JM

"Jim Martin"

04/08/2003 1:15 PM

Cutting out a broken screw

Hello All:

Yesterday I broke off a lag bolt in hard maple. Today, I broke off a screw
extractor.... argggg!

Next option is to use a hole saw to cut out the screw along with a section
of the wood. I remember that someone makes a small hole saw just for this
application. I thought it was Lee Valley but I don't see it on thier web
site. Seems that the smallest regular hole saw is 5/8", which is much bigger
than I need.

Anybody know the hole saw, broken screw tool I am thinking of?

Thanks,

Jim


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TM

Thomas Mitchell

in reply to "Jim Martin" on 04/08/2003 1:15 PM

04/08/2003 4:12 PM

You didn't happen to buy that extractor from Woodcraft did you? A friend
just recently bought from Woodcraft and it shattered after a couple uses.

Jim Martin wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Yesterday I broke off a lag bolt in hard maple. Today, I broke off a screw
> extractor.... argggg!
>
> Next option is to use a hole saw to cut out the screw along with a section
> of the wood. I remember that someone makes a small hole saw just for this
> application. I thought it was Lee Valley but I don't see it on thier web
> site. Seems that the smallest regular hole saw is 5/8", which is much bigger
> than I need.
>
> Anybody know the hole saw, broken screw tool I am thinking of?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
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TM

Thomas Mitchell

in reply to "Jim Martin" on 04/08/2003 1:15 PM

04/08/2003 4:29 PM

I'd recommend a face shield from the description that my friend gave me
of the way his shattered.

qedude wrote:
> Funny you should say that I just had the same thing happen to me using the
> Woodcraft extractor. I had just started the hole and it shattered scattering
> pieces everywhere. Make sure you wear eye protection and gloves when using
> these. I could easily break the shattered pieces with a pair of pliers so IMHO
> these extractors are too brittle to be safe/useful.
>
> Scott Hogsten
>
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
>
>>You didn't happen to buy that extractor from Woodcraft did you? A friend
>>just recently bought from Woodcraft and it shattered after a couple uses.
>>
>>Jim Martin wrote:
>>
>>>Hello All:
>>>
>>>Yesterday I broke off a lag bolt in hard maple. Today, I broke off a screw
>>>extractor.... argggg!
>>>
>>>Next option is to use a hole saw to cut out the screw along with a section
>>>of the wood. I remember that someone makes a small hole saw just for this
>>>application. I thought it was Lee Valley but I don't see it on thier web
>>>site. Seems that the smallest regular hole saw is 5/8", which is much bigger
>>>than I need.
>>>
>>>Anybody know the hole saw, broken screw tool I am thinking of?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>
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>>
>

JM

"Jim Martin"

in reply to "Jim Martin" on 04/08/2003 1:15 PM

04/08/2003 1:57 PM


"Bob Gramza" <[email protected]> wrote in
>
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&offerings_ID=2354&ObjectGroup_ID=439&CATID=7:

That's it, thanks!

Jim


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yq

in reply to "Jim Martin" on 04/08/2003 1:15 PM

04/08/2003 8:20 PM

Funny you should say that I just had the same thing happen to me using the
Woodcraft extractor. I had just started the hole and it shattered scattering
pieces everywhere. Make sure you wear eye protection and gloves when using
these. I could easily break the shattered pieces with a pair of pliers so IMHO
these extractors are too brittle to be safe/useful.

Scott Hogsten

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
>You didn't happen to buy that extractor from Woodcraft did you? A friend
>just recently bought from Woodcraft and it shattered after a couple uses.
>
>Jim Martin wrote:
>> Hello All:
>>
>> Yesterday I broke off a lag bolt in hard maple. Today, I broke off a screw
>> extractor.... argggg!
>>
>> Next option is to use a hole saw to cut out the screw along with a section
>> of the wood. I remember that someone makes a small hole saw just for this
>> application. I thought it was Lee Valley but I don't see it on thier web
>> site. Seems that the smallest regular hole saw is 5/8", which is much bigger
>> than I need.
>>
>> Anybody know the hole saw, broken screw tool I am thinking of?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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>

BG

"Bob Gramza"

in reply to "Jim Martin" on 04/08/2003 1:15 PM

04/08/2003 7:21 PM


"Jim Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
: Hello All:
:
: Yesterday I broke off a lag bolt in hard maple. Today, I broke off a screw
: extractor.... argggg!
:
: Next option is to use a hole saw to cut out the screw along with a section
: of the wood. I remember that someone makes a small hole saw just for this
: application. I thought it was Lee Valley but I don't see it on thier web
: site. Seems that the smallest regular hole saw is 5/8", which is much bigger
: than I need.
:
: Anybody know the hole saw, broken screw tool I am thinking of?
:
: Thanks,
:
: Jim
:
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&offerings_ID=2354&ObjectGroup_ID=439&CATID=7:
:


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