I agree with Walter ... why fret about it in the first place ... RiB On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:04, Walter Banks wrote: > Use a fret saw that is what they were originally indented to do. I would > not want my first fret to be on a finger I expected to use. Frets are are > designed to filed after they are installed both for length and for height= .. > I would not glue it in the wood metal bond will not hold. Cut the fret > slot to the correct width tap the fret in with a soft hammer. > > The position of the fret is very critical or it will sound terrible. > > For a few dollars a good guitar shop can do it for you. > > Walter.. > > > Isaac Marino Bavaresco wrote: > > > Em 13/11/2011 03:51, V G escreveu: > > > Hey all, > > > > > > My Strat came with only 21 frets and I can't finish Back in Black or > Big > > > City Nights (and so on) without that 22nd fret. I looked at the > fretboard > > > and figured it couldn't be too hard to add my own 22nd fret in there. > It > > > will fit on the board, but as the end of the fretboard is slightly > rounded, > > > the 22nd fret will have some over hang (which I'm fine with). I plan = to > > > score the line where the 22nd fret will be with a knife a few times a= nd > > > just use a Dremel rotary tool and grind out a slot. I'd imagine that > you'd > > > put some glue in there and stick that last fret in there. Did I miss > > > anything? > > > > > > Any advice/tips/whatever? > > > > I would use a hacksaw. The Dremel with rotary tool may make too wide a > > slot and not completely straight. Besides it is easy to loose control > > and scratch your board. > > > > There are small hacksaws that use very thin blades (no more than a > > sewing thread). I have one of German make that the thinnest blade is > > just 0.2mm wide and the teeth cannot be seen without the help of a > > magnifying lens. > > > > Isaac > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .