On 9/2/2018 10:21 AM, Dick Snyder wrote:
Without going into a lot of detail, I have to remove about 200 stainless
steel trim head screws from a deck made of Cambara. When I have used my
power drill in the past, the heads have broken off because the stainless
steel is soft. If I grip my T-10 bitÂ* in aÂ* vice grip, I can slowly ease
the #8 x 2 1/2" screws out but I am hoping to find a faster solution.
The base of the T-10 bit will not fit in any of my english or metric
sockets (just a hair lose in 1/4" and too tight in 7/32"). I wish when
my dad died 30 years ago that I had taken the brace from his tool
collection but I not. The ideal tool would be a 3 jaw reversible ratchet
brace but they are expensive. I can't find a neighbor that has a brace.
Does anyone have a better idea than my vice grip?

TIA.

Dick Snyder
Souothborough, MA


Wow, I just looked at the price of a ratchet brace and was surprised.
Mine is about 50 years old and rarely used.

I do have a thought. How about a T handle used to hod a tap? If you
give the screw a turn or so, will that loosed it enough to come out with
the power drill and not break?