mketom
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How do you suggest cutting string slots for tie-type bridges. Table saw? Gauged hand saw? I remember seeing a metal template that Ken Timms made but not what to use to cut the slots. Thanks!
Cutting string slots in bridge
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Timbuck
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You don't normaly cut string slots for a tie type bridge..you just drill holes 
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mketom
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You don't normaly cut string slots for a tie type bridge..you just drill holes
My bad, I meant your Timms/Martin-type.
BR Ukuleles
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I made a few like that when I first started out, and I used a small dovetail saw, just because it's what I had in the tool box.
Moore Bettah Ukuleles
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I use a hacksaw that I've pounded the set out of so that the blade is flat. The kerf is just wide enough for the smaller strings. For the C string you can widen the slot with a bit if sandpaper.
Timbuck
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I use a .030" razor saw and like Chuck I widen the E & C slot with 120 grit sandpaper...Here is a video I made.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILFYhjd3Q7I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILFYhjd3Q7I
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mketom
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Thanks guys!
I just made this one on Saturday (a la Timms) using a standard hacksaw and then some sandpaper. It needs a little more fettling but the basics are there. I clamp a sacrificial piece across the saddle slot and stop sawing when I hit it.
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Timbuck, Orangeena, thanks for sharing. Saved for future use.
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