ORIGINAL: weeber24
Hey everyone,
I have a plastic nosecone being held on by a screw that I can no longer remove. It's a Philips head screw, but it's all reamed out now from me and other trying to remove it. I guess that means I need to take my dremel to it. Question is, what's the best way. To use a drill bit and ream out the screw, or go in from the side with a cutting wheel? Or is there an easier way?
Good luck with this one.
I would approach this way : Go to Harbor Freight, buy their assortment of left-hand drill bits, and make sure there's a small one. Then chuck a suitable lefthand drill bit in a reversing, variable speed drill, and start slowly removing the screw head.
It is likely that the drill will bite in and start unscrewing the screw, while you are in this process. If so, you can just unscrew it and replace later.
If the screw doesn't start backing out, then stop when you have the head of the screw drilled off, slip the spinner cone off, and the remainder of the screw will be standing up where you can grab it with a visegrip.
And, as has been mentioned, don't use slotted or Phillips screws with spinners, in the future. Use good Allen screws.
Best wishes,
Dave Olson