On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 10:21:54 -0400, 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 bit in a 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?

A couple of options come to mind:

Lowes has in stock for pickup today (in the several stores nearest
Southborough, MA) a 1/4" drive T-10 torx socket item 338200 model
85998 for $1.98. It's Kobalt brand, have no idea how well it will
hold up, but you should be able to use it with your socket set more
conveniently than a hex bit.

Lee Valley has for $11.50 an adapter that holds 1/4" hex bits in a _4_
point brace, which if you don't have one are available for cheap on
Amazon ($12-30 range for Chinese).



TIA.

Dick Snyder
Souothborough, MA