This video was posted over 5 years ago but still brings value. You saved me a lot of trouble today with a stripped head screw. Just wanted to drop a note to extend my deepest gratitude 🙏🏻 Thank you! And yes I used the 4th method too.
Hi.Im new here. Nice to watch someone actually satisfy a problem instead of blabbling on and on about every tool he owns and has to demonstrate. I exagerate here you can see, when all i want is a simple demonstration. Which is what you provided. Thanks so much. I'll be watching for more videos.
Thanks for the awesome tips!! Unfortunately, ours was an incredibly stripped screw and none of these worked. HOWEVER 😉, thanks to the idea of using the rubber band, we discovered ONE MORE WAY to get a stripped screw out (as long as you're able to get the screw out a fraction before fully stripped): wrap a thick-ish rubber band around the screw (just below the head, where the threads start - even above the threads is ok). Then, using a pair of needle nosed pliers, press a length of rubber band into the stripped head with one tip while grasping the outer rubber band with the other plier tip. With the screw head firmly grasped using the "grip" of the rubber band pinched between the pliers, twist to unscrew. It's taking the idea in the video one more step. Thanks for the brilliant inspiration!! You saved my day!!😉😄
Being able to find out how to use the stripped screw tool along with other methods in under 2 mins without a bunch of hullabaloo is so refreshing. Immediately subscribed, thank you!
Excellent. I had a stripped construction screw with a star head. I didn’t have a rubber band so I tried using the bit with a nitrile glove between the bit and the screw head. Had to fold the glove a couple times for it to grip but worked perfect. Thanks for the tips!
Great tutorial. Figured I needed an extractor bit, so I ran to Home Depot to get a set. Came back, followed your instructions precisely, and didn't even need to flip the bit as the screw began coming out already. Slow and steady was key. Thank you! You saved me a lot of headache and probably a lot of money, too
Thank you for saving my day!! I had a stripped screw that was recessed deep into plastic area, hard to reach. (thanks, repair guy!) so I could not get inside my sewing ,machine for maintenance. I tried the rubber band and nothing. Then you used the extractor & I knew I need that! I went to the hardware store, came home & used it, and it worked!!! I was amazed, after trying for several days using different techniques. Screw extractor gets a thumbs up. I will be looking for screw grab to have handy.
Hi Ron, You saved the Day big time. I had screws with paint in them. I couldn’t get the Phillips head screws out. So frustrating. Also the screws that I was trying to remove were in a hard to reach area on the external Oil cooler on my 71’ Vw Van. I used almost all your techniques to remove the screws. The hardest ones, I used my Dremel and cut a slot in the head. We had Victory!!! I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you so much for making the Video! When you know how to do it, it makes it so much easier!!
Excellent - Between TH-cam and Amazon my problem is hopefully resolved - extractor kit ordered and delivery tonight. I thought i was in trouble but now I haopefully have a change to remover a stripped screw, Thank you.
I wanted to thank you. I used #3 today (extractor tool) and it worked like a champ! The extractor set was like $6 and well worth it. Thank you for your video!
Literally HAD to come over from Google where I got this result to tell you - THANK YOU! This video is EXACTLY what I wanted while frustrated and trying to do it myself for OVER AN HOUR! Yes, I'm determined like that. Perfect length, SUPER helpful, very well done! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I bought one of these little packs of screw remover tools but the instructions were difficult to make out. We were trying to take out the screws holding a hard drive in a computer and someone had already tried and stripped the screw heads. I was thinking that what I'd bought was rubbish but after watching your video I had another go, and hooray! It worked. Thank you for your clear and concise explanations.
Excellent video Ron. Thank you. As others said, very concise, not full of wasted mush where the presenter takes ages to show you the job. Thanks again. Mark.
Outstanding, sir. I'd been fighting a stripped screw trying to change a door hinge. Your tip about using the Dremel to cut a slot in the screw head worked a treat. I had the screw out in seconds. Brilliant! Thank you.
I finally got the burnishing and extracting kit to work - and may it saved me $$$$$$. Thank you and thank you. Your video saved me from replacing a very expensive part. Whew.
best video on youtube. Just stripped some screws on my engine cover and I thought I was done for. Used the rubber band trick(with a glove) and worked like a charm!
Hi Rob, just wanted to thank you for your videos,, I just got a perfect float on my LTD M-1000 guitar today. I am glad I didn’t have to pay guitar center to set up my guitar. Thank you again.
