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Permalink Reply by MadGomer on April 26, 2016 at 3:15pm

Yep, your headstock thickness needs to be reduced to get your tuning machines mounted correctly. A standard 1X2 is approximately .75" thick, too thick for the tuning heads. I can't remember the final thickness, maybe half inch?

Permalink Reply by Jon Clemence on April 26, 2016 at 3:24pm

Use a jigsaw, band saw, or whatever kind of saw you have to take about a quarter inch off the thickness of the headstock. I put a tuner up to the headstock and eyeball how much to remove. Then I draw a nice straight line along the edge for a guide and pray that I can folow it! Not sure how you are constructing your neck but I remove the material from the bottom just because it looks nicer on my necks (I use scarf joints).

Permalink Reply by Rickyboy on April 26, 2016 at 3:35pm

 Thanks for everyone's reply ........ I also do scarf joints and the head stock is already on the neck, sanded and ready for stain.  I can't see how I'm going to be able to get the head cut now !!!  Are all tuners the same length then? I might be in deep S@#T now....

Permalink Reply by Rickyboy on April 26, 2016 at 4:03pm

well this is embarrassing  !!!!   The head stock isn't 1.5 " thick like I said...{idiot}   It's 3/4" .... I have 2 out of the 3 tuners installed but the 3rd one is killing me. It will not hook up with the other piece. Maybe a sander might get the head down to where it'll fit. Next time will be different.

Permalink Reply by Rickyboy on April 26, 2016 at 4:31pm

another idea....thx !!  I'll get the sander out tomorrow..... I think I'm close..... the head is only 3/4" in thickness "Wayfinder".

Rickyboy

Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on April 26, 2016 at 5:52pm

You shouldn't need to go 1/4".  My target thickness for Gitty tuners (which are a standard length) is .6"  1/8" should be enough clearance if I remember right.

Permalink Reply by Rickyboy on April 27, 2016 at 5:31am

Thx John.... you prob. saw that I goofed when I said the head was 1.5" thick. It's only 3/4" thick and 2 out of the 3 were able to be installed. It was a fight but I got them in,......so I can't be too far off. I'll sand it down and all will be good.

Thx again

Permalink Reply by Rickyboy on April 27, 2016 at 6:19am

Thumbs up Wayfinder.......thx

Permalink Reply by jonnythumper on April 27, 2016 at 10:18am

Yup - bandsaw to reduce thickness...I have also used my Dremel with a sanding drum to scallop out material around the holes through which the tuners stick out. Looks pretty good, IMO

Permalink Reply by Rickyboy on April 27, 2016 at 3:18pm

Thanks for the reply.....I got it !!! I sanded the head down ...and now it's all good.

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on April 27, 2016 at 1:34pm

I use a rasp to bring it to almost right,then a file to get it really close then a quick scrub with fine and finer sandpaper (just so the finish is better).. I don't do inches but most closed modern tuners 'work' with 10mm - 15mm

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on April 27, 2016 at 1:40pm

If I can't thin it, I will use open tuners that have the pop in type of grommet. These can go up to a thickness of 22mm (I think, but not sure)

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