A good way to remove a broken screw is to use a roll pin in the drill. With the drill in reverse and applying good pressure on the drill the roll pin should go over the broken screw. When the roll pin grabs the screw it will start to thread it out, but be careful if you're still pushing too hard it'll strip the screw,& when it comes out, the roll pin & screw will be very hot!!!! Now the hole is over-sized, therefor, you'll have to drill & plug the hole. Drill an according size hole & insert new screw !!!!!Hope this help someone someday!!!!
~Joe Mama~
HEY THATS A GOOD IDEA!!
ReplyDeleteI ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT AS YOU CAN REVERSE YOUR CORDLESS DRILL THE DRILL BITS SHOULD BE CUT/MADE ANTI-CLOCKWISE, IE SO THAT SMALL METAL DRILL BITS COULD BE DRILLED INTO THE CENTRE OF BROKEN METAL SCREWS/BOLTS SO THAT AS YOU DRILL IN ANTI-CLOCKWISE IT HELP TO UNSCREW THE BROKEN PIECE IF NOT THEN YOU SCREW IN YOUR EASYOUT BIT WHICH IS ANTI-CLOCKWISE.
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Yes, for a lousy 1/8" screw hole, that turns out to be a 4" hole created by a hammer and chisel when finish.. That is a great idea you have mentioned here.. A very quick fix...
ReplyDeleteWhats a roll pin? Jeff UK
ReplyDeleteHello Jeff UK :A roll pin is also called a spit pin or a shear pin. I just logged on to google and searched roll pin and it showed what I mean !!! I'm restoring a 1956 - 22 foot Shephard that had a number of broken #14 screws (brass) I filed reverse saw teeth on a large roll pin & in a cordless drill in reverse removed all of them in a matter of minutes!!!!
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