[Shop-talk] Removing security screws

[John Innis]

Wow $40 for a pair of pliers.  Maybe worth it if they work, but pretty
steep to take a chance on...

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oddly enough, I got a link to this today...One application is removing
> stubborn/anti-tamper screws
>
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LMOAYR2/
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 9:42 PM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> New house was a foreclosure.  It was 'secured' at some point.  One of the
>> security features was locking sash latches in all the windows.  They did
>> not leave a key to those locks.  The sash latches are secured with
>> security/one-way screws that cannot just be unscrewed.
>>
>> They're also pretty hard and so close to the window pane itself that
>> drilling them with a reverse drill bit isn't working.  And they're small
>> enough that just grabbing them with a needle-nose vice grip isn't working
>> either.
>>
>> Any advice before I do something stupid and screw up what we're some nice
>> windows before the idiots got involved?
>>
>> Scott
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