On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:22:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

wouldn't it be easier to get the screw out, spend a couple of bucks at
the Borg and get a small box of new screws?

http://www.houselogic.com/blog/repai...tripped-screw/

I think he thinks if he can't tighten the screw he can't take it out,
either. If he repairs the slot, he can do either. So he just
iightens it.

I took stripped to mean the threads are ruined.

But he seems to mean the slot is ruined and the screwdriver couldnt'
bite until the slot was recut.

Does "stripped" apply to a damaged slot?