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Nucejoe,  I'm in complete agreement sir!!  The signature of a master craftsman is no signature.  There should be no evidence that they were ever there.   Be it marred screwheads, scratched bridges/plates, or grease on a steering wheel;  it's the sign of an amateur or a very careless person... I spend a fair amount of time dressing (and cleaning) both screwdrivers and tweezers.  I couldn't imagine the horror of damaging a customer's  piece be it a Timex or an AP!!!

Seeing the op's post regarding sourcing replacement screws made me think back to my beginnings....  When the sorry el-cheapo tweezers pinged everything they touched into the "great void"....  

BTW-- I still consider myself to be a rank beginner!! 😁

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