[sdiy] stripped screw on an 808

[harrybissell at wowway.com]

and I forgot this is a Japanese unit that probably uses
brass or 'white metal' (zinc) screws anyway. Easy to drill...

H^) harry



On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:17:14 +1000, Paul Perry wrote
> I have had surprising success using "friction enhancing" paste on damaged
> screws. It appears to be a suspension of carborundum particles in 
> oil. You put a drop on the end of the screwdriver & then the 
> screwdriver surface seems to bite into the remains of the screw head.
> 
> I've used it to remove security screws, using an ordinary Philips driver.
> 
> As for excess heat from drilling.. you only need a few mm of hole, just
> enough to get the removal tool to grip in. The real problem is 
> drilling a 2mm hole into the centre of a 3mm screw!
> 
> paul perry Melbourne Australia
> 
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