“Should I use my brand new screwdrivers on that rubber band? Perhaps you have a better method?”
A stripped size P5 PENTALUBE security screw or a stripped size T5 TORX security screw is so small that a regular “post-man” or “office-type” rubber band may be too thick to try the “rubber band hack”
Pentalube head
Torx Head
The rubber band trick (see link below) works quite well on larger pieces too, like even larger type screws on furniture!
For this size screw (P5/T5) you’d need about a centimeter ~1/4” or so of wider thinner rubber.
(The rubber band used in the referenced guide is wide and the guide doesn’t say where to find such a band )
A piece from a gym resistance type rubber stretch band or something similar would be Ideal - Just cut a bit off the end and keep it.
I’ve never tried, but now that i think of it - a bicycle puncture repair patch is latex rubber too.
- The “rubber band trick” works by partly filling the “void” of the stripped screw.
- The screw driver “head” forces the rubber to try to fill the voids in the screw
- It also serves as additional friction or grip when applying a firm, perpendicular downward pressure whilst turning anti-clockwise to open.
See The iFixit Guide, contributed by Jake Devincenzi ***“How to Remove a Stripped Screw”*** , see STEP 2
I have used a small piece of electrical insulation tape placed over the screw head before in the absence of a rubber band and it worked.
Electrical insulation tape has a different plastic compound, it is thicker and tougher than regular household packaging tape.
- There is no right or wrong answer as to whether to use the new tools or not.
- I’d try to use the stripped screw “Hacks” with the old tools first
- If time was money - I’d jump right in with the new tools
Minnow Driver Kit https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Minno...
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Congratulations on your new tools. The right tools always make the job easier!
What size screws are we talking about? (what are the screws stuck in )
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