"bobmct" wrote in message
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We have all experienced screw heads breaking off on occasion and its
always quite a job to get the old one out and then trying to fix the
damage.

I've tried a couple of tpical screw extraction products such as ones
from Harbor Freight and HD, but they both sucked and actually broke
while trying to use them.

Occasionally I've seen on TV some magical extractors but we all know
what adviertizing is like...

For those of you you may have had success with some and would like to
recommend a good solution or two I would greatly appreciate hearing of
you choice(s).

I figure, if one purchases something that actually works, it worth the
investment rather than buy junk only to throw it away and still have
the problem to solve.

Thanks IA -

Screw extraction can be tricky, depending on why the screw broke in the
first place. Sears sells a set of extractors that are kind of interesting,
they are like these:
http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT...r=1902%50mode=

They also sell smaller ones.

What I like about these over traditional easy outs is that you do not need
to drill as deep to get a bite with the extractor.

What size screw do you have and what is the material that it is broken off
in? If it is a steel screw broken off in aluminum or brass you can simmer
it in an alum solution and rust away the screw and leave the aluminum
unscathed.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.