I got two full sets of dental picks....
Non luthier tools? No such thing... any tool I pick up by default becomes a luthier tool
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 6:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Useful little tool |
It's a dental pick, bought a couple of them back in the 80's at some forgotten drugstore - probably an Osco... Great for opening plugged superglue bottles, pulling splinters out of broken pegheads, ripping plastic string packs open, what have you.... Anyone else use non-luthier tools in this shop? https://imgur.com/esfUNBv https://imgur.com/U5HIz4b |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
I got two full sets of dental picks.... Non luthier tools? No such thing... any tool I pick up by default becomes a luthier tool
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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
Next time you are at the dentist, ask the if they have any dental tools headed for the trash - they wear out. I have asked 2 different dentists 3 times and always came home with a sterilized pack of 6, each a little different. The scrapers are sharpenable (sp?): Ed |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
Quote: Next time you are at the dentist, ask the if they have any dental tools headed for the trash - they wear out. My dentist saves me his old bits which I use in my Dremel... Plenty sharp for wood. I also have one client who is a trauma surgeon, and he brings me all sorts of stuff like scalpels and hemostats leftover from the sterile kits they would normally throw away when the patient leaves. |
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| Author: | CarlD [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
My dentist gave me one of the lights they use for curing resin fillings, another of their tools that need periodic replacement. Great for filling nut slots cut too deep. I haven't found a source for the resins yet. Any ideas? |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
CarlD wrote: My dentist gave me one of the lights they use for curing resin fillings, another of their tools that need periodic replacement. Great for filling nut slots cut too deep. I haven't found a source for the resins yet. Any ideas? Contact David or Hesh at Ann Arbor Guitars. I think they use one of those. They might be able to point you to a source. |
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| Author: | Goodin [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
My dad was a dentist. I didn't think to ask for his tools when he retired a few years ago. Oh well. I recently got a set of picks that are similar. Made by Channellock, for $11. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RM ... UTF8&psc=1 |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
You can get the resin from eBay. It is usually "out of date" but it should work fine for our purposes. |
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| Author: | fumblefinger [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
Goodin wrote: I recently got a set of picks that are similar. Made by Channellock, for $11. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RM ... UTF8&psc=1 I love Channellock products, but for $2 I have a set of these in every one of my (too many) tool boxes. https://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-p ... 66836.html |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Useful little tool |
I guess I always thought my dentist would say no if I asked. Good idea. |
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