How to remove small stripped screws | stripped laptop screws | stripped phone screw removal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2019
- Removing small stripped screws can be difficult, in this video I remove some small rounded or stripped screws from a couple of small items including a mobile phone. There are a lot of different types of screw head/drivers available and so it’s best to get the correct driver to prevent the screw head from being damaged in the first place.
Common types of screws used in electrical components are Phillips, Pozidriv, Torx and pentalobe - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I stripped the screw cuz the damn manufacturers overtightened it
They often do that!
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It's probably to keep good contact with the cpu heat spreader
Cheeky Deeky or prevent you from fixing whatever you want to fix and go to their service and give them money
Benhur Bjay same
@@ultimatehandyman because there pieces of shit
I’ve tried the rubber band and foil methods but the screwdriver usually Pierces through it making it useless
UPDATE: (10 minutes later)
I just used the elastic band on the other 3 stripped screws on my PS4 controller and it worked perfectly.
Might try the glue method on the 4th one.
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Sometimes it works.
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@@ekzoX0 how did u do the ps4 remote mine is also striped
Fuck that I tried everything expect like the stripped screws or the gripped turn cause I don’t got nothing but glue & a screw kit I just I got ode tired of it was going to close everything & buy Dremel cutting wheel , but I just put pressure with the flat head screwdriver out of madness & worked 😭😂😂 like I was stabbing that shit in hard 😭😂 smh manufacturer as company
Lickthesole most screws on ps4 takes a ph00
For everyone who keeps saying it rips thru the foil....
YES. Even if it pierces the foil... it's that LITTLE bit of "extra space" the foil will take up around the Star or Phillips bit.. where the screw is stripped... that is necessary for it to turn the screw.
The point IS... to find something to "take up" that space where the stripped screw has lost its original form.
These were genius!!
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I used your latex glove method on a brand new screw to PREVENT stripping it. I'll be doing this on every screw from now on. Thanks!
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I've been trying to open my Nintendo switch to fix an issue with the controller connecting but one of those tiny screws stripped. I've tried so many methods but nothing worked. Finally I got it, here's how. I used a mini flat head! Not in the centre, but on the edge with a lot of pressure. I basically created a divet on the side and pushed in a circular manner. It was difficult and it scratched up the area around the screw, but luckily it's inside the side track so you don't see it. So for anyone who couldn't get any other trick to work, try etching a notch with a flat head from the side (or anywhere not centered) on the screw and rotate around instead of spinning from the center.
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I’ve never heard of a latex glove idea and after many tries with different videos this one was the one that did it thank you so much!
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Holy smokes! I had a stripped tiny screw in my Ring doorbell, & your rubber band suggestion worked like a charm! I couldn't believe it.....AWESOME tip, thanks so much!
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Elastic band works and the foil too! Amazing tips! Was ‘driving’ me nuts.
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90 minutes earlier, I was going insane... now, I feel like I love you... lol... thanks man, the drilling worked like a charm. Subscriber here
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David Pimentel That’s gay David, you said you love him and didn’t even say no homo after.
@@innocentguy2423 no homo in kissing ur homies
No homo if you put socks on
Hi, thanks for this video. I tried the rubber band method before but that was too thick; I learned about using nitrile gloves from this video, which worked. It was a stripped laptop case screw and I had to also use a correct sized flat (horizontal) screwdriver tip.
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I’m having the same problem now. Brand new laptop. I just upgraded the SSD but forgot to plug battery back up. When I went to undo the screws again, the bottom corner one stripped. I’ve tried rubber band, glove, foil, and now working on super glue method. The other the bit when right through it
This was usefull. I had to go to the phone story after all, but it was nice to find out that I tried all the methods suggested by you before I watched the video :)
I’m off to do some filming in the garage today 😉
I hope everyone has a great Sunday, please like, share and comment if you can.
Better put the heaters on its cooold
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@@ultimatehandyman Great vid as usual........Have you thought of buying one of these Chinese diesel heaters ? could be new filming content 🤔👍
@girlsdrinkfeck "arse!" Dat would be an ecumenical matter.
I liked the super glue trick. It effectively makes a small casting matched to both the screw driver head and the remains of the screw head. BobUK.
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Wow. This worked well. I used the rubber band and the small stripped srews came right out. Thank you so much.👏🏼🌟👍🏼
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Yes!!! You saved me...someone had tightened WiFi card screw in laptop impossibly tight. Had used jewelry files to fix....BUT...found your video. One exercise rubber band later..darn ole screw came out in a twist!!! Thank you so much!
