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Default Help: Phillips screw 1/2 inch from the wall

On 7/6/2018 12:49 PM, Leon wrote:

I have found that an impact river will remove stripped head Phillips
screws.


Long ago when I was a kid, and was rebuilding engines, doing body work
on rusted out hulks, I had an impact driver that never failed to get out
screws, and never stripped the head if used before the head was
stripped, and generally worked if the had was stripped. A few years back
I DAGS for one of these and couldn't find one hit. Today, I found them
all over the place. The one I used 60 years ago was super quality,
can't vouch for this one, but it should be in everyone's tool box.

https://tinyurl.com/yb5bdxqh

For those that don't know, you smack the tool with a big hammer and it
turns the screw just a tad. Works like a charm on stuck screws with no
damage.
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