holing a pickguard

[Edoardo]

hello, I would like to make 3 little holes on a jazzamaster pickguard in order to accomodate one mini switch (or three, haven't made up my mind on this one yet)

Will Warmoth do this for some (little) extra money?

If I'll have to do it, what shall I use to these little round holes? A cutter? a screwdriver? Some other tool that I don't know it exists?

 

[Hbom]

I think you have to drill them yourself.
I think you'll need a drill with a bit of the proper size.
:guitarplayer2:

 

[Edoardo]

So, Do I need a specialized bit to drill a clean-cut hole in that plastic thinghy?  :sad:

 

[SustainerPlayer]

A standard HSS-drillbit wil suffice.

 

[Edoardo]

Thanks a lot  :cool01:

 

[Tony Raven]

You could buy a "brad point" bit, but that's overkill for a one-time need. (They make very neat holes in platic & painted surfaces.)

Make sure the pickguard is secure & the drill held steady.

Drilling through plastic, if you have a variable-speed drill, then go slowly, so that you're cutting more than melting.

There'll probably be a little ridge of plastic at either end of the hole. Carefully chip this away with a sharp knife, & your switch(es) will be much more stable & solid.

 

[mayfly]

I thought this thread was going to be about something like holing a piston.  :glasses9:

Sorry - could not help myself making that lame joke - it's Friday after a looong week  ccasion14:

 

[stubhead]

If you don't have an electric drill, that's gotta go on a wishlist with bells and sparklers attached, but: that plastic is SO soft you can get through it with a hand drill, a "pin vise", the awl on the back of Swiss Army knives... I have a few old drill chucks, mostly ripped from old-fashioned rechargeable battery drills that I demolished when I got really mad about the notion that I have to think about charging batteries all the time, when I don't even use the thing.... anyway those old chucks stuck into a handle of some sorts can even drill pretty hard woods, just slow. This question is a little bit scary, I don't know what your experience level is, but really expensive guitars are not a good starting point to first learn how to use tools? Do you know how to do the soldering?

 

[Edoardo]

This question is a little bit scary, I don't know what your experience level is, but really expensive guitars are not a good starting point to first learn how to use tools? Do you know how to do the soldering?

I have no experience at all in assembling guitars, I'm just asking. Anyway the wood does not need to be routed further, only the pickguard does.