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Your video, with the rubber glove technique, just saved my disk drive. Thank you!
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You have some really good ideas there and especially like the left handed drill and the grabit device, brilliant combined with the magnet to collect the bits 👍
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I almost was ready to call it quits but the latex method finally worked for me! Thank you so much!
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DUDE!! Thank you lol, I had a customer who had like every other screw just stuck and I thought I was going to have to cancel the job! thanks man!
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In complete frustration was about to take a pair of pliers to the motherboard before I found your video. The glove trick worked like a charm to remove stripped hard drive screw. Thanks!!!!!
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Brilliant. The latex glove worked like a charm! I am so thankful to be able to continue with my laptop repair.
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1:28 finally, i can use that rubber thing that dad have in his wallet
When I was younger, I used to carry one of those - I knew it would come in useful one day 😂
Thank you for this video!!! I got a battery replacement for my XPS 13 and couldn't get one screw out because it was overtightened by stupid Dell. The rubber band trick worked perfectly! Your a life saver.
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i know this is old, i just want to thank you for the glove and screw driver method, it saved me a lot of time and effort. kudos to you!
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Thanks for the latex glove idea, I had tried rubber bands, foil, ducktape and even a slightly bigger screw driver and none of them would help lock in nearly as much as the latex glove did. I was starting to get worried that id need to buy screw grip or screw extractors, so thank you for saving me money.
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Thank You so much, you helped me remove the one last screw of my laptop that had been bathed in threadlocker😂 and I had stripped it trying to remove it .
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@Aditya what method did you use
The foil trick worked like a charm!!! Saved my electric spinner! Thank you so much!!!
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The head of a T5 screw in my pocket knife was stripped. After seeing that part in this video, I was on my way to the kitchen to grab some aluminum foil; my phone in one hand and a package of Pop-Tarts that I was eating in the other. Then it hit me: the foil on the Pop-Tarts! It EFFING WORKED!
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Nice trick with the aluminum foil on those tiny screws. The foil is thin enough that it easily conforms to the internal shape of the screw head, making removal a snap. Better than my idea to put a dab of epoxy in the screw slot or hex, placing the screwdriver/Allen wrench in that and somehow supporting it for a few hours/overnight until the epoxy hardens, then try backing it out. That might work in an extreme case, but your solution is the way to go. It's quick, doesn't mess up any small tools and allows you to keep working. Thanks.
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Yo I’m working on a 2ds I’m gonna try this as a last resort cuz I can’t tear apart the frame and make the whole thing ugly
Could you put a link for those "left hand drill bits. ....chaz ...
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Always clear and great tips
Left handed drill bits USA- fave.co/2xJjK1M
Left handed drill bits UK- fave.co/2DubtF4
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Thank you so much, the foil method with lots of pressure worked for me after nearly an hour of trying.
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Thanks for the great techniques to remove the stripped screws.
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Fantastic stuff. I’ve extremely rusty screws on a guitar whose previous owner didn’t appreciate the quality of the instrument. Bought it for 1000¥ (Japan) and was told it could easily fetch 40,000¥ if repaired. I’ll have get cracking on your suggestions!!
Good luck with it
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Excellent video as usual!
Can you recommend a left hand drill bit set? Thanks.
Not really, but Sealey do a set of five which should be OK - fave.co/2R2qSOn
The set I have is made by Welbilt, they seem decent enough for what I paid for them.
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After 1hr of trying everything, the rubber glove worked! Thank you sir!!
Excellent!
You just saved my life with the glove trick. thank you!
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Does it work on small screws?
Appreciate your ideas and videos. Thank you!
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Thank you so much bro. I would literally kiss you if you were in front of me rn. The rubber part actually did it for me lmao. I thought that it might not work since in my country the rubber is not that flat and is actually very thin. Since i was trying to get it out of my laptop, im trying to be as delicate as possible. My last option would be to drill cause im frustrated af. But after trying for the fifth time, the screw became loose. Thanks man, you literally saved my arse. Subscribed. Thanks again.❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm delighted that the video helped ;-)
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I used the magnet trick, and it worked instantly. Thank you!
Excellent!
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Thanks for the tips. I have a Ryobi battery with torx security bit screws that are not coming out. Not my first Ryobi tear down. Have done 6-10. But I got in a hurry. So anyway, I am going to try a couple of the simple tips before drilling out the screw. Thanks again and all the best!
