A variation of an old trick for removing broken studs and bolts might work.
A welder friend took a nut and welded up the hole over the broken stud.
Worked like a charm!
Due to the size and surrounding material on this I would recomend a touch of
epoxy on an ink pen refill or other small thin item. Just touch it to the
end and let it harden..then pull gently. Little brother just poked me and
said to try a speaker magnet to give it a pull.
I don't even know if the tip is magnetic, but I have tried a few of his off
the wall ideas and they seemed to work amazingly well.
Bruce Lowry
Valentine wrote:
> Doug,
>
> Try a pair of hemostats. You know - those things that the medical
> professionals use to grip all sorts of places on the human body.
>
> If you can't locat a pair of those try your local sporting goods store
> for a fish hook extractor, they are just hemostats in a cheaper package.
>
> You want the extractor that looks like a pair of sissors. I have
> several pairs in different sizes in my toolbox and they come in handy
> for all sorts of things......
>
> You may also try a large needle, or two (one on each side) to pry the
> broken piece out.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Kevin Valentine
> 63, 71 and 74 Midgets
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