Post by CTGull on May 31, 2020 18:41:00 GMT -5
A Fingerboard Iron applies heat directly to the fingerboard to aid softening the glue joint. The heat can be applied to it by heating it on a hotplate, placing an iron on top of it, or placing a heat blanket under it (Which is what I plan on doing). Pictures of it in use to follow later.
This should save time loosening the fingerboard before removing the neck for a neck reset. Previously I've used a 90W halogen light for heat, but I have to keep moving the guitar around the heat the whole fingerboard. With the heat blanket, it should heat the whole thing quickly. I'll be testing it shortly.
There's a tapped hole on the end to add a handle, but I could just handle it with a glove for now.
I cut the slots on the table saw, then traced the 16" radius on the end of the block, then sanded the radius using the oscillating spindle sander.
The final sanding was with self-stick sandpaper on the fingerboard.
Or I could have paid $93.72. www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-necks-and-fingerboards/bridge-heater-and-fingerboard-iron.html
This should save time loosening the fingerboard before removing the neck for a neck reset. Previously I've used a 90W halogen light for heat, but I have to keep moving the guitar around the heat the whole fingerboard. With the heat blanket, it should heat the whole thing quickly. I'll be testing it shortly.
There's a tapped hole on the end to add a handle, but I could just handle it with a glove for now.
I cut the slots on the table saw, then traced the 16" radius on the end of the block, then sanded the radius using the oscillating spindle sander.
The final sanding was with self-stick sandpaper on the fingerboard.
Or I could have paid $93.72. www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-necks-and-fingerboards/bridge-heater-and-fingerboard-iron.html