Quote Originally Posted by Fenq View Post

He also says that the forward escutcheon should not be in contact with the pillar. Why?
I'm not sure why he would say that. Pillars only serve one purpose, to prevent stock material compression. They do not do the job of or replace bedding.

When I install escutcheon I want it in full contact with the pillar otherwise the screw head is bearing against the stock material defeating the purpose of the pillar. In the case of a foam core 'glass stock the screw would crash the laminate and foam, the reason why pillars came back into vogue in the early '70s.

It might be hard to see, but here I'm measuring the distance from the stock surface to the pillar. The pillar was already glued in along with bedding the action.


After turning, counter boring for the screw length and contouring the escutcheon to match the stock contour is makes 100% contact on the pillar, the screw bearing on the escutcheon. In reality its a two piece pillar.



Bill