"Snake Eye" screws

[Certified Silly Goose]

Snap ring pliers. I have several sets. None of them I think will withstand the torque he's gonna need to get that screw off.

That's why god made Harbor Freight. Use the straight (not bent) snap ring pliers. Or needlenose/jewelry pliers.

 

[Certified Silly Goose]

$6 on Amazon. Try them. If they're too big, grind them down with a dremel or grinding wheel.

https://www.amazon.com/Billbotk-Chain-Pliers-Jewelry-Making/dp/B0C1MBPRDC

 

[Certified Silly Goose]

You can also go back to using 2 nails and a screwdriver. Put the nails in the holes (grind the tips off first) and put the screwdriver between the nails and turn. If the holes are deep enough, it should do the trick.

 

[Sharks79]

Snap ring pliers. I have several sets. None of them I think will withstand the torque he's gonna need to get that screw off.

Add some tap as spinning with a hammer

 

[Bassbob]

Add some tap as spinning with a hammer

Better off just getting the right bit. Or making one. Which would probably be easy enough.

 

[Bassbob]

Hard to believe one of these won’t work.

Amazon.com

 

[powerboatr]

harbor freight sells a tamper proof screw removal set
i got one free back a years ago because i spent 20 on something else
they work ONCE

 

[Pitdogg2]

Better off just getting the right bit. Or making one. Which would probably be easy enough.

Agree

 

[Certified Silly Goose]

Add some tap as spinning with a hammer

Hard to believe one of these won’t work.

Amazon.com

The problem is the size. They're too small.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

nothing a saw , pipe wrench, torch and/or vise grips won't cure

 

[Certified Silly Goose]

nothing a saw , pipe wrench, torch and/or vise grips won't cure

I think he's trying to preserve the piece But otherwise I agree

 

[last2brake]

btw, i've use needle nosed plyers to remove those types of screws before and 2 watch type screwdrivers also.....no damage to the screws. you could insert 2 just small enough phillips type into the holes and use a flat blade to help unscrew.

Yep. I just hold a pair of needle-noise pliers in the holes, and then I slide a flat bar (like a flat-blade screwdriver) (to use as a lever) between the jaws of the pliers to apply the torque to the screw-head.

I sometimes wonder whether the heat from scoring a slot in the screwhead softens up the metal, because I'm not very good at salvaging stripped screw-heads that way.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Yep. I just hold a pair of needle-noise pliers in the holes, and then I slide a flat bar (like a flat-blade screwdriver) (to use as a lever) between the jaws of the pliers to apply the torque to the screw-head.

I sometimes wonder whether the heat from scoring a slot in the screwhead softens up the metal, because I'm not very good at salvaging stripped screw-heads that way.

DEPENDING ON THE MATERIAL IT COULD SOFTEN............darn cats walking on the kb again, sorry about the caps

 

[TeufelgundenArmory]

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Dad was gifted a 20ga from a friend that passed away, and one of these was on it with no key in sight. haha. It was a real PITA to get off, but once loosened, it was rather easy. Not my go-to for security, that's for sure.

 

[TeufelgundenArmory]

Snap ring pliers. I have several sets. None of them I think will withstand the torque he's gonna need to get that screw off.

Thanks for this! Just so happens that I had a pair that I bought for something specific like 20 years ago...so long I cant even remember why I bought it, but obviously glad I had. Was able to get it off! HOLY SMOKES! The amount of debris and cosmoline etc all caked up inside the wooden furniture was unreal. I spent about an hour just scrubbing all that off.