Gareth Magennis kom med denne ide:

screwdriver.

I wasn't sure what size these screws actually are, just smaller than the
proper T5 screwdriver I have, so I bought a cheap set of ebay mobile phone
Torx drivers to find out.
These are jeweller type things, and too thin and soft to get enough torque on
these incredibly stiff bolts.
I shouldn't have attempted the removal of damaged bolts with this unsuitable
crappy tool, but was impatient. Doh!

I will also have to suss out a way of heating the bolts to soften the glue -
all around is plastic, so I though perhaps inserting the Torx screwdriver
into the head and heating the screwdriver blade?


Have you considered a bolt remover? I don't know if they come in such
small sizes.

Or you could superglue the screw to the screwdriver, just don't
superglue the screw to the body of the mic, so use a tiny drop.

Leif


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