One-way screw removal

i would try to cut a groove into the head of the screw to accept a flat blade screwdriver.. if its really big, how about a pair of vicegrips??? and then get some more one way screws or some larger bolts to go right through the whole door frame.......

Thanks for the suggestion. In looking online I also found a bit that supposedly removes one-way screws:

Kenny

McMaster carr has a bunch of different one way screws they are not hard to remove!

Yow! Kenny, I looked at the link, and for the price they want ($25 - $30) for the tool, I'd spend just a bit more and buy a Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel, slice a new big slot in the head of the one-way screw, back it out with your big screwdriver, and then you're left with a new, useful tool rather than something you'd probably not use again.

- Spellcheck

Vice grips work well. We just took down my brothers "security" door for a new one Two guys with vice grips had the hole thing down in under 5 minutes. Neither of us is a tradesman any more. Hence the quotes on security...

Vise grips, not vice grips.

Depends on whether one is writing English or the US approximation thereto.

MB

On 01/06/04 09:38 am Craven Morehead put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:

No it doesn't.

See a respected US publication concerning the US/British use of vise/vice:

On 01/06/04 11:31 am Craven Morehead put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:

yeah well what does this site say!

Er, uh for anyone still interested in the original question, I'm answering my own post here cause I bought a similar tool to the one seen at this link (got it at Home Depot, made by isometric, NOT by LARA [as seen in the link]) but it sucked. I couldn't get it to work at all. Has an allen wrench adjustment, then you're supposed to be able to use a good drill and apply lots of pressure and back it out, but the thing wouldn't grip at all. Upon returning the bit the guy said he hates selling them because almost no one can get them to work

-- that they have to be "set just right."

IAC I ended up having to ground off the head. Thanks for everyone's help.

Kenny

thats why i say cut a new head in the screw and use a screw driver to move it out.....

Doesn't make a bit of difference... Since it it actually a brand name, it would remain the same across both variations.

Does that publication have anything referenceing changing the spelling of a brand name in it? Don't think it does...

Vise-Grip is correct as the trademarked name of the family of tools. To my surprise though when I blew the dust of my OED I found that it doesn't even define vise as a noun. Vice is the only spelling for the noun pertaining to the generic tool.

RB

M> Depends on whether one is writing English or the US approximation thereto. >

Vice grips could really hurt.

Great..... two guys with two pair of vice grips. Wow, that's not very secure.

An on topic reply? Wow, that's exceptional. Glad to know you did get the job done right.