NowhereMan
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My Strat body is on order and I'm going to install the studs myself but I anticipate some difficulties with this. How can I do this, a month from now, without cracking the finish?
:icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch:Kataar said:well, from what I've heard, you should put the studs somewhere cold, like a freezer or a fridge. leave them there for a while so that they shrink and get as small as they can. then, your going to use a rubber mallet to tap them into the body. :icon_thumright: unfortunately, I dont have any experience with it though... thats just what Ive been told. :-\ I would also use some rags or something around the studs just in case you miss. it happens you know.
Have you got a itchy head?kreig said::icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch:Kataar said:well, from what I've heard, you should put the studs somewhere cold, like a freezer or a fridge. leave them there for a while so that they shrink and get as small as they can. then, your going to use a rubber mallet to tap them into the body. :icon_thumright: unfortunately, I dont have any experience with it though... thats just what Ive been told. :-\ I would also use some rags or something around the studs just in case you miss. it happens you know.
lolWana's_makin'_a_guitar said:Have you got a itchy head?kreig said::icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch:Kataar said:well, from what I've heard, you should put the studs somewhere cold, like a freezer or a fridge. leave them there for a while so that they shrink and get as small as they can. then, your going to use a rubber mallet to tap them into the body. :icon_thumright: unfortunately, I dont have any experience with it though... thats just what Ive been told. :-\ I would also use some rags or something around the studs just in case you miss. it happens you know.
DOH! I dont know what I was thinkin. :doh:kreig said:the fridge is for the beer and the freezer is for the hard stuff
The Freezer is for Ice to put in your scotch.kreig said:the fridge is for the beer and the freezer is for the hard stuff :doh: I thought everyone knew that!? :hello2:
Kataar said:well, from what I've heard, you should put the studs somewhere cold, like a freezer or a fridge. leave them there for a while so that they shrink and get as small as they can. then, your going to use a rubber mallet to tap them into the body
That was random.RLW said:Kataar said:well, from what I've heard, you should put the studs somewhere cold, like a freezer or a fridge. leave them there for a while so that they shrink and get as small as they can. then, your going to use a rubber mallet to tap them into the body
Same thing with the Korean War. You froze the end of the props on the helicopter blades, the metal shrunk, you inserted it into the rotor, and hoped for the best. It worked.
Wana's_makin'_a_guitar said:Sorry for old thread up-bringing but It was really easy.
1)Freeze the Floyd bushing
2) Insert into the hole so it's just sticking in the top level to the body
3)Place a wooden block ontop
4) As jack said, HammerTime!, until the bushing/stud (whatever) is all the way in.
afterSuper Turbo Deluxe Custom said:Wana's_makin'_a_guitar said:Sorry for old thread up-bringing but It was really easy.
1)Freeze the Floyd bushing
2) Insert into the hole so it's just sticking in the top level to the body
3)Place a wooden block ontop
4) As jack said, HammerTime!, until the bushing/stud (whatever) is all the way in.
Did you do yours before or after you applied your finish? The issue isn't getting them in, it's getting them in w/out damaging the finish.