What would you do with this?

What would you do with this?

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Edwin Strohacker

Original Poster:

3,879 posts

87 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Strap button screw sheared off last night, right in the middle of wigging out & it's my favourite guitar too. Far too small to drill out?

Edwin Strohacker

Original Poster:

3,879 posts

87 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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No, none. Not the best photo I know, the screw is recessed in the cavity about half a cm or so. Don't really want to screw a new hole if I can avoid it, I'd much prefer to extract what's in there.

Edwin Strohacker

Original Poster:

3,879 posts

87 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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I reckon the shaft of that self tapper is far too narrow to drill out or extract. The path of least resistance is going to be to fill it in & re drill nearby. The scar I'll call mojo.

Edwin Strohacker

Original Poster:

3,879 posts

87 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Done now, I just screwed next to the existing hole. It's a working guitar, nothing to be too precious over.