Screwing gone bad. (Made good again)

[pst62]

Never had this happen before and I'm not fancying the job of trying to drill them out myself,
anybody got any idea of the potential cost of getting a luthier to sort it?
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Edited July 10, 2012 by pst62

[bartelby]

can you not grab the ends with pliers?

Or have the other two snapped below the wood?

[flyfisher]

Bit hard to make out the problem - I presume the screws have sheared off?

If so, the fact that they are still sticking out of the wood should make it easy to remove them.

Mole grips should do it.

[pst62]

bartelby. Yeah I can grab the end with pliers but, they don't grip

Flyfisher . Yeah they snapped as I was removing them.
I will try the Mole Grips idea if I can locate them (we moved house and everything is still upside down in the garage)
Here's a better angle.
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Edited July 10, 2012 by pst62

[flyfisher]

Use the mole grips sideways, so that the teeth dig in to the screws, and adjust them to be as tight as possible. AFter the first 'squeeze', unlock the mole grips and re-tighten before locking again (because the teeth pushing into the screw threads will loosen the grip.

The length of the mole grips should provide more than enough leverage to remove the screws, but be careful not to shear them off again, leaving them even shorter than before!

Try small back-and-forth movements on the mole grips first, to try to loosen the grip of the wood on the screws.

Good luck.

[paul_5]

Ooh, nasty. Mighty Mite necks are great, not seen one eat screws though. I'd second the mole grips idea, don't be tempted to 'wiggle' them out though, as you'll probably damage the holes in the neck.

[ezbass]

Another vote for mole grips, marvellous tool.

[Ou7shined]

Moleys should do the trick.
Next time drill bigger holes... and rub a wax crayon or candle over the threads before screwing.

[paul_5]

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1341907374' post='1725794']
Moleys should do the trick.
Next time drill bigger holes... and rub a wax crayon or candle over the threads before screwing.
[/quote]

calling Discreet...

[pst62]

Cheers for the advice fella's!
I'll let you know the outcome once I've located and tried the Moleys.

[flyfisher]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1341907249' post='1725792']
I'd second the mole grips idea, don't be tempted to 'wiggle' them out though, as you'll probably damage the holes in the neck.
[/quote]

Just to clarify, my 'back-and-forth' comment was meant to be along the axis of the screw, i.e. small anti-clockwise/clockwise movements.

I entirely agree about not 'wiggling' the screws from side to side in some way, because of the risk of damaging the holes as paul_5 rightly mentioned.

[tonyf]

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1341907374' post='1725794']
... and rub a wax crayon or candle over the threads before screwing.
[/quote]

A bit of soap works too. My dad taught me that. ;-)

[bremen]

All is not lost if the holes get enlarged

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Edited July 10, 2012 by bremen

[Ou7shined]

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1341908169' post='1725812']


A bit of soap works too. My dad taught me that. ;-)
[/quote]

I hope we're not still on the Discreet level of the conversation here.

[discreet]

I resemble these remarks ...though to be completely honest, from the title I [i]was [/i]hoping this thread would be about something else... Now I shall return to Off Topic, where I belong. It's a bit chilly in here.

Edited July 10, 2012 by discreet

[EdwardHimself]

Lol. +1 for candle wax though although I suppose soap is easier to come by these days. I've done this before, I ended up drilling new holes.

[KingBollock]

The Mole Grip idea is the best, but another way, if the screws are too short but still sticking out a bit, is to either file or saw, using a hacksaw, a slot for a flat head screwdriver into the end.

[Commando Jack]

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1341912327' post='1725895']
The Mole Grip idea is the best, but another way, if the screws are too short but still sticking out a bit, is to either file or saw, using a hacksaw, a slot for a flat head screwdriver into the end.
[/quote]

I have used a dremel for this very thing. Either way cutting a new slot works really well.

[pst62]

Thanks again for all your advice fella's.
Mission accomplished, the mole grips worked a treat.
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[Mr. Foxen]

I heat them up with the soldering iron and let them cool first, loostens them a bit.

[paul_5]

Glad to hear that this has had a positive outcome.



Now don't do it again!

[pst62]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1341926954' post='1726308']
Glad to hear that this has had a positive outcome.



Now don't do it again!
[/quote]

Cheers Paul! and no I won't ....ever.

Finish product on show in Gear Porn/ Precisions. (Gloat, Gloat)

[flyfisher]

[quote name='pst62' timestamp='1341923631' post='1726220']
Thanks again for all your advice fella's.
Mission accomplished, the mole grips worked a treat.
[/quote]

Hurrah!