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WTB Decent Floyd Rose Inserts/Posts

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Dave_VaderDave_Vader Frets: 357
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The inserts on the cheap Floyd Rose knock off I've been testing my frankenstrat with have come loose, and so they'll need setting in epoxy and I'm still not sure if it's worth investing in a real Floyd for such a cheap bit of wood.

I'm not keen on setting the cheap chinese ones in there forever, given how many threads I've stripped on the other parts already.

Anybody got a spare set of inserts/mounting posts lying about in their parts boxes they want to sell me before I go ordering a new set?

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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    If/when threaded inserts work loose enough to be pulled upwards by the string/spring tension load, it is because the wood is deforming. 

    Fender Redwood Stratocasters can suffer badly from this. 

    As the hole widens, the insert and post cease to sit perpendicular to the line taken by the strings. This affects both intonation and tuning stability.
    Be seeing you.
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  • Dave_VaderDave_Vader Frets: 357
    Yep, it happened on my main strat. I fixed it with araldite.
    I only drilled this in on Saturday and it needed hammering in.
    This is almost certainly due to the cheapest of pot metal parts in a poorly routed 90s chinese Squier body (the trem was a tenner brand new on ebay - the whole thing).
    I'm not even sure if this project is worth finishing so I'm not investing in 200 quids worth of proper Floyd for it

    On the other hand, I don't want to have to hang 200 quids worth of proper Floyd from a cheap bit of pot metal I've glued in like a numpty and can't get out again. So a few quid on a decent insert is a fine investment. For some reason that 90s chinese squier body sings like you wouldn't believe.

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  • roman_subroman_sub Frets: 18
    Hey mate, I’ve got an old set just like this , yours for price of postage https://www.wdmusic.co.uk/hardware-parts-c1/bridges-tailpieces-c2/bridge-parts-c34/floyd-rose-bridge-mounting-machine-studs-p13079
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  • Dave_VaderDave_Vader Frets: 357
    Brilliant, thanks @roman_sub PM incoming

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