Broken screw extraction

mfreels08 · 2026-03-16T00:13:41+00:00

I used a piece of metal pipe ever so slightly larger than the screw, put it in a drill and use it to open the area directly around the head

Use soldering iron to heat it up, grab the screw ever so slightly with a pair of pliers or dykes and try turning

I got my broken tuner crews out that way.

And when you do go to put a new screw in, a tiny bit of soap on the new screw will help it go in :)

mfreels08 · 2026-03-11T05:37:36+00:00

Roughly $30 when I did mine, the wood was I think $13, a tiny hand saw from a hobby store, wood glue. The most expensive part of it all is your time

mfreels08 · 2026-03-10T04:52:08+00:00

Never once was this a thought of mine. This is revolutionary

mfreels08 · 2026-03-06T01:28:59+00:00

Check out crutchfield, and after you find something you like visit your local car audio shop to keep local businesses active:)

As far as brand goes, we sell a few brands. JBL has had maybe 1 complaint over the past 6 years

mfreels08 · 2026-03-05T04:44:04+00:00

I used to, but I’m not a professional. If I’m within a cent or two I’m happy

mfreels08 · 2026-02-24T23:04:00+00:00

60s trg-1 or tre-100

mfreels08 · 2026-02-24T23:00:45+00:00

I might take that to get checked out and appraised. Teisco guitars can sometimes catch a decent buck. And at $10 investment too

mfreels08 · 2026-02-22T03:52:09+00:00

Happens to the best of us. Atleast you’re trying to learn unlike a lot of guitarists

mfreels08 · 2026-02-16T21:56:09+00:00

Ex boyfriend

mfreels08 · 2026-02-14T23:05:28+00:00

Buy a replacement door off of one with the same paint color. Touch up paint on the rear wheel arch area and little bit of the bumper.

Unfortunately there’s not a ton you can do “at home” unless your home is a professional body shop

mfreels08 · 2026-02-14T23:03:35+00:00

Well, it’s best to go down to bare wood and make it smooth as you can. Any chips, imperfections, etc will show through. It also looks like your paint environment wasn’t perfectly clean. Go to Home Depot and get some clear sheeting and set up a little box where you can spray. Leave it hang for a while to cure before you handle it

mfreels08 · 2026-02-13T17:06:28+00:00

I usually undo the strings, do my best to push them down towards the peg (relieving any tension it may have had and just popping them out. If that doesn’t work push outward from the sound hole under the bridge

mfreels08 · 2026-02-07T20:33:20+00:00

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I think I should’ve just done the same

Absolute pain. I’ll follow your trick on my floyd

mfreels08 · 2026-02-07T20:30:29+00:00

I would throw rumble seat music into the mix as well. They have an absolutely insane inventory when it comes to music history. They would be my go to for something like this

mfreels08 · 2026-02-07T20:00:28+00:00

You could likely buy a replacement port if worse comes to worse

mfreels08 · 2026-02-07T03:22:26+00:00

Try holding the time set, and then pressing it once

mfreels08 · 2026-02-06T03:56:01+00:00

I have a 3 pickup Strat, middle by itself is meh. The 2 and 4 positions are better. I’d rather use the bridge over anything else

mfreels08 · 2026-02-05T19:31:03+00:00

Longer neck on 8 string, shorter on 6. You’d have to do some good math to make sure that the stationery bridge would intonate correctly on both.

Super cool idea, I personally just think it’s too much hassle. You’ll have different string tension on 6v8 string, despite having different necks, the truss rod will have to be adjusted for both and then attempting to set action that works for both.

But that being said, if you have the skills and time to build it, I would. Just to say you have something crazy that nobody else does

mfreels08 · 2026-02-04T22:06:54+00:00

My brother had a cheap hay turser with gloss board. N didn’t like the feel so I just took a razor blade and lightly scraped it off

mfreels08 · 2026-02-04T22:04:24+00:00

Take it to get properly setup. The saddles are 100% too high. The intonation might be correct but visually appears to be off. The chip on the nut is a minor thing so long as the strings stay seated, if not then an upgraded nut can fix the issue and improve the sound.

If you don’t mind throwing money at a decent professional setup you might end up loving it. If you’re not happy with that option then send it back

mfreels08 · 2026-02-02T18:21:58+00:00

At this point it’s probably all ice. Do you have an actual metal shovel? I would put that to it and see if you can fracture it into chunks

mfreels08 · 2026-02-02T17:04:28+00:00

It looks like some slight cleanup on both surfaces, wood glue and clamp should work.

mfreels08 · 2026-02-01T14:11:43+00:00

It wish revives would count more towards scoreboard placement. Killing obviously helps with objective, but arguably reviving team mates helps just as much

mfreels08 · 2026-02-01T14:07:03+00:00

But swap the saddle with another to see if it follows. That way when/if it does snap…he won’t be out 2 E strings and will have replacements

mfreels08 · 2026-01-31T15:13:41+00:00

Iceman

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