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while upgrading the inner bottom left screw stripped...and nothing helped rubberband, superglue, nothing. Fkin hell a single screw is screwing with my plans

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago

Superglue will work. You just have to do it right. Take a bit of iso alcohol and an old toothbrush and clean the screw off. Take a bit of fine sandpaper and scuff up the screwdriver bit and then clean it with iso as well.

Then add a tiny bit of glue to the driver and a tiny bit to the screw. Then wait 1 minute, push the bit into the screw down hard, and leave it be for 30 minutes before turning.

This is much easier to leave balanced for that 30 minutes if you have just a bit and not the whole screwdriver to leave balanced.

[–] NameOfWhimsy@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

I know iFixit sells screw extractor bits that apparently work well, though I haven't tried them myself: https://www.ifixit.com/products/precision-screw-extractor-set Might be with checking out these or something similar

[–] nezbyte@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try cutting a slot in the top of the screw. I use a small rotary tool with a cutoff wheel at low speeds, but a hand file would work too. Then you can use a normal slotted screwdriver with the screw.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The screw threads are stripped, not the top.

[–] kadu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Opening up a plastic shell? Doubtful.

[–] leamaya@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Hah, screwed your plan 😅