Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Few things will try your patience the way a stripped screw or bolt can. It seems ...

A broken screw head can be a an annoying and frustrating problem. It may be that the top groove or indentation is stripped, or it may be sheared completely off. But you can overcome the issue with a ...

The best-laid DIY project plans can hit a snag if a stripped screw turns up. Though stuck fasteners with stripped heads can certainly slow down your progress, they’re not impossible to deal with. We ...

Once the head of a screw gets stripped, you may feel like it's never going to come back out. But there are two ways to remove a stripped screw—externally and internally. Which one you choose depends ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter how powerful your drill is, there's always the chance that you'll run into one of a DIYer's worst nightmares — a stripped screw. No ...

A stripped screw can turn a quick fix or small adjustment into a big hassle. It can happen to any screw and can make removing or tightening it almost impossible. You might encounter a stripped screw ...

Nothing ruins an awesome project faster than a broken bolt. Even those who could qualify for sainthood will immediately spike their wrench into the ground and belt out the kind of language that’d make ...

While I was removing my old license plates from my car yesterday, the head broke off. Great I thought. I knew that there were tools that I could use to extract the screw like this, but so far, it hasn ...