On 12/24/2013 08:59 AM, murph issued this missive:
Something I've done successfully in the past for small, nearly stripped screws:
Put a drop of crazy glue in the screw. Put the screwdriver in as
straight as you can and balance against something. Let dry. Now try
to get the screw out.
Sounds crazy, but it has worked. Of course, this is last resort
before drilling it out.
Often 5-minute epoxy works better (thicker, goey-ier, can take a bit
more torque and off-axis force than Crazy Glue). If the carrier isn't
plastic, try a 30-watt soldering iron applied (no tinning) to the center
of the screw head. Heat will often loosen that stuff.
That being said, I've drilled and ez-outed more screws (from #2s and up)
and bolts (I have old Jaguar cars) than I care to think about.
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