanks Mike the Mansion Polish one I did is better apart from the positioning is out on one!! dam

Thanks for the help

[Brendan deVallance]

I just copy the epiphone guitar I have  for the fret position and scale length.

[BUGGY (C)]

Thanks Brendan i did tghis on my early ones but its tricky to be dead on

[BUGGY (C)]

[BUGGY (C)]

What worked for me was a razor saw to pre-cut slot

then cut again half way with normal fret saw and a decent fret scale. seems to do the trick

 

[BUGGY (C)]

How's this looking? Narrow Banjo frets... long martin scale

when I set the plate down abit this should be spot on

[Diglydog]

I think you're getting there - those frets look pretty neat.  Just stick with whatever saw works for you and try to stick to the old adage of 'measure twice, cut once'. It doesn't guarantee success but it improves your odds. I always measure from the nut to the fret, as opposed to fret-to-fret, and remove the ruler between marking each fret. That way, if I've introduced some bizarre ruler positioning error, it only affects one fret. In theory :-\

[Michael Fred Johnson]

That looks good