There are some screw extractors that Craftsman\Sears sells that will bite into the head of the screw and back it out by hand tool or drill in reverse.

#7 12 years ago

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donjagra

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14y 72,100 3,402 10 34

Quoted from absocountry2:
use a dremel with a cutoff wheel and cut a new slot into the screw then just turn it out.

Or you can use the screwdriver like a chisel, hit the end with a hammer and create the slot that way.

#8 12 years ago

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herg

LED OCD

13y 110K 5,551

Knowing my luck, the screwdriver would slip, and I would create a slot in the playfield instead.

#9 12 years ago

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absocountry2

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Wasilla, AK

13y 82,050 7,424 29 72

I just remembered another easy solution. Get a left twist drill bit and drill it out like you are going to use an extractor like jag mentions. Most of the time the drill will grab and turn the screw out. Most bits tighten when you drill. Left twist are not everywhere but they can be found.

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