How about those special Sears bits? Or are they too big?
tOM
On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 18:31,
Mark Dapoz <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, Gary Teller wrote:
>
> > I need help with removing a base plate screw that has a stripped/rounded
> > head? Apparently a previous owner had attempted to loosen the screw
> > without success.
> >
> > I'm not able to bite into the head and get a turning grip with the small
> > phillips or flat head (slotted) screwdrivers I have.
> >
> > Does anyone have any surefire solutions for removing the screw? Or should
> > I leave it to a professional repair person.
>
> If there's nothing left to grab on to, then there's really very little choice,
> it'll need to be drilled out. That's the only guaranteed way of getting it
> out. I usually pick a drill bit that's 1/2 to 2/3 the size of the head and
> using a drill press I'll drill just enough to "break" the screw head from the
> screw shaft. Once the head pops off the remaining part of the screw usually
> comes out easily using a pair of pliers. If it doesn't, well, keep drilling
> and then re-tap the hole, all the time praying that all goes well :-)
>
> An alternative, which I don't really recommend, is to try and hammer an old
> screwdriver into the screw. With a soft screw you can sometimes re-form it
> just enough to get the screwdriver to grab.
> -mark
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