2007-07-01 02:19:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Go to your local hardware store & get a set of easy-outs. They`re fairly inexpensive, and there are different sizes and types for different screws. They have reverse threads that grip the screw head & back it out of the hole.
2007-07-01 02:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by ropar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an "Extractor" which essentially is a kind of bit but it bites into the softer metal of the screw when drilled into the center. It is also drilled inward when the drill in is reverse.
When you turn it forward you extract it.
if you are going to drill it out the conventional way you will need to leave some of the screw metal so you can use a tap to recut the threads of the hole.
I'd start wth the least agressive method and work my way up. Maybe try those sprays they sell " EZ OUT"
Then try heating the metal (not the screw) or perhaps a combination of the two. (the metal will expand upon being heated).
If this fails then move on to extraction by force.
2007-07-01 10:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean the hole in which the screw driver sits, you can buy what are called 'Back Outs" or "Easy Outs". Drill a small hole into the head of the screw and the EasyOut goes into the hole, driving the OPPOSITE direction of the screw. As the backout tightens, it begins to remove the screw.
2007-07-01 09:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes you can use reversed spiral drill bits. They are just opposite of the regular ones so they are attempting to loosen as they work. Of course, make sure your drill is also in reverse.
2007-07-01 12:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by UVHS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the screw is in I would say. You can either drill it out with the same size bit that the hole is or you can try some nifty McGyver way of super glueing something to end of it and twisting it out. :) I suggest the drill...
2007-07-01 09:22:50 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. James 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sears sells something for this very problem. and it's only about $15
2007-07-01 09:25:35 · answer #6 · answered by sjdelp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
et a drill bit that is smaller thatn the screw and drill them out Or you can get a tool that will dig in the screw and take it out.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Hand+Tools%2C+General+Purpose&pid=00952154000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Bolt-Out%2C+Taps+%26+Dies&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes
2007-07-01 09:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
drill. If you mean stripped screws?
Learn to spell if you are going to ask question.
2007-07-01 09:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
they either need to be pried out, or bored from the center and then popped out. it's a HUUUUUGE pain in the butt....
2007-07-01 09:22:35 · answer #9 · answered by rachel 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