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Just got off the phone with Spyderco and they are rushing me out replacement Pocket Clip Torx Screws. I stripped one of the screws out and yea, I used a T6. I told the woman on the phone that I didn't think I had the T6 driver set firmly in place and ended up rounding out the screw. Got to hand it to Spyderco, no questions asked and no charges for the screws...

Not sure if they make an Easy Out Screw Extractor that small?
 
I literally used mine today to grab some small nail heads to pull them up enough to get a nail puller onto 'em.
 
Rhodies said:
Just got off the phone with Spyderco and they are rushing me out replacement Pocket Clip Torx Screws. I stripped one of the screws out and yea, I used a T6. I told the woman on the phone that I didn't think I had the T6 driver set firmly in place and ended up rounding out the screw. Got to hand it to Spyderco, no questions asked and no charges for the screws...

Not sure if they make an Easy Out Screw Extractor that small?
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Yes I wish they would up the hardness spec for screws in their knives. Probably because they want stainless. Some times I find other / larger stainless fasteners to be weird too. Weird = soft, odd sized not metric not inch (Ha, ha probably Whitworth . . . joking) . . . some times easy to gaul but that seems to have disappeared for the most part.

What I am saying is the good old black/rustable/hex key (allen) were so hard you couldn't hacksaw 'em and good deep, hardened, well fitting sockets. I love Torx but I don't love Spyderco Torx.
I'd put up with a speck of rust to get some real screws.

PS: hey if you don't get em out with the cool pliers I got some tricks for you.
 
Rhodies said:
Just got off the phone with Spyderco and they are rushing me out replacement Pocket Clip Torx Screws. I stripped one of the screws out and yea, I used a T6. I told the woman on the phone that I didn't think I had the T6 driver set firmly in place and ended up rounding out the screw. Got to hand it to Spyderco, no questions asked and no charges for the screws...

Not sure if they make an Easy Out Screw Extractor that small?
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Try this. You might have to use one size smaller driver.

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Wowbagger said:
Yes I wish they would up the hardness spec for screws in their knives. Probably because they want stainless. Some times I find other / larger stainless fasteners to be weird too. Weird = soft, odd sized not metric not inch (Ha, ha probably Whitworth . . . joking) . . . some times easy to gaul but that seems to have disappeared for the most part.

What I am saying is the good old black/rustable/hex key (allen) were so hard you couldn't hacksaw 'em and good deep, hardened, well fitting sockets. I love Torx but I don't love Spyderco Torx.
I'd put up with a speck of rust to get some real screws.

PS: hey if you don't get em out with the cool pliers I got some tricks for you.
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Thanks, I just may need your help.
 
I tried the rubber band trick and it was a no go. I used T5 & T6 and the bit just spun around in the fastener.
 
Rhodies said:
Here's what I'm looking at https://www.vampiretools.com/product/vampliers-long-nose-screw-extraction-pliers/ Do you think this may be too big? Those little Torx Fasteners are pretty doggone small.

Never mind, looks like this https://www.vampiretools.com/product/vampliers-mini-5-screw-extraction-pliers/ will be more conducive.

Thanks again for your tip.
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Man oh man - another day and another way to spend some money :(. Yet one more "essential tool" that I didn't know I needed. :rolleyes:

Good grief - give me a break. :confused:

Thanks for those links though... :)

Ray
 
razor-edge-knives said:
Worse comes to worse you can always drill it out :)
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I could but I don't trust myself. Those screws are really small and I risk chewing up the female threads on the knife itself, then I'd be out looking for a miniature Tap & Die Set. :eek: When does the madness stop?
 
If need be rather than drilling it out I'd use a thin cutoff wheel in a Dremel to cut a flathead slot in the head. Much easier than drilling it out. However, I'd be very surprised if Vampliers didn't do the trick.
 
A Dremel is risky.
Use a jewelers file to cut a slot in it.
Then a standard tip screw driver to remove it.
 
It's not too risky if you just use two hands against a braced surface when holding the Dremel, but if you have sufficiently thin files, by all means use them. Even most needle files are too thick for screws that small, though.
 
I just placed an order for the 5" Vampliers. Got a lot of good reviews so I'll find out if those reviews are credible. Pliers supposed to be here by the weekend. I'll let you folks know the outcome.
 
I got mine for removing a stripped fan screw in my MacBook and they worked a treat. They were very tiny low-profile screws but the Vampliers gripped it without any trouble.
 
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