How to remove one way screw?

[alvinj]

"easy out" :)

I prefer to "dremel" (new verb;) a slot in the top and use a regular screw driver. YMMV

Alvin in AZ

[Philip Lewis]

curious why "cut" wouldn't do.

"I prefer to use my dremel to cut a slot in the top and use a regular screw driver."

I suppose it saves a word or two, (except in your case, where the parenthetical remark made it just as long. ;)

I hate it when people verb nouns. ^_^

but back to the matter at hand, that seems like the quickest solution assuming you have a rotary tool. If not, a file might do.

good luck!

(personally, I would have replaced the screws when installing... but that doesn't help you now.)

[SteveB]

Having dealt with a few as a wrought iron man, they can be a booger.

Cut a slot with a dremel.

Sears now sells some kind of thingus that sounds like it might work.

Grind the head off with a grinder, then take the shaft out with ViseGrips.

Tell your wife she's an adult and to cope.

Steve

[Goedjn]

"It's not the verbing that weirds the language, it's the renounification." -I forget who.

[alvinj]

The cut off wheel in a demel is round, deeper cut with less "hanggin' over;)" to mar the surface? A hacksaw's blade is straight and usually too thin both.

A dremel's cut-off wheel might be too thin too but the slot can be widened to adjust that width. Or use a thicker cut-off wheel to start with? I have three store bought thicknesses and two homemade thicknesses. :)

Did with dremel right after I got my first one ('77?). :)

Flip, you been listening to that dangged ol' Rammstein again? ;)

Alvin in AZ (Du Hast rocks!;)

[ShakyMark]

I bought a bicycle rack from home depot......

I think Sears and others make a drill bit attachment for removing stripped slot or phillips screws. I thing that might work.

ShakyMark