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Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - Will Collier - 08-22-2017
I have been completely unable to find the right sized part for a guitar modification. Thought I had it with a Chinese part from eBay, but three weeks later it showed up and still wasn't right. Anybody know what a metalwork shop would charge me for a pair of small bolts milled to my specs?
(Since somebody is going to ask, I need a bridge stud with an 8mm screw and a ~4mm post.)
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - C(-)ris - 08-22-2017
Do you have CAD drawings?
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - Will Collier - 08-22-2017
C(-)ris wrote:
Do you have CAD drawings?
No, but it's a very simple part. Like this (the screw part only), just with a slightly-larger-diameter post:
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - Paul F. - 08-22-2017
Gonna need a drawing to estimate it, or create it.
I'm going to bet that a hobbyist machinist will be TONS cheaper than a machine job shop, but you never know.
If my lathe wasn't in storage, and I had the right thread pitch of die, such a screw would take me maybe half an hour to 45 minutes to make, another 10-15 to make it pretty.
Someone who makes small screws more often than I do could probably make it half that time.
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - MikeF - 08-22-2017
Something like this that you could modify?
or
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - cbelt3 - 08-22-2017
Depending on where you live, there may be an active Maker space group that can take care of your needs.
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - modelamac - 08-22-2017
Go to the local high school shop class or skilled trades school. Take some metal stock with you, but not tool steel (something softer).
Re: Anybody know how much a custom bolt would cost? - andypie48 - 08-23-2017
Turning on the lathe is easy, cutting the splines will cost a fortune.