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  • Err straightening SS fretwire?

    Finally ordered some SS fret wire from jescar and it came in a big coil. Kinda gave it a whirl to straiten it out and it just goes back. And it keeps twisting. not like traditional fret wire....

    Anyone?

    I also have some small pieces that are SS I would like to straighten out (they are over radius'd)

    Thinking about making some fret plyers and bending them.
    Last edited by 197666; 02-17-2014, 07:18 PM.

  • #2
    Are you using a proper fret bender? Any time I've run SS wire through a fret bender to adjust the radius (even on Jescar SS wire), I had no issues.

    If you press them in (highly recommended), run some CA in the slot, then press the fret in, and hold them pressed in for a bit, which also helps.

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    • #3
      Get a fret bender it will make life easier.
      Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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