Stripped Screw Removal. Try as you might, some screws just do not want to come out. It's a novice carpenter's worst nightmare: you're trying to tighten or remove a screw and you find the head is stripped.
Few things are quite as maddening as a stripped screw. Stripped Screws - Prevention & Removal Even the most conscientious DIYer strips a screw or two.
I'm trying to remove the motherboard from the one that had the dead HDD and it's out but the keyboard resting plate is screwed onto it and the screw is stripped.
How to Remove a Stripped Screw.
To remove a stripped/damaged screw easily, you can use a pair of specialized screw pliers. It's a novice carpenter's worst nightmare: you're trying to tighten or remove a screw and you find the head is stripped. Today I found out twelve ways to remove a stripped screw.