I admit I have never tried the chip stoppers but they seem to defeat the purpose to me. You will get chips it's just the way it goes. The soldering iron is helpful.
I use two tools I got from Stewmac, the little Japanese fret slot saw and the fret slot cleaning tool. For bound fretboards imho there are no better tools. Then you will need a tool to cut the fret end overhang. You can make such a tool from a tool that is called a sheet meddle nibbling cutter.
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