Issue with Screw quality on supplied hardware

[Fretworn]

Yes standard practice is to throw the tuner screws in the bin and replace them with better quality ones. As mentioned above, waxing the screws with soap is also important.

The issue has definitely been raised with Adam, it was part of the reason Adam started offering upgrade tuners.

[dave.king1]

Screw upgrades are not hard to find at the local fasteners or stainless shop but the gold and black ones are where the challenge starts.

These little screws are not doing any heavy work so go next size up on the drill, I use Dremel drills in the Ozito Dremel copy for this purpose

[fender3x]

https://www.allparts.com/tuning-key-screws

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[Simon Barden]

And the Australian supplier of the above parts. https://www.realparts.com.au/screws-...ey-screws.html

[Dedman]

I think the problem would be that the factory buys in the tuners and they come with the screws so,the kit factory probably has little control of it either.

[Simon Barden]

Probably very true. Yet if the factory know that a supplier is selling them poor goods, then surely they should be doing something about that supplier?

[teamjeffo]

Haven't read all the comments, so I'm not sure if someone has suggested this already.

If you manage to prise the screws out, jam in and break off the end of some matches in the holes, real nice and tight with a tiny bit of PVA glue. You should be good to re-drill after that. It worked for me on site as a chippy.


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[king casey]

Perhaps Pitbull could buy a massive bag of quality screws.
File it under 'expenses intangibles'.

cheers, Mark.

[teamjeffo]

http://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online...tructions.html


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[chrissyinbkk]

If you don't have wax, use an old chippy's trick and run the screws (or nails) through your hair first. The natural oil in your hair will help lubricate the metal.

Helps if you have hair.....