Screw extraction set

[Paddington]

Looking for a decent set suitable for small stuff, cross head, philips head etc machine screws. Any recommendations ?

 

[Adeptandy]

So far I’ve broken everything but Snap on ones

 

[milkloss]

Good set of left hand drills is as good as anything imo. The other tool is something to grind the top of the fitting flat so you can drill it sensibly.

 

[ridger]

So far I’ve broken everything but Snap on ones

So they were snap off then

 

[Paddington]

Anyone tried Vampliers ?

 

[Adeptandy]

So they were snap off then

Oh yes

 

[Paddington]

Now I always thought these were expensive pieces of kit, but a search on Google for the best screw extractors came up with what seemed reasonably priced sets by manufacturers I had never heard off and strangely all for sale on Amazon with excellent reviews. Checking the reviews showed that not many purchasers had actually used them....

 

[David.]

Snap-on about the only ones I have not broken. Easy outs seem to expand the broken screw making it worse.

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[cosmagedon]

Snap-on about the only ones I have not broken. Easy outs seem to expand the broken screw making it worse.

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That's actually made by a company called Ridgid, might be cheaper than snap on. I prefer using this type as they're not the tapered style, they have a tendency of making what your getting out even tighter!

 

[David.]

They are very good, managed to get some sheared 3/4 studs out of a rear trumpet housing with them once.

 

[ACEngineering]

That's actually made by a company called Ridgid, might be cheaper than snap on. I prefer using this type as they're not the tapered style, they have a tendency of making what your getting out even tighter!

dont they make the cheaper cordless gear in homebase

 

[ACEngineering]

That's actually made by a company called Ridgid, might be cheaper than snap on. I prefer using this type as they're not the tapered style, they have a tendency of making what your getting out even tighter!

Quick google search confirms Ridgid is a brand name owned by TTI same company that owns Milwaukee

 

[David.]

Ridgid used to make pipe threading gear etc, back in the day.

 

[cosmagedon]

I've used lots of expensive Ridgid gear offshore over the years, I always regarded them up there with the best for tool quality. Never realised they made cheap stuff for homebase too

 

[Lincsman]

I've used lots of expensive Ridgid gear offshore over the years, I always regarded them up there with the best for tool quality. Never realised they made cheap stuff for homebase too

Not always made cheap for such places, just sold at a lower price and margin to keep up overall production volume, better to sell another unit at half profit rather than not sell one at all, and as long as the badge is different you keep the full price customers on side.

 

[Campbell]

This German guy seems handy with extracting bust threads. Also has a youtube channel about LR Discovery home repairs, clever man.

 

[Alchad]

I found one of the 5/8” unc bolts holding the loader brackets on my DB 1390 had sheared the other week. Successfully used an extractor from a £3.99 Screwfix set to remove it. Mind I did do all I could to help by removing loader and the bracket first and drilling a 6mm hole in the centre of the broken bolt to give the extractor a chance.

Alchad

 

[Gadget]

When drilling out to use an extractor we use left hand drill bits. Sometimes the bolt moves without having to use the extractor.

 

[Exfarmer]

Now I always thought these were expensive pieces of kit, but a search on Google for the best screw extractors came up with what seemed reasonably priced sets by manufacturers I had never heard off and strangely all for sale on Amazon with excellent reviews. Checking the reviews showed that not many purchasers had actually used them....

amazon reviews are a complete waste of space, as they are asked for and given about a day after delivery. No chance for something to have broken then.

 

[David.]

The thing with cheap Easy-outs is the bigger problem you cause when their finest Chinesium alloy fails, leaving you with a hardened broken stub almost impossible to remove, before you can try again