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10-19-2020, 10:01 AM
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Saddle Master!
Thought this deserved its own thread. Someone posted about this in the thread below on sanding a saddle and I picked one up. I’m sure there are similar methods out there but this to me is a no brainer. I do all of my own saddle adjustments on every guitar I own and it seems every time I get a new one I’m sanding a saddle.
This tool is really well made and works flawlessly! You get two sets of feeler gauges with it. I’d recommend checking it out. You can find on Reverb and EBay right now.... There’s a video on Reverb link. https://reverb.com/item/4326339-saddlemaster IMG_1122.jpg Last edited by Monts; 10-19-2020 at 10:29 AM. 
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10-19-2020, 12:31 PM
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What is the maximum width the Saddlemaster can hold? That is, how wide can the jaws open?
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10-19-2020, 06:07 PM
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About 0.14 inches IMG_1127.jpg
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10-19-2020, 07:18 PM
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Considering most players require to lower the action on only 1 or 2 guitars action etc.It seems 'extravagant' to purchase the 'saddle master'.Yes..it may seem the tool makes it easier to accomplish etc but the method to DIY it is easy too and costs much less $'s.
Overkill is quite apt all considered.
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10-19-2020, 08:00 PM
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A flat file clamped in a vise - switch ends of the saddle every couple of passes over the file - steady as you go - measure with digital Vernier calipers - file, measure, switch around, file, measure ... you get the picture.
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10-19-2020, 09:01 PM
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It won't do thicker saddles or nuts. It also won't thickness nuts or saddles. Essentially, a specialized, single-purpose tool. It might be good at the one thing it does, but it does only one thing. That's fine if you only have that one need. I use a shooting board for squaring the ends of nuts and saddles and for straightening/squaring their bottoms. I use the Lee Valley shooting sander, which makes quick easy work of it: I'm probably done before you've setup your saddle in the Saddlemaster. The shooting board arrangement costs more than the Saddlemaster, but it also does a lot more for both making and repairing activities. I'm not criticizing the Saddlemaster, or your use of it, just sharing a different approach.
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10-20-2020, 12:00 AM
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Pretty cool tool!
Thanks for sharing. I've sanded down about 5 or 6 different saddles, and could see how this tool would be handy if I had to do 1/2 a dozen or more of them. Otherwise, I'm doing this by hand, sight and sometimes against a 90 degree block if I can find one handy.
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10-20-2020, 05:53 AM
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For maybe $20 a local machine shop ground the top of the vice I already owned flat. After marking a saddle I masking tape it to one of the jaws with the mark center line aligned with the jaw top, clamp, and sand.
The flat top vice has proven handy for other tasks.  
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10-20-2020, 03:30 PM
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I know this StewMac version is more expensive but this demo clip is really impressive.
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