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Default Removing a screw that has been butchered by the "professionals"

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:46:44 +0000, John Kelly wrote:

Some builder fitted my front door and it's swollen slightly with all the
rain we've had. It doesn't stick on the frame but it does rub against a
screw head which is sticking slightly proud of the frame. This screw has
no slots in it for the screwdriver. Any ideas on how to get it out?

Thanks


You can buy screw extractors. You drill a small hole in the scree head
first, then replace your drill bit with the extractor bit, insert into
drilled hole and run your drill backwards as the bit has a left-hand
'thread'.
Quite cheap, but make sure you have a slightly larger drill bit while yer in
the shop.
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