3D Printing a Guitar Fret Bender
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Before you can hammer frets into a fingerboard, the fret wire needs to have a radius greater than or equal the fretboard. While you can purchase pre-radiused, pre-cut fret wire, it's much cheaper to buy fret wire in bulk.
In this video, I use my @MatterHackers Pulse XE E-444M 3D printer, Cura slicer and some PLA+ filament to create a fret bender. This model costs about $15 worth of filament and hardware, which is a steal compared to paying $100+ for the StewMac FretBender.
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Note: While this video isn't sponsored per se, MatterHackers did provide me with the 3D printer for free.
3d model source: www.thingivers...
Pulse XE E-444M bundle (affiliate): www.matterhack...
Looks awesome
Wow! You really put some time and thought into this design! Well done on design and video! Thank you so much.
Hey Billy, thanks for watching!
Just to clarify, I didn’t make the original design, I’m just demonstrating how to put it together and that it works. And it does work well 🙂
Nice work. That seems to work well.
Would definitely recommend!
Nice job on that mate. Did you by chance already polish the sliding parts where they move edge to edge? I think that ould make changing settings a tad easier. If not they should polish up and "sit in" with use like any other tool. Whats next on the agenda? Been missing the projects you work on.
Hey!
No, I didn't add any grease or use sandpaper or anything. Like you say, I expect it to loosen up over time. And frankly, I don't expect that I'll need to move the dial very much anyway.
In terms of what's next, I've been flailing around a bit lately, trying to get the business really moving. I'm building 3 LP/Strat hybrids, which that Green Burst video was about. Need to finish one of those guitars and ship it out, then start on a commissioned P-bass project. Then there's the Martin 12-string that needs a neck reset...
Lots of work on the horizon, just need to get back into the groove!
hi, whats bearings sized? thanks.
The thingiverse link has all the hardware needed:
2x F688ZZ Bearings (flanged bearings)
6x 625ZZ Bearings (no flange)