Screw Extractor - 1/4" Reviews

3.2 Rating 16 Reviews

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RB From Fort Wayne

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“Unfortunately this tool broke (sheared off) on the first use, so I had to pull out a 3/4" hole saw to get everything out as the screw extractor was obliterated and stuck in the wood. I hope this product can be modified to add rigidity and durability because it is a good theory, but while a bi-metal hole saw can cut through most everything, this product was insufficient.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I purchased 4 of these today. I needed to remove a pocket screw from a piece of cherry. I bought 4 because I didnâ€™t have time to go back if a bit broke. They got the job done. It cost me all 4 bits to do it. Most of the teeth broke on contact with the wood. Did what I needed it to do ,but will never purchase this item again unless Iâ€™m in a pinch.”

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Posted 4 years ago

JS From Exeter

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“This broke, both sides immediately upon engaging cherry wood. The teeth snapped off. This should be tempered steel or something stronger. Plan on returning.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I purchased two of these extractors. The moment you touch the wood with the extractor, all of the teeth break off then the extractor breaks in the chuck. The metal is very brittle and shatters easily. Use another method to remove your broken screws so that you don't waste time digging out the broken teeth that will be embedded in the wood around the screw. Do not buy this junk!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I used this to remove some small broken screws from curly maple on a box I was making. I had several options and decided to give this a try. I used it in my drill press and it did a phenomenal job!”

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Posted 5 years ago

HC From SYRACUSE

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“I made a snug brass dowel to fit inside the cutters to prevent crushing. They do work very well HANK”

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Posted 7 years ago

MB From Wahiawa

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“Aloha , Sine the 1/4 " fits so nice inside the 5/16" and the 5/16" fits the 3/8" hole saws , You can 'Mortise' your hole to hide a worn hole or knot hole with the smaller 'hole saw' and make a prefect patch ' sized' to mate the hole with the next larger hole saw . Then after gluing them in with a 'crazy' glue and using the same saw dust from the mortise 's cut , rub and fill any gaps . A router plane , than is used to shave down to the surface of your 'patch' . Also , don't sweet in trying to match the color of the patch , it can be made to look like a 'knot' if done with care . Aloha, Mark Baker”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I had 3 screws broken off in a toilet seat and rather than replace the whole seat I took the time to research how smart people solve such problems. This brought me to the wood extractor drill bit. I read the instructions and even the reviews. Picked one of these up from the Thorton Rd store here in GA along with a scrap 1/4" dowel courtesy of the accommodating sales rep who helped me that day. Using it was a piece of cake. I followed the suggestion of placing a piece of scrap wood with a predrilled 1/4" hole on directly over the spot to act as a guide to prevent "bit dancing" and clamped it down. I set the drill in reverse and went slow and steady. Within a minute or two the broken screw was out. Nice clean hole. Setting the predrilled scrap wood over the screw also had the added benefit of aligning the bit perfectly so there was little or no chance of the bit touching the screw which would shatter the teeth of the bit.”

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Posted 7 years ago