Share your tool tips for bass repair

[Beedster]

I asked this question today.....

 

 

.....and thanks to a few members am now aware of some tools of which I was completely oblivious, specifically a step drill bit (genius) and a tapered reamer. So, it seemed it might be useful to start a thread in which you could let us know which tools you use for which DIY jobs on bass, especially if they're old school and manual 👍

[PaulThePlug]

Pickup fitting...

 

[Stub Mandrel]

Find an offcut of old mains wire. Remove some 6" lengths of the thick copper wire.

 

These can be soldered temporarily to the end of pickup etc. wires to aid threading them through awkward holes/spaces.