One of the most frustrating things to find during a home improvement project is a stripped screw in the surface of the material. But here's an easy solution.
- Drill a hole slightly smaller than the head of the screw into the middle with a drill bit, making sure to go slowly.
- Then using a screw extractor that matches the size of the screw, extract it from the hole.
- Afterwards, you can fix the stripped hole with wood putty.
Extractor Number |
Of Screw |
#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 |
5/32" to 7/32" 7/32" to 9/32" 9/32" to 3/8" 3/8" to 5/8" 5/8" to 7/8" 7/8" to 1-1/8" 1-1/8" to 1-3/8" 1-3/8" and up |
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