Tele neck pickup screws

[Toulouse_Tuhles]

I cant remember what I used previously... been a long time since I put a Telecaster together.  This time out, with 51 NoCaster pickups, I tried 4-40 screws, and they were kind of small.  Tried 6-32 screws, and those were fat enough to enable threading into the fiberboard of the pickup, but... the heads wouldn't clear the pickup cover. 

I sort of remember grinding the heads smaller before, so I must have used 6-32's.  At any rate, a few minutes with Mr. Dremel, and Mr. DeWalt got the job done, using the drill as the "lathe" and the Dremel with a sanding drum to reduce the size of the heads just a tiny little bit.  The result not being as dramatic as a true Fillister head screw, but more like a pan head screw with about .050 tall straight sides.
Just passin' that information thru. 

 

[BigSteve22]

I see you're using machine screws, which I assume means you're mounting it to the pickguard. If the pup is specifically a "No Caster" neck pup, I would think that its made to mount directly to the body. Either way, your solution sounds reasonable, and it works: problem solved!  :icon_thumright:

 

[Toulouse_Tuhles]

Yup  ... Always top adjust.