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Permalink Reply by jonnythumper on March 5, 2016 at 6:09am

hi Scott

Believe it or not, I "TRY" not to use any glue. I found a small thin kerf Japanese saw to cut the fret slots, then i use a strip of mood over the frets and crank down with a quick release clamp. So far so good...on occasion, i;ll get a recalcitrant fret that refuses to sit, then I use a bit of super glue. Good luck buddy!

Permalink Reply by Michael Hagen on March 5, 2016 at 6:59am

I use a pinhead-size drop of Gorilla Glue for the marker dots, Clamp tight to keep expanding glue from pushing your dot up and out.

Permalink Reply by Frank Carr on March 5, 2016 at 7:07am

I almost always tap in the frets. Occasionally I'll have a problem fret and I'll used superglue. I have used some alternative materials, such as small nails and jewelry wire, on some builds and I used superglue for them.

For dot markers, I use a small dot of superglue.

Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on March 5, 2016 at 8:09am

Shouldn't have to glue in frets, but if I had to, I would use small amount of a weak superglue. Because if you need to re-fret, you don't want destroy the board.

Would use original Titebond or Elmers Wood glue on wood parts.

Permalink Reply by Graham Wedepohl on March 5, 2016 at 8:58am

OK, any suggestions for me as I'm going to be using some 6d nails that I have laying around, so I'm going to have to glue them.

Permalink Reply by Robert Killen on March 5, 2016 at 10:37am

I have found my way to gel super glue for 6D nail frets.

Before getting here I tried Super Glue, Titebond II and Elmers Pro. Unlike these others, the Gel has performed flawlessly.

Permalink Reply by Pirate Scott on March 6, 2016 at 1:47pm

Thanks to all. The frets actually ended up tighter than I thought they were going to. My test cuts seemed loose, but I was able to tap the frets in when I installed them. I did add a drop of super glue to the ends, in the saw kerf and let it seep in just in case. Used plain old tite bond on the fret markers and all is well. First coat of Tru Oil on.

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Permalink Reply by Pirate Scott on March 6, 2016 at 3:37pm

Thanks, just did 2nd coat looks pretty good.

Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on April 10, 2016 at 3:48pm

Regular super glue eb will "wick" under fret for better hold. Just don't over do it.