Screwed up in a big way! Working on a CBG on my picnic table aka work bench when I knocked off my box of tuner parts(see where this is going). Living in Fla the land of sun and sand, lots and lots of sand. To make a long story short, I need to replace the screws, without them my projects are dead in the water. I can't find them in any hardware store. What size are they, so I can order some? Thanks.

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Stewmac's is way too over priced on their line of tools in my opinion. I've found some of the 'very same thing' for half the money, like I stated earlier I don't have a problem with profits, just being bent over. But it comes down to choice. I'll have to go back to Lowe's, I most have overlooked the screws.

Hi Glenn, great hearing from you. You were about 2 hrs North of me and it would've been cool to meet up with! you. I lost my marble along time ago in this giant sand box. The heat is hard at first but you get use to it! I buy most of my stuff from GITTY(split an order), but like you know my project eats my spare cash, so I have to be very frugal with shipping. I'm trying to get these two units shipped for Christmas, so I have to cut cost anyway possible. 

As stated below, Gitty sells them.  I bought a bunch years ago and they were a good buy.  I am still using them.  I do the drop on the floor thing too.  I try to use a magnetic cup thingy to put metal parts in.

As stated below, Gitty sells them.  I bought a bunch years ago and they were a good buy.  I am still using them.  I do the drop on the floor thing too.  I try to use a magnetic cup thingy to put metal parts in.

These were in a small plastic box with a lid, at the time I was working on the frets and smacked them hard enough to scatter them into the 4 winds. Sand in your yard isn't packed, so they buried like clams. I buy from GITTY when I have enough for free shipping. My pet project eats away at 'any' extra cash I have.

I would ride my bike over the area.  This is a quick and easy way to locate any loose screws in an area. The only drawback is that it can cost a bit in puncture repair kits. 

LOL I even tried barefoot in the area, so now I just keep it watered real well and waiting to see what sprouts. The way I look at it, they scattered like seeds, about the size of seeds, who knows? I know they'll never be found. Maybe by a future archeologist who will say to his help " This person lost his screws, is that petrified feline poop?  Bet he was on his hands and knees in this looking for them ! What an idiot!" :-)

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