Check out this StuMac Gizmo

[mayfly]

Just got the latest stu-mac catalog, and they have this cool gizmo:

Have not used it, but I have spent an eternity taping off a fretboard.  This promises to end all that pain.
Read more here:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_supplies/Leveling/Fret_Dressing_Masks.html

 

[taez555]

I saw that in the new stewmac catalog the other day as well.  Super cool. 

The $8 price tag, for a one time use piece of tape, seems kinda steep though.   

I suppose if you were doing just one guitar once in a while it'd be no big deal, but that'd get pretty expensive if you had a repair shop and were using those constantly.

 

[jackthehack]

I saw that in the new stewmac catalog the other day as well.  Super cool.   

The $8 price tag, for a one time use piece of tape, seems kinda steep though.   

I suppose if you were doing just one guitar once in a while it'd be no big deal, but that'd get pretty expensive if you had a repair shop and were using those constantly.

Not if you factor in the time @ labor rate that it would take to mask off the neck with tape

 

[Superbeast520]

Im a Big Stew Mac lover..they offer the most usefull and largest range of tools and info of anysite I have found......that is very cool stuff right there. :icon_thumright:

 

[Nando Vallart]

I think this is a good idea!

 

[dbw]

We should have a monthly geek-out when the new StewMac catalog is shipped.  :toothy12:

 

[Watershed]

I was going to post that too.
It's a great idea and when you factor in the time, not too bad.

 

[Superbeast520]

We should have a monthly geek-out when the new StewMac catalog is shipped.   :toothy12:

Sounds like my house...soon as I get me a guitar catalogue....I get all comfortable and absorb every detail I can...lol....makes Great bathroom reading....lol... :laughing7:

 

[blue313]

I saw that in the catalog and thought it was a great idea.  Then I walked around and looked at my guitars.....and discovered that I'd almost need one type per guitar.  Not to mention the oddball scales they don't make.  I rarely have to mask off an entire fretboard, and a single metal guard will do for most spot jobs.

For a full service shop that cranks out many Fenders, Gibsons, and Martins etc on a daily basis....it looks like a huge time saver.  For my small time operation, I'll stick to three different width rolls of drafting tape and a handful of single fret guards.

 

[-CB-]

My word... very clever chaps those StewMac'ers. 

They've found a way to recycle the protective cover from a cheese grater!~

Good show I'd say.  Pip pip