SixStringers' FretFixxer
Spot Level & Crown proud frets to within .0005" +/- tolerance.
DIY friendly CNC Precision in the palm of your hand...
Intuitive easy use for both Pros and DIY.
FretFixxer is the only complete and non-destructive Spot Leveling and Crowning Tool ever made. Perfectly Spot Levels and Crowns the proud fret at the same time, one tool one non-destructive step.
The fastest intuitively easiest to use tool ever made for Spot Leveling & Crowning Proud Frets at the same time.
Made for both Professionals and DIY. Anyone can do it.
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You will see how and why FretFixxer is the the only tool that does the job right the first time, one tool, one non-destructive step to precision success.
The one and only true Spot Level & Crowning Tool...
References and spans the two next door neighbor frets of the high/proud fret in the middle...
Levels and crowns the proud fret at the same time, one tool one step, does not flatten/destroy the fret crown the way Stew Mac Fret Kisser and Music Nomad U-File do.
FretFixxer is the highest precision spot level tool made, and the only spot level tool that crowns the fret at the same time.
One tool and one non-destructive step.
Perfect.
Conic Curve Crowning File
Solid chunk of heft Stainless Steel that has the weight to do the work with forcing the file.
A conic curve is not the traditional half round. The problem with half round is that it requires having different file width for different fret widths.
Th Conic Curve is universal for all fret width up to .118" (3mm) wide.
240 grit Vs 300 grit diamond file resists being clogged by soft nickel frets, and has the grit to handle stainless steel frets.
240 grit is faster, easier, and friendlier than 300 grit.
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SixStringers FretFixxer Clear Advantages
Built-in crown geometry eliminates destructively filing fret crowns flat.
Built-in universal Crown shape: Instead of a half round shape that requires different width file for different width fret, our conic curve geometry is universal, one file all frets.
One Tool, one step ultra precision success.
240 grit diamond file is the correct grit for cutting. It is more resistant to being clogged by soft nickel frets, and faster for stainless steel frets.
CNC precision within .0005" tolerance.
Hefty weight Solid Stainless Steel.
NOTE: No matter what, whenever a file is used on a fret it is recommended to use 600-2000 grit sandpaper to smooth the finish, this is true in all cases of fret filing, no matter who makes the file.
Fret Kisser and U-File "Fret Destruction"
Both Fret Kisser and the U-File are flat files that destroy the fret crown, bulldozing them flat. No one plays on flat frets.
Both require a second step taking more than twice the time to repair the damage with an additional expensive crowning file.
Adding in the high cost of the crowning file makes the real cost of these tools twice as much as advertised.
Both claim that their tools are under string solutions, you don't have to remove the strings... the truth is that because they both destroy the fret crown flat you must remove the strings to repair the destroyed crown with that second crowning file.
You decide, are these guys being honest with you, do these tools really live up to the hyped up claims?
FretFixxer How To:
- To check for a high fret the most widely used method is the Fret Rocker spanning three frets looking for the middle fret that rocks the rocker. But most people use it wrong. The correct way to use a rocker is to:
- first make sure the neck is flat so the rocker does not rock on a back-bow, or bridge an in-bow, both give erroneous reads.
- When a high fret is identified, it cannot be used in the next group of three frets to ID other high frets because it’s high.
- Inspect the high fret to make sure it is not lifted from the fretboard. If it is, tap it back down and apply CA glue, and check it again.
- Mark high frets with a sharpie.
- FretFixxer presents four sides of different lengths to correctly span any three consecutive frets.
- Rotate FretFixxer to select the correct length for the 3 frets you are targeting.
- Center the file atop the target fret.
- Use straight strokes, this is true of all files, do not jam the file into the fret, the weight of FretFixxer and a little pressure is all it takes.
- File until it is not filing any more. Note… if you jam the file to the fret, you will not be able to feel when the filing is done. Instead, you will wear the reference frets down as well: DO NOT JAM THE FILE.
- Check the fret with the Rocker. If you filed without jamming, you should be just a tiny bit high. This is by intention, FretFixxer leaves a tiny bit of height (about .0003”) so that there is a bit of material to remove when using 600-2000 grit sandpaper to smooth the fret. Polishing with polishing compound is optional.
You now have precision leveled and crowned the proud fret in one step. Smoothing with sandpaper and polishing are not counted as additional FretFixxer steps since this is required anytime a fret is filed by whatever file.
You did not first destroy the fret by bulldozing the crown flat the way Stew Mac’s Fret Kisser and Music Nomad’s U-File do. You did not need an expensive crowning file and a second step taking more than twice the time to repair damage, and also introducing the possibility of over filing the crown repair and now having the fret too short.., because FretFixxer does not damage your frets.
FretFixxer is the no brainer only right choice.
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