Guitar binding scraper - Top

So far i havent found any guitar binding scrapers that can be printed anywhere and im not willing to fork over +50$ for a binding scraper, so i've designed my own!

it's a somewhat simple designe with some good additions to help you make the binding lines sharp and nice looking. I've designed two scrapers for the job, one to help you clean the top of the binding and one for the side, you can find them both in my profile or here (insert link to it).

Material:

All you're going to need is a 58mm wide utility blade, 2x M3x10mm + 1x M3x6mm bolts and 2x 16mm bearings with a 5mm hole.

I have printed my parts out of PETG  with a layer height of 0.16mm, so keep that in mind if you're going to print it out of anything else, since there might be a tolerance differance when it comes to the bearing shaft.

Assembly:

• First just in case tap the screw holes on the side with a M3 thread cutter to make them fit the screws, this should be way more than enough to hold this screw, if not i can update the model to include brass thread inserts.

• Add the 2 bearings to the little post at the bottom and if the fit is a bit loose, add the M3x6mm screw in to the hole, just in case.

• Insert the blade in to the gap and add M3x10mm the screws till they touch the blade, now you can messure the stick out from the top edge to the tip. and tight it down to a somewhat reasonable torque.  Note: you can angle the blade to get the desired effect, for example if you want to have a nice fade between the paint edge and binding or a somewhat sharp transition.

• Just in case you can add a layer of masking tape to the bearing to prevent it from potentially scratching the paint, or even better get a plastic shelled bearing.

After you are done using the scraper, you can tuck the blade in so it's safe to handle it, so that you don't get cut when you inevitably rummage through the messy drawer.