yeah ok Glenn sure you did it the normal procedure. Sounds like the screws were sub standard. Good idea ask for a SM kit for xmas.
It's a good warning to all other builders to take care when drilling tuner screws and its worth lubricating the screw before
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Try a thick wide rubber band over the Brocken screw and use a slightly smaller screw driver. The rubber band will fill the gaps. It's good for stripped screw heads. Might work on your broken one.
+1 for the use of soap - my old woodwork teacher showed me how to do it that way and have used it ever since.
If you don't want to get the kit you could make a drill guide up. For scratch plate cut ply template as per scratch plate with a steel drill guide over broken screw, drill guide will stop bit wandering. Because of the small size and easy out or screw extractor not available i have in the past shaped a small Allen key to suit. Once the centre is relieved by drilling the shaped key will bite into the hole and you have a handle already on it. The same goes for the tuner screws just a different guide set up. Cost in materials is small. Left handed drill bits also work well in this situation as once drilled so far bit tends to bite and the screw wind out. Any question on a jig I would be happy to help with a drawing or even make one if you want to pay postage(not sure where you are?) let me know if I can help
Cheers and happy new year
Glad it worked out for you.
Scott.
Give these a try
Heat it up w/a soldering iron & let it cool down will come right out or I cut a slot in the top with a dremal tool and ease it out with a screw driver.
Last edited by kimball492; 09-05-2016 at 02:05 AM.
I'll have to remember those tips kimball, may come in handy (hopefully not..)....
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Yeah I hope you never need them Andrew
I'm definitely going to have to invest in the Stewmac screw-extractor kit one day, maybe this year.
I thing i do when screwing in a screw to wood or metal is to drill a pilot hole then put the screw in 1 turn, then back it out 1/2 a turn, then screw it another full turn, then out 1/2 a turn. Just keep going over and over until its in. Stops it binding up if theres any material in the hole.
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