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N_Cook wrote:
Philips heads , but glued or varnished in and any more torque on the
screwdriver will strip the head. I've tried heating for a minute with
soldering iron, no change. Have now left a dollop of paint stripper over
the heads overnight. Before using a left hand drill or griding off , any
other ideas ? Converting the cut off shaft of a screw driver to somehow
fit a standard (large) impact driver ?

I have a small impact driver - Makita TD020D - which is just brilliant for
such things. The impact mechanism means far less chance of 'slot'
damage/cam out. It even took out some door hinge slotted screws that had
been painted over.

One of the best power tools ever made.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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