graphite neck screw inserts help

[ordep]

Was trying to attach my old Status neck into my new body when then screw inserts got removed. what is the best glue to reattach this? 

[BlueMoon]

Epoxy?

[3below]

1 hour ago, BlueMoon said:

Epoxy?

Most likely.  Alignment needs some thought. This repair is well outside my experience.

[JPJ]

I highly recommend you use West Systems 105 epoxy with their 205 hardener. I’ve used this to repair some pretty significant damage to carbon fibre racing sailing boats and it’s the only repair we’ve found that forms a molecular bond with the original carbon fibre resin. You should be able to get some from a marine chandlery. Be careful though, it’s pretty nasty stuff so wear appropriate PPE when using it! Oh and once it’s set it’s set for life so check check double check the alignment before it fully cures (around 45 mins with the correct amount of hardener).

[Beedster]

Advice above is good but if that were me I’d be finding either a professional tech or a member here with experience of both the job and the materials. Good luck, Status necks are fast becoming the new Wals in terms of desirability and rarity 👍

[itu]

Is that insert on a short side? I surely would use a longer one. Maybe one size bigger, too.

[djc63]

I've never seen a status replacement neck with inserts. I don't think they are factory fitted. I think they usually just have a wooden block in the heel to screw into. I would drill out the hole or holes and glue in tight fitting wooden dowels, let the glue dry and cut and sand flush. Attach the neck with wood screws. I did this myself with a badly installed status neck and it's rock solid.

Edited August 31, 2024 by djc63
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[itu]

I put inserts to my Status neck, but they certainly are bigger than those in the picture. It's my travel bass, and I can detach the neck quickly with an Allen key.

[ordep]

thanks for the replies everyone, will have a look with that West System epoxy. 

 

I got it with inserts already so I am not sure if it is factory or not. TBH it has been solid since 2018 and it only broke as I stupidly forced to attach the neck with a body with a slightly misalligned holes. (I know, I know)

 

 

[itu]

Rob didn't assemble inserts. The heel was intact when I bought mine (J and MM).

[3below]

16 hours ago, djc63 said:

I've never seen a status replacement neck with inserts. I don't think they are factory fitted. I think they usually just have a wooden block in the heel to screw into. I would drill out the hole or holes and glue in tight fitting wooden dowels, let the glue dry and cut and sand flush. Attach the neck with wood screws. I did this myself with a badly installed status neck and it's rock solid.

This seems an excellent way forward.  Easily DIY and no alignment problems unlike the old inserts and epoxy.  In the unlikely event of this repair going wrong (e.g. stripped screw holes) it is repairable again.  Having done this sort of repair  I would cut and finish the dowels to the exact size before gluing and fit them flush.

[stevel]

One of the problems with repairing composites in general is that when the original resin cures, it forms long chain polymers, so there's nothing for a new resin to bond with (at the molecular level). So, all that's needed is to abrasively remove (grind/sandpaper etc) the existing material in the area of the repair - that'll expose something for the new resin to bond with. If you have to re-use the insert you've got then clean that up thoroughly as well, possibly with a fine wet/dry paper - should be as good as the original by the time you're done.