We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Screws are some of the most common pieces of hardware that are used in home projects like building furniture or even hanging photos. However, ...

I had eight stripped and broken screws that were rusted and completely stuck, but I needed to remove them to replace a part. I started by trying to find a screwdriver that fit the remaining grooves as ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dealing with a stripped screw can be very ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter how powerful your drill is, there's always the chance that you'll run into one of a DIYer's worst nightmares — a stripped screw. No ...

Once the head of a screw gets stripped, you may feel like it's never going to come back out. But there are two ways to remove a stripped screw—externally and internally. Which one you choose depends ...

A stripped screw can turn a quick fix or small adjustment into a big hassle. It can happen to any screw and can make removing or tightening it almost impossible. You might encounter a stripped screw ...

Q. I have a screw stuck in a wood stud, and no amount of coaxing, twisting, or any other removal method is working. A hardware man suggested grabbing it with needle-nosed pliers and twisting, but I ...

We’ve all stripped a few screws in our day. Normally, isn’t a big setback — until you need to unscrew it, that is. Allen screws, frequently used in things like IKEA furniture and ready-to-assemble ...

It’s a novice carpenter’s worst nightmare: you’re trying to tighten or remove a screw and you find the head is stripped. You press the screwdriver or drill bit into the head and try to turn, but there ...

No screw extractor? No problem. Use a tapered square drive bit to back out a stuck fastener: First, drill a hole in the head deep enough to seat the square drive bit. Use a drill bit with a diameter ...