StewMac HeatStick for Neck Removal, Short version for Weller WES51

Remove glued guitar necks with no damaging steam: The HeatStick™ uses the heat of your soldering iron to soften the glue in a guitar's neck joint for removing the neck.

Neck joint trouble creates high action — Years of string tension take their toll on a guitar. The pressure distorts the body near the neck joint, changing the neck angle. String action becomes too high to play.

Lowering the bridge saddle compensates for this up to a point, but if the saddle can't be lowered any farther it's necessary to remove the neck and reglue it at a corrected angle (a "neck reset").

Don't add to the problem! The traditional way to release a glued neck joint is by piping steam from boiling water into the joint. That much water damages delicate finishes, and can loosen braces and neck blocks. That's why we've developed the HeatStick. The HeatStick works well with our Neck Removal Jig (sold separately) or any other neck-removal system.

Specifications

• Heat tempered copper
• Diameter: .125" (3.18mm)
• Designed to fit Weller soldering irons
• Includes a 3/32" bit for drilling the pilot hole and a #27 bit for drilling the access hole
• Product instructions included

Short version: This short version of the StewMac HeatStick is for electric guitars, mandolins and other necks with heels less than 2" tall.

This HeatStick was designed to fit: Weller WES51 Soldering Station

Depending on the type of glue and fit of the neck joint, we found that setting the soldering station on its highest setting yielded the best and fastest results.