I need to remove a stripped screw: Difference between revisions

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*Drill the head off the screw. Using a small pair of vise grips (needle-nose if you have them), grab the protruding nub of the screw (if there is one), turn it out and replace screw. Replace with an Allen screw if you can find one.

*Purchase a set of drill bits made for screw extraction. The kind that work with a T-handle are better, because you can remove it by hand, and have better control over the torque.

*Several members have had good luck with the Craftsman [http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=00952154000&vertical=Sears&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes 3 pc. Screw-Out Damaged Screw Remover Set], model #52154. It runs about $20 at Sears.

*Take a properly fitting screwdriver, then attach a set of vice grips (very tightly) to the shank just in front of the handle, to form a "T" (the screwdriver would be the top). Use all of your weight to push straight in on the screwdriver towards the screw, then use whatever remaining strength you have to twist it using the leverage of the vice grip.

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 *Drill the head off the screw. Using a small pair of vise grips (needle-nose if you have them), grab the protruding nub of the screw (if there is one), turn it out and replace screw. Replace with an Allen screw if you can find one.
 *Purchase a set of drill bits made for screw extraction. The kind that work with a T-handle are better, because you can remove it by hand, and have better control over the torque.
+*Several members have had good luck with the Craftsman [http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=00952154000&vertical=Sears&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes 3 pc. Screw-Out Damaged Screw Remover Set], model #52154. It runs about $20 at Sears.
 *Take a properly fitting screwdriver, then attach a set of vice grips (very tightly) to the shank just in front of the handle, to form a "T" (the screwdriver would be the top). Use all of your weight to push straight in on the screwdriver towards the screw, then use whatever remaining strength you have to twist it using the leverage of the vice grip.