Screw Removal 101

Screw Removal — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:42:42 +0000

Have you ever had a damage or stripped screw that stalled an important project? A screw removal tool can make this frustrating and time consuming problem disappear. Getting the screw out of the hole without intruding into it is the key to the removal of screws. Damaging the threads in the material you’re screwing into will mean having to re-tap the hole. There are several different approaches to extracting screws. If the head of the screw is lightly damage, you can probably increase the torque on the head by using a few drops of Screwgrab. This amazing product has pieces of crushed diamonds in a solution that greatly increase friction. The best part of Screwgrab is that it leaves no residue behind. An alternative to Screwgrab is fine grit lapping compund, but it leaves a film on your material that must be cleaned off before installing the new screw. For the price, Screwgrab is the best solution for removing lightly damaged screws.

For heavily damaged screws, Screwgrab won’t be enough. This is where professional screw removers shine. Products like the Eazypower Spin It Out and the Alden Grabit are the most cost effective screw removal systems. Besides being easy to use, they attach to any power drill and will remove any screw no matter how damaged it is.