Mike,
since you would most probably need new screws afterwards anyway, here
is something that worked for me several times.
Just glue your Allen wrench into the screw with superglue (cyanacrylate (sp?)).
Take care no air bubbles build up. the gap between screw and wrench must
be completely filled with glue. Make sure not to move the arrangement until
glue has dried. Once the glue has dried carefully rotate the wrench until the
screw (hopefully) comes loose. Once the screw is removed you will want to
get it off the wrench. Hammer gently (or not so gently) on the screw until
the glue breaks and screw can be removed from wrench.
However, if it doesn't work satisfactorily I'm not going to send you
new screw, knob, hammer, workbench, fingers... :-))
Sincerely,
Andi
Dear Colleagues,
????? I need some help and or tips on how to remove frozen Allen
set-screws like the ones found on equipment knobs.
????? The typical scenario happens when trying to remove a stubborn
set screw. The Allen wrench "slips" and rounds the insertion pattern
slightly.? Has anyone heard of a slightly oversized set of Allen
wrenches (on the order of .001" - .002") or is this the wrong
approach?? If they exist, who supplies them?
??? Any comments and/or suggestions are welcome.
Regards,
Mike DiGirolamo, W4XN
Charlottesville, VA 22901
