Tamper Proof Screws on Microwaves, etc.

Hello all, I'd like to start by thanking everyone who posts on the forum, especially this "tips" section. I have found many answers, to questions I had and ones I hadn't even asked myself yet. I'd like to share one of my own.

I'm fairly new (1 year under my belt now) and only have a limited set of household tools to work with and no funds to buy new ones, so I've had to find ways around conventional methods: One of them being that A HAMMER AND CHISEL WILL TAKE OFF THE HEAD OF A SCREW YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT BIT FOR!

After some frustration, I decided to try it one day and now its how I take off any short screws, whether I have the bit or not. It's simply easier than changing the bit in my drill.

Hammer is definitely the quickest and easiest way to get around those.

Hammer is a quicker way around alot of things :)

I like to use an angle grinder on the P.I.A screws, bolts, etc. Mike

I select a drill bit a hair larger than the recess in the screw head and drill it out.

of course it is faster with the correct bit but the previous mentioned methods do work

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Originally Posted by Jvcr1

of course it is faster with the correct bit but the previous mentioned methods do work

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Hey now, we're busy scrappin here man, don't bug us with the facts : D

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Originally Posted by Bear

Hey now, we're busy scrappin here man, don't bug us with the facts : D

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Plus using the appropriate level of violence is more fun.

The auto parts store had a pack of tamper-proof bits for about 3$. I know it's cutting into profit, but I just keep them out back where I scrap. quieter, easier, and less chance something is going to knock over my beer.

I've used all the above. Hammer/Chisel is by far my most efficient!