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Fiver · November 7th, 2009, 05:50 PM

I want to install vintage style ferrules in an already drilled and painted body.

The holes are currently 3/16". How could I make the holes bigger without damaging the paint? The holes need to be 3/8" wide and 3/8" deep. The holes are already deeper than that. Will there be enough wood to support the pull of the strings?

I want to install these:
http://www.allparts.com/Nickel-Strin...p-0187-001.htm

Thanks for any help!

jwells393 · November 7th, 2009, 09:14 PM

You could probably use a 3/8 in. Forstner bit without damaging the paint. The sharp edges shown here can slice through the paint without chipping.

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Just how much deeper than 3/8 in. are the holes now. I use similar ferrules I get from StewMac. I like to drill the holes a little deeper than 3/8 in. then bevel the holes a little like this.

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If the holes are too deep now, just glue in some 5/16 in. dowel and re-drill. If you decide to re-drill the ferrule holes, I suggest following the procedure show in posts 38 and 39 of the following thread.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home...line-**-4.html

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Fiver · November 7th, 2009, 09:38 PM

Ahhh! you may have hit on something. I may need to plug it, then re-drill it. I will need a template or way to accurately space the holes, i.e. scaling system / digital readout.

I may have to contemplate this a bit more. Nice idea with beveling though it would hurt the paint in my case.

Thanks for the spark* (of an idea)

Buckocaster51 · November 7th, 2009, 10:00 PM

Masking tape over the holes/paint before you drill. It will help to minimize chipping.

jwells393 · November 8th, 2009, 08:50 AM

Quote:

I will need a template or way to accurately space the holes,

The procedure I linked to at the end of my previous post accounts for the spacing.

guitarbuilder · November 8th, 2009, 09:02 AM

A step drill will have a 1/4, 5/16, 3/8 inch drill bit in that order on one bit in steps . Harbor Freight has them if you have one nearby. The 1/4" drill would follow your 3/16 hole, and then just keep going until you get the 3/8 cut started some. Then I'd go down deeper with a 3/8 forstner bit.

Guitartom_ca · November 8th, 2009, 12:04 PM

if the holes are too deep you could always put in a small piece of dowel to make it proper depth. it would in invisible on the outside.

November 7th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fiver TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orlando Fl. Posts: 16	Ferrules in a painted body - install I want to install vintage style ferrules in an already drilled and painted body. The holes are currently 3/16". How could I make the holes bigger without damaging the paint? The holes need to be 3/8" wide and 3/8" deep. The holes are already deeper than that. Will there be enough wood to support the pull of the strings? I want to install these: http://www.allparts.com/Nickel-Strin...p-0187-001.htm Thanks for any help!

November 7th, 2009, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,280 101 Photos	You could probably use a 3/8 in. Forstner bit without damaging the paint. The sharp edges shown here can slice through the paint without chipping. ...... Just how much deeper than 3/8 in. are the holes now. I use similar ferrules I get from StewMac. I like to drill the holes a little deeper than 3/8 in. then bevel the holes a little like this. ...... If the holes are too deep now, just glue in some 5/16 in. dowel and re-drill. If you decide to re-drill the ferrule holes, I suggest following the procedure show in posts 38 and 39 of the following thread. http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home...line--4.html . __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.**

November 7th, 2009, 10:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,396 1 Photos	Masking tape over the holes/paint before you drill. It will help to minimize chipping. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

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November 7th, 2009, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fiver TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orlando Fl. Posts: 16	Ahhh! you may have hit on something. I may need to plug it, then re-drill it. I will need a template or way to accurately space the holes, i.e. scaling system / digital readout. I may have to contemplate this a bit more. Nice idea with beveling though it would hurt the paint in my case. Thanks for the spark* (of an idea)

November 8th, 2009, 09:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
guitarbuilder Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 55 Posts: 941	A step drill will have a 1/4, 5/16, 3/8 inch drill bit in that order on one bit in steps . Harbor Freight has them if you have one nearby. The 1/4" drill would follow your 3/16 hole, and then just keep going until you get the 3/8 cut started some. Then I'd go down deeper with a 3/8 forstner bit.

November 8th, 2009, 12:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Guitartom_ca Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Age: 34 Posts: 359	if the holes are too deep you could always put in a small piece of dowel to make it proper depth. it would in invisible on the outside.

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