On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:11:06 -0000, "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 ?


If you aren't succesful at removing the screws, and you don't want to grind them
off and then use a small ezi-out - getting that small hole centred is a pita -
then you might try the Rolson damaged screw and bolt remover kit
http://www.rolsontools.com/search.as...rchStock=28997

Maplin currently have it on sale for UKP8.99. It claims to be good down to 3mm
screws and might be useful for the future.