>stripped the hex screw on the part that attaches the brake cable to the wheel of my bike>tried using a screw extractor set several times to no avail>tried sticking solder in it and an extra hex driver to remove it but the solder keeps coming loose>start thinking that I'll need to weld on the hex driver for it to stick properly>it took me this long to finally try using a rasp to cut in a straight line so that a flat head would fit into it>it worksI don't know why I didn't think of doing the simplest solution first, given that it's a screw that had material sticking out that's not flush in the hole.
>>3002967You'll remember it for next time. Occams razor is a bitch. Sometimes it cuts ego more than the problem
>>3002967>rasp>screw
>>3002967i had a similar problem but what i did was use a hammer and a flathead screwdriver to deform the screwhead to turn it. But how in the world did you strip a hex screw?
>>3002985Hex below a certain size is basically a circle already. Garbage design
>>3003013rather messy tolerances and cheese material on garbage screws or tools. Anyways replace with Torx.
I have that miniature angle grinder from Milwaukee that almost exclusively gets used to cut slots into fucked screws.
>>3002967Should have never strayed away from flat heads and slot cutting.
If it has a head big enough to grip I always try vise-grips. If it's a recessed screw then drill it out.
