Don't you hate it when your trying to unscrew/screw something in and the screw is stripped? This article should help you remove a stripped screw if you have dremel. If you don't have a dremel
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Take the cutting wheel of
your dremel and use it to cut a slot into your damaged screw head. Don’t cut it
too deep but cut it deep enough to stick a flathead screwdriver in it. It must
not be cut too far from the middle but if it’s a little off don’t fret about
it. All we are doing is trying to get the screw out don’t worry about it
looking pretty. Avoid cutting into the wood if at all possible. And try not to
have anything flammable when the sparks go flying.
After you cut a line in
the screw take your flathead and unscrew the screw. If you want you take
something like vice grips or pliers and remove the screw but if I you are
going to screw a screw back in you might want to continue unscrewing it.
Make sure to GET A NEW SCREW and throw the old one out. You now have something that is easy to unscrew and the using the dremel to remove the stripped screw saves you plenty of time.
This seems to work better for some stripped screws. If you've tried this and it doesn't work, you may need to try a different method.
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