Screw extractor sets are available in some of the everything-costs-one-pound or similar cheap shops, that may suffice if you only have one set of screws to deal with.
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FlyingStantoni wrote:
I've stripped some screwheads trying to get some bindings off a ski......
FlyingStantoni, as above, get a screw extractor. Some come with instructions, some don't but they're straightforward bits of kit to figure out. Basically drill a pilot hole in the screw, then screw in the (reverse threaded) screw extractor. As it starts to bite into the body of the screw it will unscrew what's left. good luck
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spyderjon wrote:
FlyingStantoni wrote:
I've stripped some screwheads trying to get some bindings off a ski......
How? were you not using a no.3 pozi 'driver?
I guess my screwing technique just isnt' good enough mate...
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If you don't have the removal tool and there is enough head sticking out you can sometimes cut a slot in the top with a hack saw and use a flat driver.
Another way is to use a centre punch on one edge of the head and knock it round, but that won't work on tight screws.
Or drill a hole slightly smaller than a flat driver blade and hammer the blade in.
Of course all of these methods can go horribly wrong and screw your skis and or bindings, so get a tool if not confident or get someone else to do it
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There are potential issues with some of these solutions.
I have visions of FlyingStantoni trying with a handheld drill trying to drill down the centre of screw with a 3mm shank recessed into some expensive bindings and even more expensive skis
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Drill press and left-handed drill bit and screw extractor.
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tiffin wrote:
Another way is to use a centre punch on one edge of the head and knock it round, but that won't work on tight screws.
You'll be surprised how tight screws can be and still come out this way, especially if you use a baby cold chisel instead of a punch.
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allanm, yeah, its just tricky to get a good purchase some times.
You know it makes sense.
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especially if you use a baby cold chisel instead of a punch
This is going to end in tears, lump hammer and a cold chisel, essential ski tuning tools
Being tight fisted, i'd go with something similar to tiffin's suggestions. If the screw protudes from the surface at all either mole grips or cut a slot and screwdriver it. If it's sunk then hammer in a screwdriver or allen key and try turning it from that. But also as tiffin said, these are total bodge jobs. The mole grip one has been pretty successful for me though (on disc brake rotor bolts though rather than skis).
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anarchicsaltire wrote:
I'm all for an angle grinder, perhaps he could get someone in to help?
To my mind, an angle grinder may be a little OTT, bearing in mind the OP's problem, however a dremel may be a possibility
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Need more info re toe or heel recessed or what and why. My choice would be to drill off the heads using a drill press and a slow speed plus some cutting fluid (screws are high tensile steel). Then lift the binding off and revert to mole grips. However if you want to relocate the bindings then just grind off (not too much heat) the protruding screw shank and leave it in the ski.
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