I have a pair of fret nippers from Stewmac, I had thought about just using those and then a bastard file to clean up the edge.
I did see a cool mod though, you can snag a cheap set of sheet metal nibblers and grind a little slot to make your own fret tang nippers. I was thinking about snagging one off amazon or something. I checked in stores around here and no-one carries the manual nibblers any more, it's all just electric high-powered nonsense that costs $150-500.
Here's a link to check out, it's from an old thread but the general idea is great: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/make-your-own-fret-tang-nippers.266441/
I did see a cool mod though, you can snag a cheap set of sheet metal nibblers and grind a little slot to make your own fret tang nippers. I was thinking about snagging one off amazon or something. I checked in stores around here and no-one carries the manual nibblers any more, it's all just electric high-powered nonsense that costs $150-500.
Here's a link to check out, it's from an old thread but the general idea is great: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/make-your-own-fret-tang-nippers.266441/
