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Toes@ani.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• JCreazy@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve tried this hundreds of times and it’s never worked.

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Of course not. But it’s funny to watch you try.

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  • Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I posted it above, but the best way is to Dremel with a metal cutting blade to convert it to a flat head.

    Source: I used to work for Home Depot and had to fix shit for people all the time.

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• aeki@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was very confused until I realized you mean flat elastic bands which I’m not so familiar with (the ones I’m used to, have square cross sections).

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• quicksand@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Latex gloves also work alright in a pinch

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  • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Neither of those really work when the screw is hard to remove, and quite often those which you strip are hard to remove. If you put the same damaged fastener back on and then can’t remove it, that’s on you though.

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    • quicksand@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah definitely never put a stripped screw back in. Replace it or just leave it empty

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      • Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just like mynlug nuts.

        Amazing how far you can go with just two.

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