Fretting pliers

I bought a set of end cutting pliers at harbor freight but they won't cut close enough leaving me with a good bit of filing to do. What are you guys using, should I go ahead and get the Stewmacs?

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Permalink Reply by Jim Saraceno on April 13, 2016 at 3:22am

I use the Stew-Mac cutter but only because a friend of mine (with more expendable income) bought them when he built a couple of banjos. If I had to pay for them myself I think I would try to take a cheap pair and grind them down myself.

Permalink Reply by Jeff Sutley on April 13, 2016 at 3:59am
Thanks Jim good idea, Fastcap makes a pair for $16 I may try them. Tired of doing all that filing plus it's easy to mark up the fret board.
Permalink Reply by doggylv . on April 13, 2016 at 6:03am
I did what Jim said, I got a pair from Lowes and ground down the face on them with a sander, they work great.
Permalink Reply by Nathan Binns on April 13, 2016 at 10:20am

Me too. They cut really well. I don't think the edge will hold up forever, but at the cost of one from Stewmac I can make 3-4 of these. 

Permalink Reply by Jeff Sutley on April 13, 2016 at 6:36am
Sounds like that may be the way to go
Thanks
Permalink Reply by Jeff Sutley on April 18, 2016 at 12:23pm
Hey doggy I just used the pliers and they're awesome, here's a link to a quick review I did
http://youtu.be/rQUGM_m-zbw
Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on April 14, 2016 at 12:10am

I use a cheap pair of small side cutting pliers. Just filed them so they cut close.

Permalink Reply by doggylv . on April 14, 2016 at 3:28am
I didn't like the side cutters as well as the nippers.....
Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on April 14, 2016 at 9:03am

An even cheaper option is the bend and snap method. I saw it being used in the 1917 Ford documentary on uke making about 2 minutes 20 in. Can damage the fretboard but.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxapCiRm278

Permalink Reply by Jeff Sutley on April 15, 2016 at 2:40am
That's a cool video
Thanks
Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on April 14, 2016 at 4:00pm

I use a set I got from lowes... instead of filing, I use a worn out belt on my sander. gets me darn near perfect in a few minutes...

Permalink Reply by Jeff Sutley on April 15, 2016 at 2:19am
Nice!

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