"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Rasputin wrote:

I've got a baby high chair which has had one of the heads
of a supporting Allen Bolt shear off.

So I've got a bolt stuck in the chair. I'd like to get it out
myself, otherwise we're looking at 2 weeks without the chair
while the manufacturers decide if they want to replace it....

My guess is I need to somehow get a slot etched into the top so
I can get it out with a flathead. But how can I do that since its
flush with the wood?

I hear EZouts are a bad idea, since they're prone to snap off...

Any suggestions?
Cheers!



Ther are things made called stud extractors. Its basically a sor of
posidtve screw with a left hand theread, and a hex sectiobn on top[.

You drill the stud, and screw the extractor in, and extract away.,

Unlikely to be a problem with threaded things - but when I was drilling out
the thermostat probe from my boiler the main problem I had was that the
probe would rotate when I tried to drill it. This meant that it wouldn't
remove any of it (or only a small amount before it started spinning).
Pulling it out wasn't possible as it was slightly larger than the hole it
seemed. Patience (2.5 hours) worked in the end!

D