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Alden Grabit Broken Bolt and Damaged Screw Extractors, 4-Piece Set
Studio : Alden
by Alden
Brand : Alden
Model : 8440P
Publisher : Alden
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0727708084407
UPC : 727708084407
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 33 reviews)
List Price : $29.99
Our Price : $19.20
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Contains 4 tools to quickly remove screws #4-24 and bolts #10 - 3/8-inch
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Easy to use with quick connect chucks and hand drills
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Made of high speed tool steel for long life
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Deep serrated edges--biting action creates greater torque helping to remove long screws
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Self centering drill tip--only one tool required for extraction
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Product Description |
Manufacturer:Alden
Features and Benefits: - Contains 4 tools to quickly remove screws #4- 24 and bolts No. 10 - 3/8"
- Easy to use with quick connect chucks and hand drills
- Made of high speed tool steel for long life
- Deep serrated edges - biting action creates greater torque helping to remove long screws
- Self centering drill tip -only one tool required for extraction
Remove damaged screw heads and extract free spinning screws with GRAB-IT! No other screw extractor removes damaged heads and extracts free spinning screws! This set extracts screws easily from wood, metalor plastic and removes screws made of any alloy, including soft screws. The applications are infinite! Automobiles, toys, furniture, appliances andmore! |
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Screw removers |
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Haven't had the need to use them yet, but they look like they will work. They didn't come in a case as shown, just a thick, clear plastic bag. |
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Cheap |
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Very cheap metal, high strength steel would have been better, first time I used it the extractor side broke because it is made of cheap metal! |
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Glad I bought them |
So about year and a half ago I hung a 19 flatscreen on the wall in the den. And it was a horrible experience.
You see, whoever the "engineer" was that designed it should be flogged and their engineer credentials shoved up their...
You had to screw two 1/4×3" screws (those are pretty big) into a 2×4 stud in the wall using a hex key. A hex key is the hardest tool to work with, and stripped out the head of the screw about 1/4" away from being tight. That's after pre-drilling the hole. So the whole mount has been loose all this time. And you can't undo it because the hex key stripped out the head. The words coming out of my mouth at the time would have made a truck driver blush.
So it finally came time that I wanted to fix it by doing it right and replace the crappy screws they sent with proper lag bolts you'd install with a socket wrench.
So I bought the Grabit screw extractors. Sure they're late night TV fodder, but figured I'd give it a shot, as the set was cheaper than individual screw extractors at Home Depot.
And they worked wonderfully.
I had those crappy screws removed in about 5 seconds.
Then using a proper method of a socket wrench had the whole thing remounted in about 2 minutes instead of the half hour I spent the first time cussing and yelling.
Anyways, the set of Grabits are [........], and every tool kit should have a set. |
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Not As Good As Hoped |
After snapping a few deck screws last summer I thought they might be handy to have a set of ez-outs. My fist annoyance was they were shipped by the "AsSeenOnTVGuys" with insufficient postage. So I left the postman the 22 cents and got them the next day.
With no immediate need I tested them by driving a few screws into some pine & cedar deck boards & purposely striping the heads. Following the direction I drilled out the head with the left hand bit and the switched to the cone end to extract the screw applied some pressure, no luck. So after experimenting I found I had to put a lot pressure the drill & go as slow as possible; best done by using my old cordless drill with a half charged battery. I had almost as much luck with the left hand drill end.
In the end they do work but you may still have to work at it.
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Works, sometimes |
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Works on short screws. I tried extracting SS 2.5" screws from pine and it plain old didn't work. Thank God for Vise Grips and patience. |
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