Removing stuck fasteners
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| + | *A pipe wrench will grip rounded off fasteners. | ||
*Weld a piece of metal to the top of the bolt, to use as leverage when loosening. | *Weld a piece of metal to the top of the bolt, to use as leverage when loosening. | ||
*If the slot of a round-headed screw is stripped, file two flat edges in it. Then, it can be turned with an adjustable wrench. Or, use a hacksaw to file a new slot at a right angle to the existing one. Depending on the size of the fastener, using a Dremel tool or a die-grinder with a fiber wheel, carefully grind a large, deep slot in the head of the fastener, and before it cools, use a large screwdriver to remove it. The fastener is obviously not reusable at this point, but it can possibly save the difficulty of having to drill and tap a new hole through a hardened, broken-off fastener. | *If the slot of a round-headed screw is stripped, file two flat edges in it. Then, it can be turned with an adjustable wrench. Or, use a hacksaw to file a new slot at a right angle to the existing one. Depending on the size of the fastener, using a Dremel tool or a die-grinder with a fiber wheel, carefully grind a large, deep slot in the head of the fastener, and before it cools, use a large screwdriver to remove it. The fastener is obviously not reusable at this point, but it can possibly save the difficulty of having to drill and tap a new hole through a hardened, broken-off fastener. | ||
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