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i-0345 Updated 01/07
 1. Bolt the tool to the edge of your workbench. The FretBender has a crank-operated grooved brass guide roller, an entry roller on the left side, and an adjustable exit roller on the right side.
2. Insert the fretwire UPSIDE-DOWN (tang upward) between the entry and guide rollers, as shown in the photo. Feed the tang of the wire into the groove in the guide roller. The groove accepts large or small fretwire tang sizes.
3. Turn the crank to continue feeding the fretwire between the rollers. The exit roller shaft is cam-shaped; its position (and subsequent fretwire curvature) can be adjusted by loosening its knurled nut on the rear of the tool. Moving the roller upward will produce a greater degree of wire curvature.
4. Note that the fretwire should be reasonably straight before using the tool. The FretBender can add curvature to wire which has already been bent, but it can’t “unbend” the wire. Cut the wire to final length AFTER bending.
Fretwire cross-section (below)
Insert the fretwire with the tang upward
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FretBender
Stewart-MacDonald Fretwire
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