...or ripping off chunks out of the first fret on the fretboard!/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on July 2, 2014, 07:46
... makes it next to impossible to remove without causing some damage to the headstock....
...or ripping off chunks out of the first fret on the fretboard!/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on July 2, 2014, 07:46
... makes it next to impossible to remove without causing some damage to the headstock....
Gavmeister
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on July 2, 2014, 07:44
Good news is I have seen far worse
You will need to grab a flat file, preferably one that has a saftey edge and carefully file the whole shebang flat and square.
Next, i would throw the plastic nut and replace it with a bone one, I can easily cut you an over size to compensate for the loss of height from filing.
YES! GAV AGREES! excellent pic's btw!
That certainly is a relief then.
I'll try and track down a suitable file from somewhere in the next few days.
As for the nut, I will email you about sorting one out DB.
Thanks for the prompt response too guys. I appreciate it.
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Good news! This build is back on the road again!
Having been on KI with little to do for two weeks I set about sanding all the machine marks out of the body. I have been over the whole thing with a damp rag, and can find none remaining. Currently sitting at a smoothness of 600. 800 will come soon, ready for painting.
Next, I bought some dowel and plugged the neck mount:
Marked out where I need to drill new holes too. Will soon be obtaining a forstner bit to do my flat bottom counter-sinks as well.
Finally got around to shaping my headstock today too:
Pretty happy with how that turned out.
However, as we all know, if something goes right, something must also go wrong. Attached my tuning pegs, to see how they would look. Liked where I had them, so decided to lock in their locations with the screws. Doing one up and *POP* the head snaps off of it. Now the body of the screw is in the headstock, and I have no way of getting it out:
Creative suggestions that won't ruin me mentally or financially would be appreciated. :P
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That sucks. Pull the tuner back off, and there should be a bit of the shank of the screw still a bit of proud of the surface of the headstock.
Grab it with either a pair of end cutters or pliers and screw anti clockwise. It may slip a few time and take care not to scar the timber.
Then buy some decent screws and replace them all, these ones are not the best quality, good luck
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Same thing happened to mine. Everytime I tried grabbing the remaining shaft it just seemed to splinter and shatter more. Instead of digging into the timber( or investing in something called a counter thread/screw because I couldn't find one small enough) I just offset all l of the tuning pegs by about 20 degrees and redrilled and rescrewed in a slightly. New position.
Goodluck. Hope you have better luck/skill then I did
If you don't have a screw remover and you can't manage to unscrew the broken stub with pliers etc., you could try carefully drilling another hole right beside it inline with the lug of the tuner (so it will be hidden). If the hole is hard up against the broken screw it should relieve the tension and allow you to turn the broken stub. Once the screw is out glue in some toothpicks to plug the holes, trim, sand, and redrill. Make sure your new pilot hole is large enough and use some candle wax on the screw threads to reduce the risk of them binding and snapping. If you're unsure of the size of hole to drill for a particular screw test it in a scrap piece of similar wood first, like a headstock offcut, that way if a screw breaks it will be less catastrophic.
Scott.
First thing you need to invest in is a screw removal system if you want to preserve the good looks of this guitar. Then, so that you have completely wasted your money (they are $80) invest $40 in the guitar techie screw driver set (both from StewMac. The set has a screwdriver that has a screw bit starter perfect for these screws. If you look after the screw driver bit well you will never need to use the removal system again. Snapping the screw head off is common place because the screw heats up very quickly when there is no predrilled hole and this leads its thin little neck to snap off!
Screw driver set - a must have!
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Removal unit
See they are now $70...exchange rate must be better.
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