fret file

[mrbrown49]

any recommendations for a file to recrown my frets?

[ashasha]

I bought a cheap E-Bay one and it works, although I can't do anything other than jumbo and medium frets with it.

Its not really rocket science or anything, but I am pretty sure that the Stew Mac ones are considerably nicer. I just don't do enough fret jobs to justify spending the money on the whole lot of tools to do a real pro level job.

[Mind Riot]

I use this one.

 

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_supplies/Shaping_and_crowning/1/Diamond_Fret_Files.html

 

Admittedly, it's expensive, but it's so easy to use and does such a great job. No chatter marks, works fast, really nice.

 

Honestly, it's really a get what you pay for kind of situation. The expensive diamond files work great, the cheaper toothed files still work but have more trade offs as far as being harder to work, chatter marks, clogging, etc.

[sodacose]

lets see some more...

[mrbrown49]

I use this one. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_supplies/Shaping_and_crowning/1/Diamond_Fret_Files.html Admittedly, it's expensive, but it's so easy to use and does such a great job. No chatter marks, works fast, really nice. Honestly, it's really a get what you pay for kind of situation. The expensive diamond files work great, the cheaper toothed files still work but have more trade offs as far as being harder to work, chatter marks, clogging, etc.

Thats actually the one that was on top of my list. Thanks for the advice:thu:

[Saint Frank]

I use this one but am doing enough frets to think about getting the diamond ones.