JackTight Jack Tightening tool..

[markstuk]

I've just ordered one of these

[url="http://jacktight.com/"]http://jacktight.com/[/url]

About £13 including shipping.... When it arrives I'll post my experiences..:-)

Cheers


Mark

[dudewheresmybass]

Please do mate, sounds incredibly useful!

[Count Bassy]

Unfortunately I don't have an input jack on any of my basses. All of mine have output jacks.
Doh.

[markstuk]

It's ok, I've just ordered the jack socket output tightening version as well... :-)

[ezbass]

Do they do one for pedals too?

Natty idea for sure.

[flyfisher]

Neat idea, and seems like a good price for something so solid looking and fairly specialised.

I've just repaired the socket on our guitarist's strat after one of the wires inevitably broke off because the socket had been loose for about a year.

[allighatt0r]

Subscribed. This looks like a brilliant tool to have in the bass case.

[lanark]

I can't help feeling that this really shouldn't need a specialised tool to do - but having broken the wiring in a guitar trying to tighten a socket, I know how easy it is to do it.

Can't you just hold onto the thread with a pair of pliers while tightning the nut? Maybe put a dab of tippex or wipe-off ink to make sure you know if the socket starts to rotate?

[markstuk]

Sure. I agree with you..However we've all bugg**ed this job up in the past, and £13 seemed a small price not to do this Plus if it works, I get to win the admiration of my fellow band members :-)

[flyfisher]

[quote name='lanark' post='968660' date='Sep 26 2010, 06:24 PM']I can't help feeling that this really shouldn't need a specialised tool to do[/quote]
Agreed. It just goes to show a weakness of the socket design. It would be quite simple to make them with a protrusion that would fit into a matching hole in the mounting chassis/plate, which would completely prevent rotation.

I suppose thread-lock would help prevent them from working loose, but I've never actually tried that myself.

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='flyfisher' post='968812' date='Sep 26 2010, 08:58 PM']I suppose thread-lock would help prevent them from working loose, but I've never actually tried that myself.[/quote]

I normally put a thin coat of clear nail varnish on the nut (;-) to stop it coming loose. so far it seems to be working. In the past ive used a small allen key inserted in the jack to stop it rotating whilst tightening it up with a spanner.

£13 does seem a lot of money but i guess you're paying for the convenience of having a tool that does the job quickly.

Edited September 27, 2010 by dave_bass5

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='Count Bassy' post='968104' date='Sep 26 2010, 02:28 AM']Unfortunately I don't have an input jack on any of my basses. All of mine have output jacks.
Doh.[/quote]


I was only having a dig because of their insistence on calling it an input jack when it's not. It actually looks quite a useful tool and avoids having to take covers off if you're in a rush.

[tayste_2000]

Very tempting, but mainly for my guitarist who is always having problems, my Overwaters have neutrik locking jacks, no way they are coming off.

[cheddatom]

I thought it was going to be an automatic tightener. It looks to me like all it does is hold the socket still, which is a bit sh*t. My main problem when tightening them is not keeping the socket still, but actually turning the nut. Perhaps there's a simple tool you can get, but none of my spanners fit into the recesses of jack sockets.

[lanark]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='970488' date='Sep 28 2010, 11:16 AM']I thought it was going to be an automatic tightener. It looks to me like all it does is hold the socket still, which is a bit sh*t. My main problem when tightening them is not keeping the socket still, but actually turning the nut. Perhaps there's a simple tool you can get, but none of my spanners fit into the recesses of jack sockets.[/quote]

True - if they're going to the trouble of making the expandable inner peg to hold the socket still, all it needs is a rotating outer socket that fits a standard nut.

[Bilbo]

I'm clearly missing something here. I just use my finger.....it came free with the rest of my hand.

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='970666' date='Sep 28 2010, 01:59 PM']I'm clearly missing something here. I just use my finger.....it came free with the rest of my hand.[/quote]

Yeah. You can even just put a bit of gaffa tape or electrical tape on the shaft of a jack plug and that will stop it turning when its inserted in to the jack socket.

[spinynorman]

The jack was loose on my 51 RI P. Those are a nightmare to sort out, no chance of getting fingers in, but I managed to wedge a pair of long nose pliers inside the jack socket to hold it while another pair turned the nut. Think the pliers came from Poundland or similar.