Those tiny ones.

[Gazz]

Has anyone got any tips/hacks on centering those pesky tiny screws on machine heads, there's got to be an easy way that I'm just not seeing, (you've guessed by now I'm a newbie to this malarkey) it's doing my loaf in. So I've left my work shop, lights off, come back later. Please help, ta. 

[PaulThePlug]

Holes should be pilot drilled, to the correct depth, otherwise the screw will bottom out and you will round out the screw head.

 

Pilot Drill, correct fitting screw driver, and a bit of hand soap (block) or candle wax on the screw threads.

 

Lots of holes.. so a job not to ne rushed

Mark the hoes thru the achie head plate with a scriber or nail

 

I use a hand pinion wirly drill and slow and steady as to clear the hole and not break the drill bit.

Good Luck

Edited 13 minutes ago by PaulThePlug

[BlueMoon]

This ^^^^^^^