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ruined a phillips screw, any inspired solution?

Not strictly audio but related and a real mess. I wanted to open up the cabinet of a cdp to change a tube inside which involved removing 6 small phillips screws with a recessed head,... and of course, there is always one that pretends to be sword Excalibur. Sadly, after I had attacked it with every imaginable screwdriver, I noticed that I had literally milled out the head. So I now have an unbudgeable screw with a perfectly round cavity on the head sitting on a rather sensitive piece of gear (the plate I have to remove holds most of the electronic circuitry, the cd drive and the tube, go figure). Anyone faced a similar conundrum and solved it?
Thanks for not laughing 8^(
karelfd
zippyy
98 posts
 
Try this:

http://www.4grabit.com/Default.asp?gclid=CJGO9K2Iy5kCFRo-awodAVFAuw&bhcp=1
s7horton
1,065 posts
 
This may be what you are after:

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Out-Screw-Extractor-Set/dp/B0002SDAIY
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mofimadness
4,152 posts
 
I have had this happen way too many times, so I bought a "Screw Out" set from Sears. Link is below. Best $10 bucks I've ever spent.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952154000P?mv=rr
bshapperd
84 posts
 
Or, if you have a Dremel tool and a steady hand.... use the cutting wheel attachment. Protect the cabinet as you will have small metal bits flying about. Cut a slot in the head of the screw and use a conventional flat head screwdriver to get the screw out. I have used this technique often when working on cars and bicycles.

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prpixel
826 posts
 
I second the Sears screw extractors. They saved my butt numerous times.
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