Just FYI, I had a buddy try the rubber band idea on an opposing metal corroded screw issue. I was laughing as I relayed this videos recommendation. As he was locating a rubber band we were discussing the drilling out method that surely was going to have to be used. INCORRECT! The rubber band idea worked like a champ. Unbelievable. Everyday, something new!
Oh my goodness... the rubber band method WORKED!! I have been unable to get the light plate off of my oven in order to replace one of the lights. It is now fixed. THANK YOU SO MUCH! EXCELLENT VIDEO/Instruction.
I bought the stuff in the second method from Sears decades ago only to realize that it was valve grinding compound. I always have valve grinding compound handy so I’ve been using it successfully ever since. The rubber band trick is new to me. I’m going to give it a try next time I run into problems. Thanks, Chris
Excellent, I just bought my "back-outs" from tiny like yours to Huge 1" in. Impressive Boss. Oh and just FYI , you have a twin... in fact he's my best friend. I showed him your video and he said that's just unbelievable. My buddy is 76. Hey Thx again Ron !!!! I did subscribe too. I'm retired but I putter around doing things for others. Wished I had your work shop !!!!
4 techniques in 2 minutes, unheard of on TH-cam and extremely appreciated
And without a musical intro
Right??? no long boring stories. He just dove right in. Best tutorial ever.
Best instructional video I've ever seen! No wasted time, no attempts to be funny. Straight to the point, good close-ups on the demonstrations.
Well said! I agree :)
Will Dawes I completely agree!
Amen 💯
Was about to write the same. Right to the point but easy enough to follow.
There's so many people who just drag out the video to make more money off your wasted time. I wish all videos were concise like this one.
I don't think you understand how much I appreciate you getting to the point.
This video is roughly 27,000 times better than all the other videos that I found on this subject. Simple, to the point, thank you!
The best two minutes I've ever spent on TH-cam!
The accent, the honest-to-God information, the beauty of simplicity and solutions. This is just plain wholesome on every level.
He had an accent?
🤔
Method 4 is straight up genius, worked like a charm
I am from the future and we still use this video! Thank you!
This video was posted over 5 years ago but still brings value. You saved me a lot of trouble today with a stripped head screw. Just wanted to drop a note to extend my deepest gratitude 🙏🏻 Thank you!
And yes I used the 4th method too.
That 4th method is brilliant.
realizedvisions
Yes it is! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yeah not of the screw is enclosed handle lol
Not if you try hard enough
What if you strip that one with a flat-head screwdriver? 🤯
martinez unless you time travelled to the 50's, those really aren't in use anymore.
Step 1: Go grab the tool you just threw.
Step 2: go say sorry to your dog
Step 3: go get a piece of cardboard to cover the broken window
Step 4: carefully explain to the police it was an accident, not a domestic dispute.
You ain’t lying lol 😂😂😂
Truth 😂
Thanks! Great ideas much appreciated
Hi.Im new here. Nice to watch someone actually satisfy a problem instead of blabbling on and on about every tool he owns and has to demonstrate. I exagerate here you can see, when all i want is a simple demonstration. Which is what you provided. Thanks so much. I'll be watching for more videos.
Thanks for the awesome tips!! Unfortunately, ours was an incredibly stripped screw and none of these worked. HOWEVER 😉, thanks to the idea of using the rubber band, we discovered ONE MORE WAY to get a stripped screw out (as long as you're able to get the screw out a fraction before fully stripped): wrap a thick-ish rubber band around the screw (just below the head, where the threads start - even above the threads is ok). Then, using a pair of needle nosed pliers, press a length of rubber band into the stripped head with one tip while grasping the outer rubber band with the other plier tip. With the screw head firmly grasped using the "grip" of the rubber band pinched between the pliers, twist to unscrew. It's taking the idea in the video one more step. Thanks for the brilliant inspiration!! You saved my day!!😉😄
Being able to find out how to use the stripped screw tool along with other methods in under 2 mins without a bunch of hullabaloo is so refreshing. Immediately subscribed, thank you!
dude you saved me hours! I was gonna angle grind the whole screw and make a mess. plus the screw is super hard to get to. thank you so much!
Thanks!
Now I can get the batteries from my buzz lightyear
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lmaoo
Lol
Haha
Now I can fix my 3DS!
