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Permalink Reply by Rob (Uker) Porras on February 13, 2015 at 7:16am

I never glue frets and I haven't lost one yet.

Buy a real fret saw. 

It's worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Vinylhed on February 13, 2015 at 2:09pm

I've got to agree with Rob. After using superglue on my first build and messing up the fretboard, I now just bang the frets in with a rubber mallet. As Rob says, I've never lost a fret either.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on February 14, 2015 at 12:34pm

Yup. One case where a proper luthier tool is almost indispensable.

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Permalink Reply by Comrade Paul on February 15, 2015 at 5:27am

are you using standard frets and fret saws? If so, you shouldn't have to glue, just lightly hammer in.  I've heard folks say they put a small spot of super glue near the end of each tang.  I would do that if you feel the fret is still loose. That can happen especially if you don't have a luthier fret saw, most standard saws have too wide a blade for fret tangs.  The downside to superglue is if you need to replace a fret it can be difficult to remove.  don't know, haven't done it.  good luck

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Permalink Reply by Mark on February 15, 2015 at 6:34am

Super glued frets are easy to remove. Just apply a little heat to the fret with a soldering iron and remove with fret pliers. Most glues and heat don't play well together.....take advantage of that. Guitar bridges, necks, fret boards, etc can all be removed with a reasonable application of heat. Heat softens the glue. That is why you can't take an ovation guitar apart because they they use some kind of epoxy (not exactly glue)

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