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Clare Snyder Clare Snyder is offline
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Default Getting a damaged screw out

On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:50:15 +1100, "Jac Brown"
wrote:

Got one of these
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mcpg949t9..._2208.JPG?dl=0
with a badly damaged philips screw head which I can't get out of here.
https://youtu.be/XlYNf101RJ0?t=56

The thing is entirely plastic in two parts. I don't care about wrecking the
whole screw and what it goes into because I am happy to replace it.

You are joking, right?????
Just drill the sucker out. Its NYLON cor crying out loud!!!! you could
take it out with a hot coat hanger wire!