[Shop-talk] Stripped Screw heads

[Elton E. (Tony) Clark]

*I've saved a couple of bad stripped screws in the last few months with this
method:*
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*1.  soak for reasonable time with a penetrant*
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*2.  pound the head with a carefully chosen punch or air hammer.*
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*3.  cut a screwdriver slit in the head with a small  abrasive disc in a
Dremel.*

*4.  Apply a screwdriver & know you've done all you can do.*
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*Didn't work?*
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*5.  Then, having avoided breaking off a very hard broken easy-out, drill
out the screw and retap.*