Hacks

What To Do If You’ve Stripped A Screw

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Even the best of us strip screws. Heck, we’re repair gurus; we still strip an odd screw from time to time. And nothing puts the kibosh on a would-be repair faster than a stubborn screw.

Stripped screw

But don’t despair! Even if you’ve stripped the screw so badly that it’s a hollowed-out shell of its former self, you still have options. Our very own Gwendolyn Gay has put together a few tips and tricks for what to do when you’ve stripped a screw so you can get back on the road to repair.