Try a DIY method like inserting steel wool or a rubber band between the screw head and your screwdriver. Or invest in a screw extractor set.

A broken screw head can be a an annoying and frustrating problem. It may be that the top groove or indentation is stripped, or it may be sheared completely off. But you can overcome the issue with a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter how powerful your drill is, there's always the chance that you'll run into one of a DIYer's worst nightmares — a stripped screw. No ...

Once the head of a screw gets stripped, you may feel like it's never going to come back out. But there are two ways to remove a stripped screw—externally and internally. Which one you choose depends ...

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Nothing ruins an awesome project faster than a broken bolt. Even those who could qualify for sainthood will immediately spike their wrench into the ground and belt out the kind of language that’d make ...

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While I was removing my old license plates from my car yesterday, the head broke off. Great I thought. I knew that there were tools that I could use to extract the screw like this, but so far, it hasn ...

A stripped screw can turn a quick fix or small adjustment into a big hassle. It can happen to any screw and can make removing or tightening it almost impossible. You might encounter a stripped screw ...