Recent content by noswald

Thanks for all the great advice. I ended up using a hacksaw blade to cut a slot then used a normal screwdriver to take out the screw. After getting the screw out and having a good look at it, it turned out that it was not a "strange sized hex screw", but a torx screw. Very difficult to spot...

Thanks John. I'll try hammering in the allen key and see if that helps. If it doesn't work I might get back to you about the option of extracting the screw - it sounds tricky so I think I'd need some further advice on that!

I am trying to replace a part on my shower - should be a very simple job, but it's turning out to be a complete nightmare. The problem is that all of the parts of the shower are held in place by hex screws that none of my hex keys fit. I have full standard metric and imperial sets so there...