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Brilliant ideas 👍
Thanks for sharing all your ideas with us 👍
Ash🏴
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honestly i cannot thank you enough for the tip of the driller on the counterclockwise
this tip allowed me to open a laptop that has a fucked up screen thank you :)))))))))
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DUDE, the foil trick did it on a very stripped, tiny T5 torx screw, thanks so much!
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Man I was starting to freak out, but you really save me
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you just stopped my day from being an angry pissed off one, many thanks man
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Sir. You are my hero, I got a new Digital bathroom scale and at the back of the scales was a box with the battery, and a screw in the lid, this very small screw was very tight, all evening I try to remove that screw, with a rubber band, I them went to TH-cam, your show was the first in the list, so I try the Latex on the tip of the screw driver , that did not work , I then try the foil, and like magic the screw came out, so a very big thanks to you, my bathroom scales is working, thank you very much, keep up the good work.
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The rubber band worked for me. Had to fold it over once and the very tip pierced but enough of the grooves were able to make contact and that plus pressing in hard worked. Thanks.
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@@ultimatehandyman No thank you!
For a completely separate rounded screw that's 50% over the barrier of an edge my last try is super glue, but I haven't done it yet. How do I remove the glue from them afterward?
Keep up the good work!
mine was extremely tighten so I ended up drilling it with a dremel
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I couldn't even believe it when the foil worked for a M2x3mm completely stripped laptop screw. Thanks for this trick! (nothing else worked)
You are awesome fella. Really hope you’re getting a few quid outta these vids. Helped me so much. Thanks.
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Fantastic tips. Nice one that will help a great deal..
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Thanks dude it helped a lot! Had stripped Switch Lite Y-wing screws. Getting a 1.6 mm(1/16") drill bit and going in reverse popped them right out.
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Got one where you put the joy cons inside
The rubber band worked for me, you are a lifesaver
OMG, thank you! The nitrile glove worked perfectly!!!
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I normally just use a standard flat blade screw driver. I have a good selection of small screwdrivers and I find one that fits tight in the screw. Obviously this will not work if the screw has been perfectly rounded but I have not found a screw I can't take out yet. Thanks for the tips mate always handy.
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@@ultimatehandyman Thanks man!
I'm half convinced the rubber band method is a thing of legend when it comes to tiny phone screws. I've dealt with many stripped phone screws, rubber band trick never worked once. I could see it working on bigger screws though. I had luck with nail clippers to grip on a tiny interior iphone screw before, but that trick only works on the rare phone screw that you can grip the outside of, most are in somewhat of a recess, making the grip impossible. Trying the glue trick on a Pixel 2 stripped screw right now. It's a very tiny, light (cheap) screwdriver, so the glue is holding it up by itself. I'm gonna give it an hour or two before I give it a try and fail miserably.
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Did it work?
Thank you for making this video. This has been very helpful!
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Thank you. You are really solving my problems. Thanks again
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Great video ! Fiddly job indeed but could save us throwing things out thinking they are unrepairable.
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oui!
Good video!
Right oN!
Foil trick worked amazing for my Nintendo switch!
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How it can't seem to work on mine it just punctured through
Very helpful, able to use the technique you showed where the screw was just spinning.
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Great proven ideas for Phillips, Torx, square drive screws which all help centre the removal tool.
I am struggling with a small recessed slot screw.
Dave A.
A slotted recesses screw is a real PITA. Perhaps a left handed drill bit will work, you could make some kind of bushing to hold the drill but central, similar to what I did for this video-
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Paper napkin worked for me. I used the same screw driver bit as the head. Hope that helps! :)
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Thanks for this! Dell overtightened their heatsink screws in my XPS and I stripped two of them trying to get to the CPU to repaste it... Will get replacement screws and attempt some of the things you've mentioned here. I am terrified of the dremel though :D Hopefully other methods work
Good luck with it ;-)
What worked ?? I have the same issue with a dell
I am having the same issue, what worked?
@@edgardocastaneda9402 did you figure it out? :D
@@edgardocastaneda9402 did you fix it ?
I regulary have to fiddle with stripped tiny screws and waslooking for info when I found your channel.
Most of the tricks I knew allready although I do not have pro-tools as leftsided drillbits.
What I also used is a grabbit-bit but they are all too big as i mostly work with 3m, 4m, ... (3mm, 4mm) in my hobby which is rc-offroadracing.
Now, learning there also exist micro grabbit-bits, this ccould be a life-changer for me.
