Bucker bobbin mount screws?

[clown_luthier]

anyone interested in custom order this screws?
i would be interested in maybe 5.000...

[Possum]

Hey, its somebody else's turn this time! I have a feeling this may be a tough one to pull off. Any takers?

[Ronsonic]

None of these are a quality screw except the PAF screw. I have bought a whole stack of screw drivers trying to find some that fit tight in the MF screws, finally found one but a moment's lack of concentration and the head strips out in a flash.

Tip from the gunsmithing trade, never hesitate to regrind a screwdriver to fit, for either a high quality or a high volume job. It takes some patience with file and stone to get a philips head right but it can be done.

[SonnyW]

For what it's worth, I'm sticking with the MF ones for now. Not much other choice. I haven't had that much trouble using one of the stock drivers from Home Depot. Yeah, sure now and then one will strip out, which is a pain. Hell most of the time I am reusing bobbins anyway experimenting trying to find the holy grail perfect paf turns per layer for my magnet design - which is not a standard one, so half of the the bobbins are already pre-tapped anyhow. Wind, listen, you all know the drill. So it is less of a strain on the bobbin screws a lot of the time. I'm winding a couple sets of bobbins a week on my CNC for that. Anybody that wants to help a newbie get through paf turns per layer hell just feel free to pm me, though I don't expect too many responses. This is the secret of the ages after all. I 'm doing my time. I have unwound and documented a few and have more on the way. Back to mounting screws, I don't want to use steel scews, like the few I have from GJ. I agree with Possum it is a damn shame you can't find a decent US made wood screw anymore. Who would have thought that?

[David Schwab]

I guess as long as you get the screw in the first tie you are set. It's not like they will be removed and reinstalled often.

I agree with Possum it is a damn shame you can't find a decent US made wood screw anymore.

Everyone uses drywall screws for wood now!

[Possum]

I got some screws from Boltdepot.com today, they are definitely a cut above MF screws. Will post photos later. Still all these Chinese screws they are doing the final hit on the top of the head way too hard, and crunching a round head down to pan head dimensions....

[Possum]

thumbs down on these, keep looking...

[NowPaf]

From a consumers point of view and one that has owned vintage gear when it wasn't vintage I agree that the "quality" of the parts down the road will help that product keep its value/longevity. I recently bought a pickup and was told it was MINT, in checking the base plate screws I found one to be the cheaper china replacement...small detail, yes, significant in the sellers stated condition as MINT yes, looking further into the parts I found other non MINT details. The devil is in the details ;-)
Rolphs have the beefier brass screws, I just checked.

[Possum]

that pickup is 3 years old, its likely he doesn't have them anymore, or has a stock of old screws before America sold out to China...

[David Schwab]

From a consumers point of view and one that has owned vintage gear when it wasn't vintage I agree that the "quality" of the parts down the road will help that product keep its value/longevity. I recently bought a pickup and was told it was MINT, in checking the base plate screws I found one to be the cheaper china replacement...small detail, yes, significant in the sellers stated condition as MINT yes, looking further into the parts I found other non MINT details. The devil is in the details ;-)
Rolphs have the beefier brass screws, I just checked.

You mean "original" parts. "Mint" means "in pristine condition." So the guitar/pickup can certainly be mint, and not original. Also is MINT a acronym?

Also stop worrying about the resale value. That's what screwed up the guitar market and made old instruments, even in poor condition, ridiculously priced. Either you are a player or a collector. And the collectors need to stop and let people play the guitars.

It's a stupid greedy mentality.

[RedHouse]

...It's a stupid greedy mentality.

Amen!

[Zhangliqun]

I use the MF screws and don't really have a problem -- other than that they are a bit wide, but I just ream the bobbin mount holes a bit wider to accommodate. Occasionally one will strip a bit, and then only when the fit is too tight.

I'm talking about the Phillips, though. The slot-heads do strip godawful just by glaring at them.