[Test-Equipment] Difficult Allen Screws

[wolfbob]

I use a screw extractor (from Sears) and then replace the screw with a new
one after removal.

WBob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr M J DiGirolamo" <DrD at 2020.com>
To: <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:18 PM
Subject: [Test-Equipment] Difficult Allen Screws


> Dear Colleagues,
>
>          I need some help and or tips on how to remove frozen Allen
> set-screws like the ones found on equipment knobs.
>
>          The typical scenario happens when trying to remove a stubborn set
> screw. The Allen wrench "slips" and rounds the insertion pattern
> slightly.  Has anyone heard of a slightly oversized set of Allen wrenches
> (on the order of .001" - .002") or is this the wrong approach?  If they
> exist, who supplies them?
>
>      Any comments and/or suggestions are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike DiGirolamo, W4XN
> Charlottesville, VA 22901
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