Has anyone used this product (Tom)? I've twisted off more easy-outs than I care to admit. How well does this product work? J.Peter '85 Weekender Alfred,NY ------------ Doesn't work for s**t. I spent six months restoring a lighthouse with many rusted and broken screws and bolts to take out. I had the "four pack" of this product - different sizes for different screws - and it was useless. The drill part would drill into the bolt/screw but the "take out" part would not start. The best approach seemed to be to carefully drill out the broken screw/bolt with a drill that would take out almost everything except the threads. Then pick at the threads with a sharp pick and try to remove the thread, then use a tap to bit by bit finish the job and freshen the threads. All in all, a fairly fiddley operation. For larger bolts, 3/8's and up, a drill bit that would remove most of the bolt and then one of those reverse twist "easy-out's" with the square head, firmly tapped in, then carefully twisted sometimes worked. But it sounds like you have already been there, done that! Ron Bloomquist http://www.pointcabrillo.org/roadcow/lighthouse.htm |
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