Re:List of screw drives
by lostlogin on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:40AM
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I’m sure you have worked this out but my technique is to scrape all the paint off very carefully, then crack the lock by turning the screw in the wrong direction. Sometimes I hit the screw driver with a hammer too. After the lock is broken, turn the screw the right way.
This way, stripping the head isn’t such a problem as it’s burring off the head in the wrong directions, saving the important edge for actually getting it out.
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Re:List of screw drives
by micheljansen on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:48AM
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Yes, I also quickly developed some skill with a utility knife, getting the paint out and creating space for the screwdriver head, but I never found a good way to prevent the screwdriver from sliding sideways. Especially with large screws that require a lot of force to remove.
Heat and then a crack with a hammer have been my method. Always using the absolute tightest getting screw driver. I still snap the screw maybe 1 time in 5 due to the torque I can get on it. I’m repairing rusted out 1940s window hinges, and it’s truest awful. Have got about 100-150 to go, but I’ve done maybe 300.
Re:List of screw drives
by olivermarks on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @10:30AM
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I use a cheap chisel the same width as flathead screw, thoroughly clean out the slot with it and use as a screwdriver with very heavy pressure as I turn. This was for very old (circa 1900) screws in old growth wood.