I have just put a door handle on, a wood screw has snapped off,and is stuck in the door , i have tried drilling it out , but i am making a right mess. is there another way to get it out.
screw heads snapped off
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Can you reposition the handle slightly to one side?
Use a small sharp chisel to allow access for some needle nose mole grips
http://www.fine-tools.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PP-GM6LNA
lock these onto the screw and wind the screw out, fill the hole with a wood filler and away you go.
If you are using the screws that come with the handles they are generally of poor quality, go get some decent ones to avoid a repeat of the problem
http://www.fine-tools.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PP-GM6LNA
lock these onto the screw and wind the screw out, fill the hole with a wood filler and away you go.
If you are using the screws that come with the handles they are generally of poor quality, go get some decent ones to avoid a repeat of the problem
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some screws are so soft that they provide you with a steel starter screw within then screw pack. you are meant to use this screw as a pilot.
The neatest way of removing a broken screw is to use a miniature hole saw to cut out the wood around it, remove the screw with long-nose pliers then fit a wooden plug.
You can make your own from steel tubing by cutting saw teeth in the end, or buy them (from Trend? can't find my set at the moment). You also need a jig to locate the bit in the right place, which can be a small piece of ply with the correct diameter hole in it, clamped in place.
You can make your own from steel tubing by cutting saw teeth in the end, or buy them (from Trend? can't find my set at the moment). You also need a jig to locate the bit in the right place, which can be a small piece of ply with the correct diameter hole in it, clamped in place.
If it was me, I'd buy a new door constructed of softer wood and attach the handle to the new door. Only an idiot would fail to realise that when the wood is softer than the screw the door will break first.
Rather an unhelpful comment, if I may say so.
Most people would prefer to fit a hardwood door rather than softwood, especially on the exterior.
It's not the hardness of the screw which matters (brass, of any kind, is harder than hardwood) but the torsional strength.
Using a steel screw of matching size and type as a pilot, as Noseall says, is the best way to proceed. However, even then it's possible for the job to go wrong, especially with small gauge screws.
Most people would prefer to fit a hardwood door rather than softwood, especially on the exterior.
It's not the hardness of the screw which matters (brass, of any kind, is harder than hardwood) but the torsional strength.
Using a steel screw of matching size and type as a pilot, as Noseall says, is the best way to proceed. However, even then it's possible for the job to go wrong, especially with small gauge screws.
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