Homemade handle with radius and self-stick wet&dry abrasive pads for polishing. These also work on the Dual-grit diamond fret files. Maybe the best way to re-crown frets. The 300-grit seems a bit much so I also use end of the diamond file for some paper tab polishing after the 150 grit has shaped the crown.

Custom fret tool for lapping frets.

Starrett Factory Tour

Brent Bailey Forge

How Precision Engineers Created The Modern World

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04/29/2023

Starrett adjustable parallel blocks.

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Installing the crankcase nut on a 1978 Toyota FJ40 Landcruiser.