Screw sheared off in pattress - what to do

/he's just a troll

NT /q

Ha! What a fine constructive contribution from the keeper of the flaky wiki....

More hasty edits this time nige? :-)

Jim K

however the etymology meaning 'saucer shaped' flies directly in the face of a 'backless box'.

So that's three different sets of people all claiming three different meanings for the same word.

May I suggest to avoid confusio9n, that 'patress' is banned from UK.D-I-Y?

Possibly. Or more likely just pissed, judging by the time of the post.

We've had this discussion on here several times over the years, and I think your definition of regional use is correct.

Did someone say "pattress" to Mr Lambert?

And did those feet...

__ Kevin

Can't get the tea chests these days. ;-)

Chris

And that might be OK for the OP then. He did say that he was fitting brushed steel screwless switches. The usual problem with these type of switches is that they have to have a flat head "socket screw" to allow the faceplate cover to fit.

Just an update to say that I finally found an appropriately shaped tuit today.

Not long ago, Aldi had "Dremel-like" tools cheaply, so I picked one up.

Using the multi-tool with a cutting disc, I cut the remaining portion of the screw close to the hole. Then, initially with the tool but moving on to a conventional drill, I drilled out the remainder.

A 1" no 6 self-tapper fitted perfectly, and this particular switch plate accommodated it fine, so the final look was flawless.

Many thanks for the guidance everyone.