Well, I got the screws out (yay). When I gave that first turn, though, they all made a bit of a splintering noise. I'm not sure if that was me killing the neck or some sort of glue holding the screws in.
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Stuck screws
- Thread starter LightForce104
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Great news. You just heard the wood squawking as it let go. It is likely that it was sap acting like glue. Rub your screws with a cheap candle as a lube so they don't stick again and they will tighten up easily.
Next question. The holes in the BODY: are they big enough to let the screws pass through or do you have to turn them through? They should be big enough to pass so that the screws only thread into the neck. Otherwise, you'll have trouble getting that heel tight on the floor of the pocket.
Next question. The holes in the BODY: are they big enough to let the screws pass through or do you have to turn them through? They should be big enough to pass so that the screws only thread into the neck. Otherwise, you'll have trouble getting that heel tight on the floor of the pocket.
Then you should drill them out, just big enough for them to pass through without binding. Or use a small round file of you don't have a drill.
good catch!
that's probably a large part of why they were so hard to get out.
the holes in the body must be drilled out so the screws slip through, or the neck and body will never be strongly held together no matter how hard you tighten those screws.
(oh, and + 2 to a little wax on the threads before putting the screws back in; also, be sure to avoid "double-threading" by spinning the screws backwards until you feel them sort of drop into the groove before tightening them up.)
Scott in Dallas
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Good advice on this thread.
One tip: Before deciding to drill, make sure that the screws weren't just massively overtightened by the last person to put the neck on. You don't have to wrench the screws down until you can't move them anymore. If the screws snug down without enormous effort, then you're probably fine.
One tip: Before deciding to drill, make sure that the screws weren't just massively overtightened by the last person to put the neck on. You don't have to wrench the screws down until you can't move them anymore. If the screws snug down without enormous effort, then you're probably fine.
