The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhoopslemmy.worldimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageWhoopslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareToes♀@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHere’s a tip for anyone with this problem. Take an elastic band and place it over the devastated screw and try again.
minus-squareJCreazy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI’ve tried this hundreds of times and it’s never worked.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoOf course not. But it’s funny to watch you try.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI posted it above, but the best way is to Dremel with a metal cutting blade to convert it to a flat head. Source: I used to work for Home Depot and had to fix shit for people all the time.
minus-squareRiverGhost@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI was very confused until I realized you mean flat elastic bands which I’m not so familiar with (the ones I’m used to, have square cross sections).
minus-squarequicksand@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoLatex gloves also work alright in a pinch
minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNeither of those really work when the screw is hard to remove, and quite often those which you strip are hard to remove. If you put the same damaged fastener back on and then can’t remove it, that’s on you though.
minus-squarequicksand@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYeah definitely never put a stripped screw back in. Replace it or just leave it empty
Here’s a tip for anyone with this problem. Take an elastic band and place it over the devastated screw and try again.
I’ve tried this hundreds of times and it’s never worked.
Of course not. But it’s funny to watch you try.
I posted it above, but the best way is to Dremel with a metal cutting blade to convert it to a flat head.
Source: I used to work for Home Depot and had to fix shit for people all the time.
I was very confused until I realized you mean flat elastic bands which I’m not so familiar with (the ones I’m used to, have square cross sections).
Latex gloves also work alright in a pinch
Neither of those really work when the screw is hard to remove, and quite often those which you strip are hard to remove. If you put the same damaged fastener back on and then can’t remove it, that’s on you though.
Yeah definitely never put a stripped screw back in. Replace it or just leave it empty