What i mostly did in the past wwas cutting a slot in the head with a dremel and use a regular screwdriver to get it out. But this also alwways caused the surrounding of the bolt to be cut also.
The micro-Grabit is ace- really useful for small screws ;-)
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Good video. Some neat little tricks there.
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Awesome. My Gameboy Advance screws are brittle as heck, and have been quite badly stripped. This just saved my motherboard :)
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I realise this was 3 years ago, but is there any chance you remember which method worked for you? I'm having the exact same issue at the moment.
What do you do if the screw is stripped, and the place where it is screwed in is stripped, and on top of that, you only have an old hobby screw driver, that is striped.
the last method by apply a drip of power glue is briliant. never think about it. it actually work for laptop / notebook super mini screw.. thank you so much. it helped a lot.
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So many ideas so helpful. Thank you.
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And that's when I realised I was tightening the screw instead of removing it 😭
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Aluminium foil worked perfectly for me, thank you so much for the video, I thought my laptop is gonna damaged forever!
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Damn, the tin foil method worked for me (just when I tought everything was lost :D ) Thanks, man!
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Awesome, the rubber band method worked wonders! Thank you so much
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Tin foil worked for me :0). Thank You!!
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The foil worked like a charm thanks bro
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This helps alot man , thanks I tried it with the rubber and it did not work but then I tried afterwards with a little pressure and voila! it turned. Thanks man.
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These videos are always very informative
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Fantastically useful video. It should stop a lot of cursing and bad language!.
When none of these work, then what would you recommend?
Christian Juliano Alves Coimbra did ya get it?
Cry
I have a laptop, I can't open one screw. Tried super glue and everything. Not even close. FML
So many great tricks of the trade there mate. Thanks.
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Great vid; very useful techniques. Thank you.
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6:18 DO NOT USE TIN FOIL! I ended up pushing it into the hole and was unable to get it out. Only made things worse
Did you use tweezers to get it out?
Oof
Get a magnet
Abhay Hegde Foil is not magnetic.
T W lol
I didn't know you can get left handed drill bits.
They are not very common, unless you work in engineering etc.
I bought a full set at auction a few years back and they have been invaluable for removing damaged screws etc.
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Thanks to all these methods, the screw in my joycon is now 3 x mores stripped then i was before
These are quite useful tips, thank you!
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The foil trick worked in the end - I thought I'd never get it out! Thanks!
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I’m trying the superglue trick right now on a Nintendo 3DS. 🤞
Good luck with it ;-)
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Did it work
did it work
did it work? i’d really like to know because i can’t seem to get the screw out :/
I’m trying on my 2ds but I have nothing
can u please help me find a tool!!! my pro controller screw is stripped so bad ! ive tried the rubber band trick the glue trick nothing works! the screw are very very tiny i think the screw driver i had used was 2mm, pls help me i have no idea what im doing :'(
More brilliant ideas, well done Sir!
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Can we just give this guy props for doing a kinda og vud that works for most and some others people just reposting the same "use rubber band rubber band"
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omg!
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Me:watching him undo the phone case with a phone in it. WHAT IF HE MISSES?
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Tinfoil method worked for me on a tiny T2 screw inside a smartphone. I had to use 2 layers because 1 was too thin and it worked. Thanks!
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Dude is awesome,thanks,my laptop got me stuck with only 2 screws,almost broke the corners, thank you
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What method did u use
I wanted to custom paint my keyboard, but one of 20 screws won't unscrew and it got worn due to excessive trying, damn I had to cancel my plan. It also ruined one of my good screwdrivers.
Do companies really need to screw that tight when they are already using 20 screws -_-
I don't know why they tighten some screws so tight!
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Been told it so you can not service it yourself.
You can also rub your magnet on your driver to magnetise it but it doesn't last that long
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Makita make some really nice bullet shaped blue plastic magnet holding accessories for ordinary screwdrivers that contain two magnets and slip onto the approximately one-quarter inch diameter metal shaft of most screwdrivers. They have incredible magnetic force;, I haven't seen any similar magnetic devices made specifically for skinny small diameter screwdrivers such as might be used on cell phones and such, but the Makita ones can be slipped on temporarily to any small diameter screwdriver shaft, they just don't really center themselves automatically and stay in place forever and ever.
This worked like a charm for me! Thanks!
Thank you soooooo much for this video! I will give these methods a try as I have a stripped screw on a digital caliper.
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Thank you for the tutorial! Works great!
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