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Topic: How to make modern lexan fretboards. |
Nick Anderson
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IL
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Posted 13 Aug 2013 4:40 pm |
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Can anyone enlighten me on how lexan fretboards are made? Is the art work for the fretboard glued to clear lexan, or it it printed on the lexan?
Fretboards like Carters and all the modern steels have.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Aug 2013 2:40 pm
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| what is lexan? |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 14 Aug 2013 2:57 pm
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What is lexan? ---> Click Here
"Common usages include space and sports helmets, clear high-performance windshields and aircraft canopies, motor vehicle headlight lenses, and bullet-resistant windows." |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Aug 2013 4:03 pm
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oh....well i'm a tong tall lexan...i wear a ten gallon
plastic hat... |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 14 Aug 2013 6:19 pm
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Just reading a few posts found by Googling "printing on Lean" it looks like the most popular way is by screen printing.
The pattern could be etched, or carved, and then painted on the reverse side, I guess.
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Bobby D. Jones
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2013 7:48 pm How to make modern Lexan fretboards
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| Lexan is the DuPont trade name Polly Carbonate. A clear or colored material used in bullet proof store barriers, safety glasses. Jet plane canopies. etc. Etching, Sand Blasting, or painting will make fret boards. I used it to make the fret boards on a steel guitar in about 1968. Painted the frets white, put diamond chord markers in white then painted the whole back with a coat of black spray paint. Made a one of a kind set of fret boards. They still looked good when I last them about 3 years ago. Polish the edges till see through, etching, painting whatever you desire. Good Luck and Happy Steelin. |
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2013 7:48 am
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| I've also done that doing Supro reproduction fretboards. It is a bit involved but basically entails painting the back with the appropriate color, using a laser engraver to remove the paint where desired after drawing it up, then masking off what you don't want the next color to get on- paint it, remove the masking tape and repeat. Looks great on the other side. |
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