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Quoted from RandyW:Interesting. The only one I have ever seen strip out, was because the person was using a flat head to remove it.
Must have been some soft metal!
Living in Canada, Robertson is pretty much the only option we have...yes, they can strip but nearly always from an incorrect or stripped bit. They are miles ahead of flat head, but philips is great too.
Bringing it back to hacks...here is my IJ POA PCB fix that lasted over 8yrs before a repro was available. It's ugly, but worked great. Thankfully my soldering my skills have improved since then 
Frankenstein (resized).jpgQuoted from maffewl:I love the trial and error.
That is not trial and error, he made it adjustable.
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