Hand slicing saddle screws

[Clint 55]

Screw them back so they stick out of the saddle about half way. Sand them a mm or 2. Screw them back in. They now won't protrude from the saddles anymore.

[ErikH]

I found the place I ordered mine from.

https://www.stratcat.biz/hardware-screws-saddle-parts.shtml

[alex1fly]

Well I took a dremel to them and hacked them off. They don't stick out anymore. They kept wanting to fly out, so I had to tape them in lol. They aren't terribly flat now where they meet the bridge plate... is that a concern? They might kind of mark up the bridge plate, but I typically don't adjust saddles a whole lot once I have the axe dialed in. Ideally I'd sand or file them flat just to make them the way they were... for better contact and vibration transfer, I suppose. That feels like micromanaging my tone, a bit. Really I'm just trying to justify not doing anything else because I'm ready to play and it's kind of a PITA working on those teeny screws.

[ehdwuld]

New ones are not flat
kinda dome shaped

This is what I meant by dressing the ends

[alex1fly]

You'll take the pain and you'll LIKE IT.

Figured out a way to semi secure the saddle screws and filed down the jagged edges. Not perfect, but much closer than it was. I'm sure my tone will benefit greatly and I can probably skip practicing for a few days.

[Lucius Paisley]

Never had this problem. Am I supposed to?

[alex1fly]

Never had this problem. Am I supposed to?

It's one of the finer experiences in life. Go get yourself a bridge with screws that are too long. Really makes you feel alive.

[Mincer]

I guess that's why they originally had bridge covers. If you've ever used one of them, you'd realize that getting sliced up is a better alternative.