A broken screw head can be a an annoying and frustrating problem. It may be that the top groove or indentation is stripped, or it may be sheared completely off. But you can overcome the issue with a ...

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 ...

Try a DIY method like inserting steel wool or a rubber band between the screw head and your screwdriver. Or invest in a screw ...

Few things seem more hopeless than when you’re in the process of removing a bolt, screw, or stud and it breaks. At that point, you know it’s all over but the crying. You’ve busted a bolt off in a ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Few things will try your patience the way a stripped screw or bolt can. It seems ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can bring a project to a halt quite like the discovery of a broken bolt. Whether it's something as simple as replacing an old mower ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just yesterday I was in a deep sea of melancholy with my head in my hands after breaking an EZ-Out bolt extractor into a bolt that had broken ...