With all due repect, one point in in favor of the brace & bit solution is
the brace is designed with a large flat knob on the end of the handle that
you can place against your chest as you rotate the bit, thus bringing your
full body weight to bear on the screw head if necessary. (I hate to admit
I'm old enough to have used one of these in my younger days). That's hard
to do with a 'motor' drill as they are designed to be pushed by your hand
which brings your wrist, elbow, and shoulder joints into play as you try to
apply pressure. As Isac Newton said, it all comes down to physics .....
(sorry, I made that up).

"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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"Tim W" wrote in message
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"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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"Tim W" wrote in message
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...the _best_ tool for
removing old corroded screws, or any tricky screwing operation is a
screwdriver bit in an old brace ...


Why not just chuck a common bit into your drill motor and go at it?
Brace
and bit might have been the appropriate tool years ago, but a decent
motor
with a tech adapter in it is the modern day equivalent.

Right. Why not use a chain saw, or dynamite? ;-)
I want to extract the old screws without breaking them or messing the
heads.


You seem to believe it's not possible to do so with a drill motor. Ok.

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-Mike-