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Removing broken screws and other things
hello
I hope someone may be able to help or point me in the right direction. I have some tubular chromed chairs with leather back and seats. They've been up in the loft a few years and after cleaning them up am trying to reassemble them. The tubes are joined together with 2 inch self tapping (at least they look like they're self tappers)screws and a spacing sleeve. Two of these chairs have one of the four holes that take these screws, blocked with a piece of broken screw. Now I know that I would drill these bits out but, not being a consummate DIYer, I thought I'd ask this group, the best way of doing this and if there are any gadgets around that would make this easier/safer. I obviously want to avoid damaging the thread that's been cut in the tubes by the previously unbroken screws. The other question I have is how do I go about determining the size of the thread for these screws? Or do I just go trying various packets in B&Q and Homebase until I find the right ones - it's difficult on sites like Screwfix and can work out expensive if you get the wrong ones. Thanks for any help anyone can give. -- Brush-Head "The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights" John Paul Getty 1892 - 1976 |