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Neck Mounting Ferrules, where else to get them other than Luthier shops?

rwkeating

rwkeating

Oct 1, 2014
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Where else can you get ferrules (style as shown in link below?) Are they used for anything else? I've been looking on line and locally at hardware/parts stores and can't find anything like those. My concern (as usual with small parts) is that buying them on line means paying an outrages amount for shipping (if you don't order anything else.)

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Some might consider it sacrilege, but you can pick up individual stainless finish washers at any good hardware store. They will work just fine for neck screw pockets. You can switch to a large pan head phillips and just use a standard flat in the screw pocket. This ain't rocket science.

Here's an example:
The Hillman Group #12 Stainless-Steel Washer (25-Pack)-2908 - The Home Depot
 
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rudy4444 said:
Some might consider it sacrilege, but you can pick up individual stainless finish washers at any good hardware store. They will work just fine for neck screw pockets. You can switch to a large pan head phillips and just use a standard flat in the screw pocket. This ain't rocket science.

Here's an example: The Hillman Group #12 Stainless-Steel Washer (25-Pack)-2908 - The Home Depot
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I've done this more than a handful of times, but I also do like the look and feel of the "real thing" as they tend to be a little better appearance...
 
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rwkeating said:
I am in the US. Looking on ebay shows a bunch at good prices from China. I have no problem with ordering from there except for the incredibly long delivery time.
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I've been super happy with 90% of what I've got from China through ebay. Yes, it will take a few weeks (maybe a month) to get to you. But honestly, how often do we buy parts only to have them sit on the shelf for months ...or should that be years. ;)
 
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rwkeating said:
I am in the US. Looking on ebay shows a bunch at good prices from China. I have no problem with ordering from there except for the incredibly long delivery time.

I've never ordered from Ali Express so I don't know if their delivery is any faster.
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Aliexpress is just a directory of Chinese manufacturers. I've had pretty good experience with delivery times. Not more than a month on E-Packet deliveries, which I think means "Padded envelope". The items I received from a big online luthier supply company took three weeks, so...

I think you will have to make a compromise at some point. it's that old "Strong, Light, Cheap; Pick two" conundrum.
 

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