So I've finally done it to myself... Got a tiny stripped

Grind a slot in it. Do it in small bursts or it will get hot enough to melt the plastic.

INB4 rubber bands, melted pen tops and cutting a slot in it with a dremel

>>1198972
>>1198975
Sorry I didn't make it clear. I have very, very basic tools. Small screwdriver set that did the damage.

>>1198976
First of all, get a screwdriver set that doesn't suck. If it doesn't fit perfectly, you're setting yourself up for a stripped screw.

Second of all, http://lmgtfy.com/?q=screw+extractor

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>>1198971
>How can I unfuck myself?

...stick it in a microwave

>>1198976
>I have very, very basic tools. Small screwdriver set that did the damage.

Then its time to rectify that first.

>>1198982
>>1198979

The screwdriver set is cheap, but the metal the screw is made of us far cheaper. Just crumbled and before I knew it I had done a number on myself.

depending on whether the plan is to save it, use super glue/epoxy and glue a bit in there, wait, and unscrew

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>>1198983
Murdering a Hard Drive

>screwdriver set is cheap

nope it wasn't a small Phillips

>but the metal the screw is made of us far cheaper

obviously Taiwanese and throated Op!

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>>1198971

>>1198986
You're really excited huh?

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>>1198990
looks like fuck Anon it's only £5.99 for buying the security screw bit set, against spending $45 on some cheep Rotary Tool.

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>>1198997
nope just passing comment, downloading payday2, best place to be moronic

>>1198971
Really?

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>>1199001
>is buyfag and a newfag

>>1198971
Glue velcro to screw. Opposite velcro stapled on a wood scrap or something. Turn.

>>1198990
how does everyone not know this trick...

>>1198971
mfg its like 5 thread in 2 weeks
>>1198367

>>1199124
what are countersunk machine screws

>>1198971
Steal a cuticle nipper from your wife/gf/mom and try to use it on that screw head.

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>>1198983
You're wrong.
It has very little to do with the shitty Chinesium and everything to do with the screwdriver set you're using, and your ability to use it properly.

Chinesium may be soft, but it isn't so soft as to strip at the force it takes to torque it out of position. If it does strip, it was not designed to be removed, and probably has high temperature threadlocker applied.

This is the set of bits that I use. You'll be hard pressed to find a cheaper equivalent set on Amazon--it's the only one that has a variety of bits and not just five copies of the same size. It's made by a company known for quality and precision. If you STILL strip screws, you will know that you specifically are doing something wrong.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002S0O7W2

>>1199167
As a side note, I have never stripped a screw on removal. Only a handful of times on insertion due to over-torqueing. So yeah. Stripped screws, always your fault.
Even bigass rusted or corroded screws, always your fault.

>>1199162
You can still slot those. It is those deep well ones that you can't slot in that manner.

>>1199172
>use Phillips on a screw, it fits perfectly
>turn the screwdriver
>the screwhead gets gouged out like it was made of putty

or

>tfw the screw unscrews so easily then you realize the head broke off

Some screws are just shit. I've had both happen to screws I just installed and needed to remove for whatever reason. The worse offenders are deck screws for the heads tearing off (Robertson obviously) or grinding out (Robertson+Phillips hybrid shit.) I finally started using stainless steel deck screws and never looked back. They are expensive as fuck though.

>>1199198
Why screws instead of nails on your deck? My deck was nailed so when I started replacing some of the decking I stuck with nails.

>>1199027
>and its jew fag
use stick and stone fgt

>>1199200
screws are more convenient to use if you have an impact driver, nails resist lateral movement better than a screw, where a screw will just snap, a nail will bend.

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Tap a razor with a small hammer to dig into screw and turn it. I have used this trick many times.

>>1199213
Fair enough, I only have a standard drill so I just drill the guide holes then hammer down the decking nails.

Ez outs. Get the small one.

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>>1198971
Super glue the screwdriver to the screw carefully, wait till it cures, remove

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>>1199207
This is /diy/, in case you did not know.

>/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1199213
>>1199233
The reason I use screws for everything now is because I can undo it easily if needed without needing a cat's claw. One drill is for pilot holes; one impact drill is for installing screws. Things go along really quickly.

>>1198971
Melt the head of a bic pen, shove it in there, and use alot of force.

>>1199232
>hammer around a HDD
great idea, anon
why not just take the blowtorch out at that point?

>>1198971
Impact screwdriver.

Im amazed the plastic isnt all fucked up. May aswell spot weld the driver directly to the screw.

>>1198971
TIG weld a steel rod to it

Cold weld a drill bit to the bolt and let it set.
Drill goes on drill holdy part.
Unscrew your screw up.

>>1199444
Laptop hdd is built for light impacts. Go for it.

>>1199444
as long as the head is parked you can do more or less anything you want

>>1199444
>hammer around a HDD
>great idea, anon
Aww don't be a pussy, it only need a light tap you aren't going king kong on the whole fucking thing.

>>1199444
This kind of technical retardation belongs on >>>/g/