how to get a screw out when the head has sliped

[alex97]

help

[bigred5765]

grind a slot in it with a dremmel and use a flat screwdriver to remove it

[alex97]

What is dremmel um newish to rc

[bigred5765]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dremel-400...item45fce55d26

like this the cutting disk is what you need to use to cut a slot ask someone at your local club

[Cardnim]

depending on where the screw is, ive been able to use a junior hacksaw to cut the notch before.

[kayce]

Originally Posted by Cardnim

depending on where the screw is, ive been able to use a junior hacksaw to cut the notch before.

Originally Posted by bigred5765

grind a slot in it with a dremmel and use a flat screwdriver to remove it

[Neil Skull]

I had a friend lend me his TC recently, He had changed the chassis screws to one of the cheap brands of Stainless. When it come to make some setup changes nearly half of the screws rounded off and had to be drilled out, Dremeling would have cut through too much of the carbon chassis so only choice was to drill the heads off, However you need to be very accurate so as not to elongate the chassis fixing holes. Some of the screws was in blind fixings so i had to drill the centre of the screw and twist a drill into by hand until it bit so i could unscrew!!!

Moral of the story is dont buy cheap screw!!! it could cost you a fortune and many hours

[Big G]

I bashed a T9 torx bit into 1 I had stuck and after a tiny turn it wound out by hand

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ezy out

[kayce]

Originally Posted by Neil Skull

Moral of the story is dont buy cheap screw!!! it could cost you a fortune and many hours

That's what she said.

[Cardnim]

Originally Posted by kayce

depending on where the screw is, ive been able to use a junior hacksaw to cut the notch before.

No, your right KC - if I were you I wouldnt try the hacksaw either.
It requires brains and developed motor skills.
You would be best sticking with the big hammer mate.

[kayce]

Originally Posted by Cardnim

No, your right KC - if I were you I wouldnt try the hacksaw either.
It requires brains and developed motor skills.
You would be best sticking with the big hammer mate.

Of course you're right, being as last I checked the only ones still using hacksaws were saugsage-fingered plumbers showing off their arsecracks while hacking away at old pipe. Well done mate.
Meanwhile, those of us that have brains have the common sense to know there are tools for the job and tools that aren't for the job.

[Cardnim]

lol. nice one

Although, in fairness, if you have a round head screw there aint no reason why the hacksaw cant be used (if you dont have a dremel obviously - as the guy said he didnt)

Ive used a hacksaw, I dunno, maybe 4 or 5 times, worked perfectly every time, no damage to chassis at all, and screw comes out. Job done.
(of course, arsecrack was on full display throughout) hehehe

[kayce]

Originally Posted by Cardnim

Although, in fairness, if you have a round head screw there aint no reason why the hacksaw cant be used (if you dont have a dremel obviously - as the guy said he didnt)

Theoretically, any exposed screwhead could avail itself to many removal options - but its been my experience when people are looking for removal tips it's because the screw is flush mounted/recessed, where any attack with a straight-bladed cutting item is going to score the chassis just as much (or more) as it's going to score the screw. That, and there's a reason they refer to them as hack saws.

[pugboy]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

grind a slot in it with a dremmel and use a flat screwdriver to remove it

This is the way, had to do it a couple of times when heads get gunged up/scraped. If they are countersunk screws a smallish diameter cutting disk is easier. Be careful and try not to catch the chassis as it's easily done.