Anyone know if replacing a ceramic insert is something I can do myself? Can the insert be replaced, or does the whole guide have to be replaced? I went to a local shop and the guy wanted to send it out and I wouldn't have it back for a couple of weeks. And he was going to have the whole guide replaced. Any help or suggestion is appreciated.

The whole guide has to be replaced

whole guide, short money.

It's the top guide (tip) of a Lami. Any recommendations on where to get it done quickly? I live in Easton, MA near Taunton/Mansfield.

you can do the tip yourself, heat it up and it should pull right off, most times they are held in place with hot glue..

You'll have to go to a shop to get a stick of ferrule cement anyway--might as well just bring the rod and have them do it this time. Most shops do it for the cost of the tip.

I recommend M&D's in Wareham. Done on the spot, call first.

Thanks for the tips everyone. I'll call M&D's tomorrow.

They were going to send a rod out to do a tip? Most shops would have it done by the time you finished telling them why it cracked.

Ocean State B&T in Providence. I guess the guy who does the work is not located at the shop.

Thanks for the tips everyone. I'll call M&D's tomorrow.

I'll be in the shop after 1:00 today (Hab's funeral)
If it is the tip it only takes a minute to do. We do it while you waite.