Slipping legs

[Tony Russell Davis]

Strange thing - the tubes on both back legs sometimes slip on the threaded spigot when lifting the guitar from the case. They don't come right off and feel secure once the guitar is set up, but it's quite disturbing to feel a leg start to slip off as you take the weight! Has anyone else found one like this?
I have banged the spigots back in, but look for a permanent solution. I wondered about drill/tapping and putting a machine screw through the side of the leg into the spigot. Legs generally seem to be an "interference" (i.e hammered in) fit - would any adhesive do?
Any thoughts, Tony.
PS they've not been roughly handled!

[Nick Bidmade]

I'm not sure if I have the same problem, but I find I can't nti8ghten the legs up tight enough to stop the body 'dropping' as soon as any weight is put on it...

So, ugly as they are, 4 1/2" jubilee clips (with a little blue handle rather then a screw thread) and voila - tight as a squirrel's bu

[Dave Nutt]

Tony, 2 pack Araldite??? used it for lots of metal to metal probs, never failed yet.

[Jason Lynch]

Araldite do a metal bond, grey colour if i remember correctly. tis good stuff!

[Tony Smart]

Loctite retainer - used to be 601 although the numbers have a habit of changing.

Quick way and just as good, wrap some PTFE tape around the spigots then whack 'em in with a mallet.

[Jimmy Gibson]

Silver solder is what I have used when I had a sloppy plug ..{that is the proper name for the threaded insert},.. or a more permanent way is to fit the legs and mark the offending leg at the back then drill a small hole about 12mm into the plug and tap in a small roll pin, no more loose plugs.


Jimmy..

[Tony Russell Davis]

OK - thanks for the suggestions. I reckon the araldite (maybe even loctite) is the way to go just now. The legs only slip a few mms, so I don't want to pull them right apart to tape or solder, unless the first solution doesn't work. Jim - my initial thought also, was to drill and either pin or screw them; and that may still be a sound "belt 'n braces" addition to the adhesive routine. Tone.