The rubber band trick worked like a charm! Thanks so much for saving me so much aggravation! 👍
Best video I've watched on removing screws with a stripped head. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this information, straight to the point with clear and concise instructions, no fluff, no gimmicks 👌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽💯
Gosh this was good and helpful. A new generation of TH-cam DIYers thanks you.
This is the first video of Ron's I've watched--and I love this guy!!
I agree with the other person that was the easiest instruction I have ever seen.!! Very simple and straight to the point!!
Ron.. you know, you made my morning better! Thanks.. I can count on you
Excellent. I had a stripped construction screw with a star head. I didn’t have a rubber band so I tried using the bit with a nitrile glove between the bit and the screw head. Had to fold the glove a couple times for it to grip but worked perfect. Thanks for the tips!
Hey Ron! You seem like a great guy to not only gain information from, but also to be a wonderful friend! Thanks for your video!
The rubber band trick absolutely worked for me, and it's something I never would have thought of myself. Thank you so much.
Great tutorial. Figured I needed an extractor bit, so I ran to Home Depot to get a set. Came back, followed your instructions precisely, and didn't even need to flip the bit as the screw began coming out already. Slow and steady was key. Thank you! You saved me a lot of headache and probably a lot of money, too
the last one was the only one that work for me thanks
A miracle! A lifetime of giving up on stripped screws changed with the rubber-band suggestion. Thank you!
Excellent video all the way around. No bs no filler no crap just the point and many thanks!!!
Great video, no nonsense, straight to the point. Thank you so much.
Super helpful! Thanks Ray for creating and sharing this vid! 🏅
THANK YOU for not taking 10 whole minutes for something you could knock out in 2. YOU ROCK
Thank you for saving my day!! I had a stripped screw that was recessed deep into plastic area, hard to reach. (thanks, repair guy!) so I could not get inside my sewing ,machine for maintenance. I tried the rubber band and nothing. Then you used the extractor & I knew I need that! I went to the hardware store, came home & used it, and it worked!!! I was amazed, after trying for several days using different techniques. Screw extractor gets a thumbs up. I will be looking for screw grab to have handy.
Thank you very much! Straight and to the point... Can't believe I never thought of option 4... Genius.
I agree with everyone else. Best Video ever executed on TH-cam ever. Hey "content creators" look at the way this video was made and copy that.
Rubber-band trick worked perfectly. You saved the day for me. THANK YOU!
The only video on the matter that anyone will ever need. ❤
Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate options in this frustrating scenario. Appreciate your simple, clear tutorials.
Thank you for such a concise and and no nonsense video ,you are a great teacher please put more on your channel .Regards Chris from England 😁👍👍
Love how straight to the point this was. New follower❤
Just tried your dremel tool trick and it worked like a charm. Thanks so much for the tips.
Hi Ron,
You saved the Day big time.
I had screws with paint in them. I couldn’t get the Phillips head screws out. So frustrating.
Also the screws that I was trying to remove were in a hard to reach area on the external Oil cooler on my 71’ Vw Van.
I used almost all your techniques to remove the screws.
The hardest ones, I used my Dremel and cut a slot in the head.
We had Victory!!!
I couldn’t have done it without you.
Thank you so much for making the Video!
When you know how to do it, it makes it so much easier!!
Excellent - Between TH-cam and Amazon my problem is hopefully resolved - extractor kit ordered and delivery tonight. I thought i was in trouble but now I haopefully have a change to remover a stripped screw, Thank you.
THANK YOU!!! THE RUBBER BAND TRICK SAVED MY LIFE.
The last technique with the cutoff tool - brilliant! Thank you so much!
Thank you. Very helpful. Excellent voice and instruction.
Wow, really super video. Good illustration and explanation. Thanks so much!
I wanted to thank you. I used #3 today (extractor tool) and it worked like a champ! The extractor set was like $6 and well worth it. Thank you for your video!
Omg! This is soooo helpful. Thank you for sharing! 2022. Can you believe it! This helps people no matter how long you have posted the video.
You're a lifesaver, Ron! Thank you.
ありがとうございます！
Literally HAD to come over from Google where I got this result to tell you - THANK
YOU! This video is EXACTLY what I wanted while frustrated and trying to do it myself for OVER AN HOUR! Yes, I'm determined like that. Perfect length, SUPER helpful, very well done! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you for being so succinct with this. I will try these and get back because I cannot use downward pressure, but must use pressure horizontally.
