How to remove a broken screw?

Feb 17, 2012 24 Replies

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Larry Jaques 14 years ago

It's not like #3 brass screws are going to be structural or anything, KnowwhatImean,Vern?

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Kerry Montgomery 14 years ago

By pushing a piece of the next smaller size tubing through.

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Morgans 14 years ago

I am working with white oak and brass hinges. The hinges came with #4 brass screws. When first installing the hinges I used steel screws. When attempting to replace the steel screws with the brass ones the second one broke. My question is how do I remove the broken piece of the screw? Thanks for any and all help.

***************************** I think craftsman makes a remover that is like a cup to fit over the stub, and has some grip to grab it as the cup rotates. I know I have seen one, but does anyone have more of a firm memory on this than I do?

-- Jim in NC

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tiredofspam 14 years ago

You put teeth in the tubes and just cut holes. Make sure you file the tube a little on the inside to remove andy burs on the inside before cutting teeth.

Then chuck them in the drill or drill press and cut. Then band saw the plugs out. simple. you can also strengthen the tubes where they chuck by putting a larger tube over the smaller, cutting it to size for the chuck, and soldering it so it doesn't crush.

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