[AR] Re: Stuck tool

  • From: "Jake Anderson" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "jake" for DMARC)
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:40:11 +1100

On 24/3/20 12:22 pm, Henry Spencer wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2020, William Claybaugh wrote:
I’m skeptical a slot will work unless very deep and the fastener is
countersunk.

Yeah, a countersunk fastener makes that attack difficult.

Use a cutting disk on the dremel to cut the slot rather than a burr.

For countersunk you can also use a centerpunch on the outside edge of the screw with a hammer to punch it around. 50% of the time it works every time.



With a small burr and considerable care (or an improvised guide -- clamp a flat surface nearby as a fence for the Dremel to slide against?), not to mention considerable patience, you can cut a sloppy-but-usable slot freehand.

For that matter, with a Dremel and a supply of diamond burrs, you can get just about any not-too-deep broken bit out a piece at a time... eventually...

Grinding on the hex bit is a good idea, I just need to dislodge it and a hex driver will handle the rest.

Yes, if you can dislodge it -- grind it, hammer it, maybe put a drop of LN2 on it to make it contract -- that's undoubtedly the quickest thing.

Henry



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