neck mounting ferrules

[erikbojerik]

So...the StewMac ferrules for holding the heads of wood screws for bolt-on necks seem hideously overpriced. Anyone have a less-expensive source?

What about ferrules for the heads of machine screws, for those of you who use threaded inserts in your necks?

 

[Rodent]

Warmoth also has them

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but you'll need a minimum order of $25

all the best,

R

 

[ZolkoW]

What about ferrules for the heads of machine screws, for those of you who use threaded inserts in your necks?

I've always been using them.
for threaded screws or for those wood-screws too.. (sorry, I don't know the real names of the screws, here we name them "plate-screw" or similar.. so they are not the yellowish "wood-screws" if this makes sense to you..)

 

[ZolkoW]

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(machine screws, you can't really see the washers)

phillips-headed screws, you can't see washers either... maybe I've misunderstood this ferrule thing?

 

[SDB Guitars]

They are a type of bushing, but I'm not able to locate anything like it on Google except what I find being sold by instrument parts suppliers... I was hoping that someplace like a fasteners supplier would have them

 

[Greenman]

Look for countersunk washers.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgu...countersunk+washers&gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&sa=G

 

[SDB Guitars]

Guitar Parts Central wants #1.00 each for them...

Stew-Mac wants $0.52 each, but you have to buy 12 at a time...

WD Music wants $1.00 each for them...

ProLine7 has them (Korean manufacturer) here:

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Of course, they have a $5000 USD minimum order

 

[SDB Guitars]

Look for countersunk washers.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgu...countersunk+washers&gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&sa=G

Greenman - I had already done a google search, and of the washers that look like the style Stew-mac has, most are actually nylon... there were plenty of steel ones, but the outside diameter was much larger (Grainger has them, for example, but they have 13/16" OD instead of 5/8" OD...). The few places I found that have metal ones appear to cater mostly to RC car enthusiasts, and the washers are smaller metric sizes... also, most of those are anodized aluminum. That might not be critical, as aluminum may be strong enough, but they were still not that cheap.

The direct link you gave does indeed have the right size washers, but they appear to be pretty spendy, looks like the prices start at $1.52 each piece...

 

[erikbojerik]

Stew-Mac wants $0.52 each, but you have to buy 12 at a time...

Well....THERE'S my problem. I thought StewMac had them for $6-$10 EACH.

Thank's guys, you rock!

 

[wilser]

I was just going to say your math was bogus:

SM: 10.31/12 = 0.86
WM: 14.4/12 = 1.20

SM wins!

what the heck is that thing in your image there?

Well....THERE'S my problem. I thought StewMac had them for $6-$10 EACH.

Thank's guys, you rock!

 

[Nomad98]

Smiley guy on crack?

 

[erikbojerik]

what the heck is that thing in your image there?

5:00 AM self portrait.

 

[guitarpartscent]

Not to 'be that guy' and resurrect a way-dead thread, but we did just lower the prices on our neck joint bushings, partially in response to this thread. Cheers!

 

[Musiclogic]

LMAO. The bolt on crowd will be jubilant, and may even give you a pass on zombiing a dead thread.

 

[Greenman]

LMAO. The bolt on crowd will be jubilant, and may even give you a pass on zombiing a dead thread.

Give him a break it's his first post..............in 4 years!!