Tool(s) to to grab inside part of switch through f hole?

[voyage]

I have a switchcraft pickup selector toggle and the knurled nut is loose letting the switch spin. I just bought an adjustable toggle switch nut wrench from stewmack to hold the outside knurled nut and I need to grab the switch to keep it from spinning when I tighten that nut. I'm having trouble thinking of how to do that and I wonder what people have used to reach in there and hold that switch?
Thanks.

[AllanAllen]

I take off the plastic toggle tip, grab the threads with my fingers and tighten the knurled nut. You just need it tight enough, don't super torque it down. They come loose, it's part of things, so don't try to tighten it so much it never comes loose again.

[wintermoon]

I have a switchcraft pickup selector toggle and the knurled nut is loose letting the switch spin. I just bought an adjustable toggle switch nut wrench from stewmack to hold the outside knurled nut and I need to grab the switch to keep it from spinning when I tighten that nut. I'm having trouble thinking of how to do that and I wonder what people have used to reach in there and hold that switch?
Thanks.

Fingers through the pickup cavity.

[garybaldy]

Serated washer inside?

[Jimmy Mack]

I take off the plastic toggle tip, grab the threads with my fingers and tighten the knurled nut. You just need it tight enough, don't super torque it down. They come loose, it's part of things, so don't try to tighten it so much it never comes loose again.

Good advice, but if the guitar is used for gigging, I would want the nut tightened so that it never came loose. Who needs that worry?

I bought (and some clever chap here made his own) a wire tool to reach inside of "f" holes with, for work on the inside. I believe the other chap used a peg board hanger of the appropriate length, and bent it to suit the job at hand. Sounds quite clever, I'd say. The tool I bought from Stew Mac is also flexible.

[voyage]

Good advice, but if the guitar is used for gigging, I would want the nut tightened so that it never came loose. Who needs that worry?

I bought (and some clever chap here made his own) a wire tool to reach inside of "f" holes with, for work on the inside. I believe the other chap used a peg board hanger of the appropriate length, and bent it to suit the job at hand. Sounds quite clever, I'd say. The tool I bought from Stew Mac is also flexible.

Jimmy, what stewmac tool did you buy? Thank you.

[73Fender]

And maybe a tiny bit of blue (non permanent) locktite on the threads to prevent it from coming loose in the future.

[Bill Eisele]

[QUOTE=voyage;1262435]Jimmy, what stewmac tool did you buy? Thank you.[/QUOTE
Archtop Guitar Helping Hand - StewMac

[AllanAllen]

Good advice, but if the guitar is used for gigging, I would want the nut tightened so that it never came loose. Who needs that worry?

It’ll come loose again either way. So, you can be aware of it and check it when you change strings or over tighten it and forget until it falls into the guitar on stage.

[rpjazzguitar]

I've been playing guitars with a toggle switch for decades and never had this problem.

I have seen output jacks spin and I thought StewMac had a tool for that. Sticks inside the jack and somehow holds it stationary while you tighten the screw.

But, what I'm wondering about is why don't more guitars have the problem with the toggle -- and the throught that comes to mind is some might use a lock washer or something similar and maybe your guitar needs one. So, the issue isn't tightening it -- rather it's to figure out why it's spinning in the first place.

Apologies if this was too obvious.

[Bill Eisele]

I've been playing guitars with a toggle switch for decades and never had this problem.

I have seen output jacks spin and I thought StewMac had a tool for that. Sticks inside the jack and somehow holds it stationary while you tighten the screw.

But, what I'm wondering about is why don't more guitars have the problem with the toggle -- and the throught that comes to mind is some might use a lock washer or something similar and maybe your guitar needs one. So, the issue isn't tightening it -- rather it's to figure out why it's spinning in the first place.

Apologies if this was too obvious.

Is this the StewMac tool you are thinking of? Bullet Guitar Jack Tightener - StewMac. I have one and it works. It really helps with preventing the wiring inside from twisting and possibly pulling and snapping off the jack contacts.

Very possible there isn't a lock washer. You can get those cheap wifi borescopes off of Amazon to see what inside the guitar. I have one and it really helps figure out what's going on inside. It links up to a smart phone or tablet.