Heat will help - Get an old well fitting screwdriver end, red hot and hold it in the screw until you smell burning wood. Then try will a well fitting ordinary screwdriver.
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Heat will help - Get an old well fitting screwdriver end, red hot and hold it in the screw until you smell burning wood. Then try will a well fitting ordinary screwdriver.
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I do something similar. I have a small selection of through tang mechanics screwdrivers which were bought cheaply in the 1970s. Insert screwdriver into slot (if needs be regrind the tip to get a really snug fit in the slot), hold screwdriver and turn whilst whacking the top of the screwdriver with a hammer. Works like an manual impact wrench. Can be done with any cheap plastic handles screwdriver but will potentially "muller" the screwdriver handle.
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All I'd say is that pretty much all modern slotted head bits are too small for larger wood screws, especially size #12 and above screws, and in addition they are all but impossible to regrind to get a good fit. If the screw driver (or bit) isn't a snug fit in the screw head slot and_or is shorter than the slot in the screw head, you just end up "mullering" the screw head
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