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Hooky wrote:G'day Pasi, I'm with you mate I just hate it when screws break off !!!!
In my opinion you have two options, the easiest one would be to apply some drops into the hole with a diluted mix of epoxy like "Everdure", this would soak into the timber around the screw and then fill with epoxy. If well sealed the screw should not rust.
The second option which I have used many times with around a 90% success rate is to use an "Easy-Out" This requires you to firstly nail punch the top of the broken screw and drill a hole that is smaller than the diameter of the screw. Then use the "Easy-Out" by screwing it into the hole anticlockwise until it grips into the drilled hole then hopefully with a spanner on the end of the "Easy-Out" you continue turning in an anticlockwise direction and the screw should come out.
I hope this helps, just google "Easy-Out" for a picture.
Cheers Terry
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