Tuner hole drill reamer ?

[sc1991]

Hello i have a warmoth tele neck with schaller tuner holes drilled out. Basically the schaller locking tuners i have don't fit as the hole drilled is smaller further in the hole. So basically i need to make the hole bigger towards the front of the headstock. What drill reamer will i need the schallers are 13/32. Plus how easy is this to do/ what is the process of doing this.

Heres the link which shows how they drill the holes for the schallers i think my schallers require the planet waves holes ?

http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/necks/tunerholes.aspx

[KokoTele]

I find it easiest to use a stepped drill bit for this.

I have a tapered reamer, but I find the stepped bit easier and faster.

[aunchaki]

The long, narrow-taper reamer is an expensive tool that most of us (non-luthiers) need only once in a while. The whole board should chip in ten cents each and buy one. When a person needs it, they pay the shipping from whoever currently has it, then wait to ship it to the next person who needs it. It's like Tool Socialism!

There was a BOSS AC-2 Acoustic Simulator pedal that made the rounds like that for a year or so, a while back. It got shipped to various people who wanted to try it out. It was such a universally-reviled pedal that nobody ever wanted to keep it! Still, it's a sweet piece of TDPRI lore!

[boris bubbanov]

Originally Posted by KokoTele

I find it easiest to use a stepped drill bit for this.

I have a tapered reamer, but I find the stepped bit easier and faster.

For the skilled hand, stepped bits work nice. I use them on other jobs, non guitar jobs all the time.

But for the new hand, I think the $ 10 "hansen" reamer sold by IRWIN is the best choice. It may take a little longer, but the risk of misadventure is way small.

[KevinB]

The Irwin tool will do it...and there are many similar reamers available in that price range...



The taper is steeper than you would ideally like, but reamers with a shallower taper are very expensive.

Just go slowly, and do a little from one side, then a little from the other to keep it even.

Doing it with a drill bit would be faster but I think I'd definitely want to use my drill press.

[PumpJockey]

Step bit +1.

I attach a small C-clamp to the shaft as a handle.

[sc1991]

Do i need to use this reamer the tuning peg nearly fits i mean its maybe 2mm maximum probably a bit closer to being flush against the headstock. Does it just require a bit more force ? Im just worried ill break the headstock ? The tuners have single pin mounts (no screws). Would it be possible to break the headstock like this it seems pretty solid. I think with a couple of taps on the back of the machine head will knock in to place. I mean doesn't it have to be a tight fit as there are no screws to hold it in ?

[KokoTele]

Do not, under any circumstances, force anything.

Do you have holes drilled for those pins? If not, do it. They are necessary.

The hole for the bushing and tuner shaft does not need to be a snug fit. The bushing screws onto the shaft, clamping the tuner to the headstock. The pin keeps it from rotating.

[Vizcaster]

Sears has reasonably priced 1/2" reamers. good tool to have.

[61fury]

Look at Harbor Freight, mine was like 4 bucks. Last one in the store but it seems to work. I had to walk every damn aisle in the place to find and I still couldn't tell you, it was toward the right, with what!?

[braderrick]

Just get a couple from ebay like I did. I cut one down to allow me to ream the string ferrule holes in a body. I gave $3 for them... here