I bought one of these little packs of screw remover tools but the instructions were difficult to make out. We were trying to take out the screws holding a hard drive in a computer and someone had already tried and stripped the screw heads. I was thinking that what I'd bought was rubbish but after watching your video I had another go, and hooray! It worked. Thank you for your clear and concise explanations.
Simple, easy and short. Thank You !
You are so helpful you saved my friends pc
Thanks so much from N.Ireland, my dad used to sometimes help me but he recently passed, you remind me of him, brill video and so helpful.
Thank you so much for this clear, concise, and HELPFUL information. You are a real pro!
Thank you! Short and clear. Great video.
Thank you so much for the information. I am a widow (a woman)and learning more about how to take care of my home.
He gets right to the point!! love it!
And I like the rubber band method, it makes so much sense.
Best instructions I’ve seen, thank you!
Excellent video Ron. Thank you. As others said, very concise, not full of wasted mush where the presenter takes ages to show you the job. Thanks again. Mark.
Outstanding, sir. I'd been fighting a stripped screw trying to change a door hinge. Your tip about using the Dremel to cut a slot in the screw head worked a treat. I had the screw out in seconds. Brilliant! Thank you.
I had to come back and tell you that I tried the rubber band method on a very badly stripped screw head and it worked great! thank you so much.
Best video and straight to the point. Thank you. You just saved me so much time.
Brilliant, the rubber band trick just did the job! Thank you so much for posting this, so helpful.
Aargh aargh aargh...this looked straight out of home improvement with good ole Tim the tool man Taylor himself! Excellent work!
Thank god for people like this.
Thank you for making a quick video right to the point! Always nice to learn new things
I finally got the burnishing and extracting kit to work - and may it saved me $$$$$$. Thank you and thank you. Your video saved me from replacing a very expensive part. Whew.
Very helpful. Used the last method and it worked. Many thanks
Thank you so much for your wonderful technique. Brilliant
I used the cutting blade and it worked great Thank you so much Great video Just subscribed keep posting
The last method using the rotary tool worked for me, thank you.
Wow. Thank you very very much for this valued lecture
Brilliant video! No time waisted
best video on youtube. Just stripped some screws on my engine cover and I thought I was done for. Used the rubber band trick(with a glove) and worked like a charm!
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you!
Hi Rob, just wanted to thank you for your videos,, I just got a perfect float on my LTD M-1000 guitar today.
I am glad I didn’t have to pay guitar center to set up my guitar.
Thank you again.
Simple and to the point. I love it.
It's like I asked my dad or granddad how to do it.
You are awesome!!!!! I like you show 4 different options.
Just FYI, I had a buddy try the rubber band idea on an opposing metal corroded screw issue. I was laughing as I relayed this videos recommendation. As he was locating a rubber band we were discussing the drilling out method that surely was going to have to be used. INCORRECT! The rubber band idea worked like a champ. Unbelievable. Everyday, something new!
Oh my goodness... the rubber band method WORKED!! I have been unable to get the light plate off of my oven in order to replace one of the lights. It is now fixed. THANK YOU SO MUCH! EXCELLENT VIDEO/Instruction.
I bought the stuff in the second method from Sears decades ago only to realize that it was valve grinding compound. I always have valve grinding compound handy so I’ve been using it successfully ever since. The rubber band trick is new to me. I’m going to give it a try next time I run into problems. Thanks, Chris
This is a great vid Ron. Thank you from down under!
Life saver, sir! LIFE SAVER!
Excellent video. Short and to the point.
OMG THANKS SO MUCH! Saved me so much money without having to buy fancy tools!!!
Love ya grandpa. Now I will get it done in no time. Thanks.
AWESOME! Loved the rubberband, and also the saw blade followed by the flat head screwdriver. Brilliant!
Excellent, I just bought my "back-outs" from tiny like yours to Huge 1" in. Impressive Boss. Oh and just FYI , you have a twin... in fact he's my best friend. I showed him your video and he said that's just unbelievable. My buddy is 76. Hey Thx again Ron !!!! I did subscribe too. I'm retired but I putter around doing things for others. Wished I had your work shop !!!!
Brilliant! That rotatory tool method is genius and fixed my problem.
It actually worked, the rubber band trick! Thank you so much!
說話簡短扼要, 資料交代清澈👍
Channel locks with teeth backed it out like a charm! 🎉
Thanks for the great ideas. I use Robertson screws so having strip screws are few and far between.