lenscrafters sucks - who knows how to remove broken screws?

[timxpx]

would anyone know how to remove a broken screw thats lodged inside its bed in the arm on a pair of glasses? the arm broke off and can't be reattached because the screw got its head broken off when the glasses broke- so basically, i need to get a screw out thats about 3-4 treads long and neither side is protruding from the hole...

lenscrafters tried to remove the screw piece but they couldn't get it -- buying a new pair is a sort of last resort...

i've tried to punch it through with numerous things in an attempt to strip the screw, but no luck.

i was also thinking about heating it up somehow and hoping that the screw wouldn't expand as much as the arm and i would be able to punch it out with some pressure --does that make sense to anyone?

sorry if i didn't explain this very well.

any solutions would be appreciated -- i'm open to try anything

 

[Chode Messiah]

hammer and/or screwdriver

 

[0roo0roo]

tiny tool to cut a screw driver notch? eh.. hard

 

[isekii]

just get a new pair of glasses.

 

[Kaieye]

I usually heat up the frame with a hair dryer and then use a small screw extractor to remove the broken screw. If this doesn't work, then I usually use a press with a sharp point to press out the broken screw. Afterwards, I use a self-tapping screw and later break off the exposed ends. I do this about once every month at my optical lab...

 

[slick230]

So LensCrafters couldn't get the screw out, and they suck. You can't get the screw out either. Doesn't that mean YOU suck too?

Yeah, I thought so.