Best way to remove stripped screws

[emjay4248]

I just stripped a screw on a Boker Plus knife(What a surprise LOL) and would like to know if anyone has a way to get them out short of sending it back to Boker ?
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jbmonkey]

stripped the head or the screw threads or both?

 

[91bravo]

Eze out. You can find it at your local hardware store.

If the screw sits proud you can slot it with a dremel and then use a flathead

 

[Kreyzhorse]

I use a damaged screw bit remover. Find one at any hardware store and they work perfectly and quickly. If you like knives, you'll end up using it a time or two more.

 

[Goose 7279]

Use a rubberband over screwhead and use the bit .that is closest in size but if its locktited you need to heat it up first

 

[BitingSarcasm]

If you stripped the threads, then there are some good ideas above. If you tore the slots out of the head it can be more difficult. If there is a Rockler woodworking supply store near you, they sell a set of recovery bits that are small enough to work on the dinky little screws that hold knives together, and it wasn't too expensive. Everything my local big box stores had was sized for a minimum #1 screw, and they killed every other local hardware store.

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Eze out. You can find it at your local hardware store.

If the screw sits proud you can slot it with a dremel and then use a flathead

^^^ What he said.

 

[JJ_Colt45]

another option I've used in a pinch ... find a small nut and JB Weld the nut to the stripped screw head ...let it set and use a small socket to fit the nut and remove the screw.