Friends, Can anyone point me to what and where for the correct period replacement screw (I don't know if 'flathead is correct - probably slot head is better term since the screw is rounded)??Attachment 179100
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Friends, Can anyone point me to what and where for the correct period replacement screw (I don't know if 'flathead is correct - probably slot head is better term since the screw is rounded)??Attachment 179100
That is a "round head wood screw" with a "slotted head." I believe the size is #3 x 3/16".
The old Gibson screws were nickel plated. An exact replacement might be hard to find; nickel plated screws are no longer in common use. A similar screw in brass would work, though. If you can't find 3/16", 1/4" will work. Nobody will know the difference unless they take the clamp off.
Check a very old-fashioned hardware store if you can find one. There's a chance that Ace Hardware might have one in their bins, but I wouldn't count on it.
You will need a thread diameter of ~.100", +/- perhaps .003".
.090" would be too small, .110" too large.
You could call Stew-mac and ask them what the thread diameter of their #3340 screw is. It might be too small, but it's worth a phone call.
I have found Bolt Depot to be very useful for certain odd screws that are hard to find. Unfortunately, 1/4" is what they offer here. They have #2 also This is one of the few places I've found that has many #3 screws available. Unfortunately only in brass
https://www.boltdepot.com/Product-De...x?product=8098
Silversmith from EZ-Way restoration products will provide a nickel silver look in 3 seconds
FWIW, this post is worth about a day's worth of searching the internet effort on these two items. My initial search was for the correct screw for Loar pickguards. Bolt Depot has most anything for an old Gibson
Would that be this product (Silverplater)? If so that makes my day. That would resolve some real issues for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darryl Wolfe
No, same company, but you have to look a bit harder on their site to find the silversmith. It contains a small dose of sodium cyanide that makes it work much better. Sometimes you have to call them to get it. Sometime you have to claim to be with a company, sometimes they don't askQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton
I'm not seeing it. I would call and order it. I just got some 4 months ago
NFI but if you can't place a direct phone order it appears to be in stock at Caswell Plating - https://www.caswellplating.com/elect...ith-4-oz.html#
OK, I'll give them a call, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darryl Wolfe
Quote:
Originally Posted by WaxwellHaus
OK, that might be why it isn't on the website.Quote:
SILVERSMITH contains cyanide and can only be sold to businesses.
I feel like I owe you an apology. I had read the product description only up to "SILVERSMITH contains cyanide" and, having verified that it was the correct product, rushed back here to share the information without reading the 7 most important words on the page - "and can only be sold to businesses"
No apology needed, you found the product and that's what I needed. Thanks.
Harmony Guitars had those tiny screws holding the truss rod covers on I used those for my A4 guard clamp
To further clarify, I have not had much trouble obtaining it. I just say I'm The F5 Journal and I make mandolin and guitar parts. It contains 1.5% Sodium Cyanide. The formula still works well, but not quite as good as it did in the 90's.
You can take a small glass custard type bowl and usually do 10-12 nuts, or screws, washers or rods (think pickguards) and just swirl them around in say 1/8" of the solution and then dispose of and rinse with water
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Perhaps a less dangerous and more accurate solution is electroless nickel (q.v.) also available in kits. As the screws originally were probably nickel plate, and the surface finish is adjustable from matte to shiny, this may be an option. Electroless nickel is also, not that it matters here, quite hard and durable. The silver restoration products I’ve tried, (one or two) have been very slow in terms of deposition thickness, and fragile to boot.
Side story: I was a researcher at the then National Bureau of Standards, where one version was rediscovered just post-War, and was therefore used in demonstrations for visiting HS classes. A friend was doing a demo on acorns, which didn’t impress a bunch of prep-school entitles as I remember. One of them even had the temerity to ask if the demonstrator was bored “plating acorns day after day after day?” Twit.
Or they could just buy them in nickel here. NFI and no experience with the seller.