[Spridgets] Dead screws

[David Lieb]

> I start with a small drill hole/EZ-Out combination and work up. The small
> ones can be ruined fairly easy due to the torques involved. Eventually
> you'll reach a hole size where pieces of the bolt will come out. Then you
> continue fishing these out; then re-tap the hole to get the rest.

Yeah, but all it takes is once to find out that the ez-out is tougher
than your drill bits. If you are going to drill for gold here, skip
the ez-out; drill a small hole down the center, then use the largest
bit the will fit inside the threads (assuming the pilot hole really is
centered, you might have to reduce the size of the second drill bit if
it is not), then pick out the debris. I would still use a dremel to
cut a slot in the head and use the impact screwdriver on that before I
started drilling...
David Lieb