What does <drilling out screws> mean?

Andreas Thaler · Apr 3, 2025

News on the topic from Mike:

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If not, here's the overview page.

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Hello Everybody and welcome to my repair canal, I like doing repair of almost everything that can be disassembled and of course assembled again. It gives me a good feeling when i have done a complicated repair, it's just like a really good puzzel. It can be a camera or lenses, or anything else...

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dxqcanada · Apr 3, 2025

Yes, you can use left-handed drill bits as an extractor ... I also have set that I use to drill out screws, as if it catches the screw it will turn it out ... otherwise it goes through and I can pick the bits out.
Though not easy to find for those tiny screws, much easier on the large screws used on the camera mount ring.

Sirius Glass · Apr 3, 2025

dxqcanada said:
Yes, you can use left-handed drill bits as an extractor ... I also have set that I use to drill out screws, as if it catches the screw it will turn it out ... otherwise it goes through and I can pick the bits out.
Though not easy to find for those tiny screws, much easier on the large screws used on the camera mount ring.

Known as "Easy Outs".

Andreas Thaler · Apr 3, 2025

dxqcanada said:
Yes, you can use left-handed drill bits as an extractor ... I also have set that I use to drill out screws, as if it catches the screw it will turn it out ... otherwise it goes through and I can pick the bits out.
Though not easy to find for those tiny screws, much easier on the large screws used on the camera mount ring.

I found this shop in Germany.

Left-handed drills up from 1 mm diameter:

Gewindebohrer & Gewindeschneider Online Shop

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Hassasin · Apr 4, 2025

Implied meaning of "drilling out screw" is to retain original threads, as this is THE ONLY way to retain screw position (without plugging the hole up and trying anew), the smaller the screw the harder to impossible this is. This is critical in places where location of a screw also means registration with other components.

But when one drills out a screw with larger bit, well ... the screw is out, the hole is now bigger and nearly guaranteed to be centered differently. For parts and locations where final look and integrity of design is important (or critical) this is a "duct tape" solution.

Andreas Thaler · Saturday at 4:19 AM

I only buy tools once.

This supply of left-handed metal drill bits for screw removal is sufficient for my project plans.

Purchased here

Gewindebohrer & Gewindeschneider Online Shop

Gewindeschneidwerkzeuge mit der Garantie einer gleich bleibenden, guten Industriequalität sowie eine 100% Lieferfähigkeit unseres breiten Produkportfolios zum besten Preis.

www.gewindebohrer-shop.de

It was delivered promptly.

I now have everything I need to deal with the problem of stuck screws. I'm already looking forward to the next case.

Dan Daniel · Saturday at 11:09 AM

Looking forward to stuck screws??!

Hmmm....

Spring is coming just in time! You need some fresh air

Andreas Thaler · Saturday at 11:34 AM

Dan Daniel said:
Looking forward to stuck screws??!

Hmmm....

Spring is coming just in time! You need some fresh air

The challenge is oxygen for me

What does <drilling out screws> mean?

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