any handy men here?

[GeneValgene]

anyone know how to remove a screw where the head is stripped?

 

[Barfo]

stripped screwdriver?

 

[JDrake]

screw... head... strip...
:shocked:

 

[FoBoT]

easy out

or grab it with pliers

 

[OVERKILL]

locking pliers or pliers as someone else said


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[neegotiator]

http://www.naturalhandyman.com/qa/qastrippedscrew.shtm

never tried, hope it helps

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
easy out

or grab it with pliers

problem is that it is too tight to be removed by pliers

what's easy out?

 

[glenn beck]

drill a hole in it, worked for me

 

[KLin]

Drill the screw out.

 

[glenn beck]

Originally posted by: KLin
Drill the screw out.

lol that's what I meant by the way

 

[spacejamz]

this should work...

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[Brutuskend]

Take a dremel with a cut off disk and cut a slot across the top and then use a standard screw driver!

OR

I have some left handed drill bits, and a lot of time you can drill out a bolt or screw and it will back out as you drill it.

Snap-On sells them....

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Take a dremel and cut a slot across the top and then use a standard screw driver!

I was going to recommend that but couldn't think of the name of that particular tool .

 

[DrPizza]

Get a screw extractor... Drill a small pilot hole into the screw, put the drill in reverse and drill the extractor into the screw.

 

[DrPizza]

Oh, and for what it's worth, you're less likely to strip screws when you use quality screwdrivers/bits.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I ran into this problem with a Dell laptop display. One of their sunk screw's head became stripped. Just got a small screw extractor, put a lot of pressure behind it, and after a while it eventually grabbed and pulled it right out. Extractor bit was $2.19 at Sears.

 

[Squisher]

I kinda do this for a living. What are we talking about here? A small slotted or phillips head screw?

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: Squisher
I kinda do this for a living. What are we talking about here? A small slotted or phillips head screw?

thanks for the help everyone!

it's a phillips head

 

[91TTZ]

Trick #1- For small things you do what Brutuskend said- use a Dremel to make a slot, then take it out.

Trick #2- For larger screws, there is a thing that looks sort of like a big chisel with a screwhead on it. You hit it with a hammer and it twists counterclockwise. It's pretty effective.

 

[mrrman]

take a small hacksaw and saw until there is a slot, use a flathead to remove it

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Take a dremel with a cut off disk and cut a slot across the top and then use a standard screw driver!

OR

I have some left handed drill bits, and a lot of time you can drill out a bolt or screw and it will back out as you drill it.

Snap-On sells them....

Watch out, Ornery is going to come in this thread and chew your head off for recommending a Dremel for any type of job, no matter how versatile and useful it is.

 

[skyking]

Gene, take a quick pic with a penny for size reference, and put it in context. 911TZ suggested an impact driver, which is appropriate for some applications.
I would not recommend taking it and a ball peen hammer to a laptop hinge, however

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene

Originally posted by: Squisher
I kinda do this for a living. What are we talking about here? A small slotted or phillips head screw?

thanks for the help everyone!

it's a phillips head

Most here all ready here already have given you the available answers. I'd start with a hand impact and a good, well fitted, bit. Then move on to trying to slot it, but you'll need a really thin/small cutting wheel to not run into the surrounding material. Drilling it out the head, preferably with a reverse drill, would be next. The biggest problem with the last solution is getting out the headless shank. Because the lack of holding pressure makes this easier to remove, but you won't have much to grab a hold of.

Even a prick punch used around the perimeter can work wonders.

 

[Kelemvor]

Sears has some things specifically for removing screws like that. I got some for Christmas.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product....=00952154000&subcat=Gifts+Under+%24+25