This is why I never lend out any of my tools.
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Eh.
Hardened steel versus a cheap screw? Not a concern.
And I donât lend out my tools, either.
not a bad idea, but iâd try it with a cheapo chisel, but would never consider it with my lie-neilsens. also wonder if you could try a cutoff wheel on a dremel just to cut a tiny notch in the screw, not sure if there is enough clearance.
The problem is it wouldnât have enough bite. This is a tiny screw.
Iâll keep you all posted 
i feel very invested in the saga of the screw. please do.
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Bless your heart.
Thatâs precious, hon, but I wouldnât feel right borrowinâ your tools. Thanks for the offer, though!
The other day, I was trying to pull a snap ring off and axle shaft. there wasnât much material to grab. I tried several different needle nose plyers, hemo stats and needle nose vise grips. nothing could grab it enough to remove it. I was rifling through my tool box and stumbled upon my small pair of safety wire pliers. I was able to grip it with the slanted tip, lock it and remove the part. wrong tool for the job but it worked,
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These are meant to twist wire together locking bolts to gether so they canât loosen. They are also called lock wire pliers. You lock them closed to twist the wire. The last photo shows the lock.
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Victory:
I got there by slowly excavating minimal amounts of wood around the screw, first with a pin vise and then with a knife. There is also not much thickness to play with here - maybe 6-7mm - and itâs a confined area. Resulting damage is not bad and should round out and allow plugging pretty easily.
The whole lesion there is about 3-4mm across, tops.
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we never doubted you 
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Ok next step is done, I rounded it out with a 6mm bit in the pin vise:
Now I just need to go buy a piece of 6mm dowel stock. Maybe this weekend.
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Buy a longer screw. Put the cover back on and forget about it
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Oh this did occur to me trust me 
I just couldnât leave the blemish like it was though, would have bugged me.
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Looking for some string recommendations for my dean eabc acoustic bass something in a flat or tape wound its been 2 years I think it time lol
side note - looking through this thread, I picked up âstanding in the shadows of Motownâ ( quick read ,very interesting stuff bass lines are awesome 2 thumbs up) but I kept thinking of the jamerson quote " The gunk keeps the funk" words to live by
Hey there, Iâm relatively new to bass and not very adept at setups. I bought an inexpensive Jackson bass two years ago and just started playing with it more. Iâm getting a buzz when I play the first fret of the A string. Does that sound like it needs a truss rod adjustment or saddle adjustment? From what I read on other forums, it sounds like truss rod but Iâd like other opinions. Thanks.
Elements of a set-up arenât really independent. Everything works in unison. If you adjust the truss rod, then the saddle may need adjustment as wellâŚ
Setups arenât that difficult, and itâs a good thing to help you understand your instrument.
Check out this thread for a plethora of setup information:
You absolutely donât need to watch them all - theyâre all giving basically the same info, just in their own style. Start with the always trust-worthy Joshâs video and go from thereâŚ
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Thatâs what I ended up doingâŚwatching Joshâs setup video. Everything else seemed good so I adjusted the truss rod the let it set for a few hours then put new strings on andâŚvoila! It sounds great now. Thanks for the input.
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I must say, there are likely thousands of âset-upâ videos on the internet, but Joshâs just works for me every time!
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