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Here's a tip for anyone with this problem. Take an elastic band and place it over the devastated screw and try again.
12 0 ReplyI've tried this hundreds of times and it's never worked.
19 0 ReplyOf course not. But it's funny to watch you try.
33 0 ReplyI posted it above, but the best way is to Dremel with a metal cutting blade to convert it to a flat head.
Source: I used to work for Home Depot and had to fix shit for people all the time.
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I was very confused until I realized you mean flat elastic bands which I'm not so familiar with (the ones I'm used to, have square cross sections).
5 0 ReplyLatex gloves also work alright in a pinch
3 0 ReplyNeither of those really work when the screw is hard to remove, and quite often those which you strip are hard to remove. If you put the same damaged fastener back on and then can't remove it, that's on you though.
8 0 ReplyYeah definitely never put a stripped screw back in. Replace it or just leave it empty
1 0 ReplyJust like my lug nuts.
Amazing how far you can go with just two.
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