How to get mashed screw out (fragile!)

Pawnless Endgame · 15 Aug 2016 at 21:30

I've read this thread as I was having the same problem with the OP but with a 3D-printed AllPixel case where a screw got stuck. The flat-headed screwdriver trick as suggested by a few of you worked for me :-)

So thanks to you all.

Clark Nova · 15 Aug 2016 at 22:55

Can I ask why you're taking a GB Micro apart? I've got two of them, beautiful machines.

Diddums x · 15 Aug 2016 at 22:59

Give it to Acme. He'll break them out.

Zefan · 16 Aug 2016 at 01:21

Clark Nova said:
Can I ask why you're taking a GB Micro apart? I've got two of them, beautiful machines.

Because sometimes they break and people like to fix broken things!

Cosimo · 16 Aug 2016 at 07:59

Diddums said:
Give it to Acme. He'll break them out.

One screw and a heap of plastic?

kaiowas · 16 Aug 2016 at 08:51

danza said:
You usually end up with this problem with Philips screwdrivers with too sharp a point. The point holds the driver off the bottom of the screw 'cross', and in turn it prevents it locating in the cross of the head properly.

Usually caused by people not knowing that Philips and Pozidrive are not the same thing. They are different shapes, with different fixings requiring different tools. If you use the wrong tool you'll knacker the fixing.

tom_e · 16 Aug 2016 at 09:01

kaiowas said:
Usually caused by people not knowing that Philips and Pozidrive are not the same thing. They are different shapes, with different fixings requiring different tools. If you use the wrong tool you'll knacker the fixing.

And then there's JIS as well, which looks close enough to a Philips but will laugh at you and become a mangled mess if it's even slightly stuck and you try using a Philips on it.

Hitman_Leon · 16 Aug 2016 at 10:12

Surprised GD didn't recommend an impact driver

As stated above, the wrong choice of bit is usually the death of a screw-head, good ressult op.

I've used torx bits in chewed fastener heads before and also what the op used, filing a driver head to get better purchase.

kaiowas · 16 Aug 2016 at 10:58

tom_e said:
And then there's JIS as well, which looks close enough to a Philips but will laugh at you and become a mangled mess if it's even slightly stuck and you try using a Philips on it.

Interesting, not heard of that one before which is I probably should have considering the amount of work I've done on Japanese cars.

Learn something new everyday and I have an excuse to go tool shopping as bonus.