Comments on: Yet Another Fix For The Broken Screw Blues http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: der5er http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-348943 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:21:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-348943 @Erik: The perfect tool for pulling pallets apart is right here: http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/17/snag-a-fubar-2-on-clearance/ (yes, I linked to one of your posts). How do I know the FUBAR is perfect for pulling apart pallets? Read here: http://www.der5er.com/2008/01/18/for-the-love-of-tools-fubar-vs-crow-bar/ @Erik: The perfect tool for pulling pallets apart is right here: http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/17/snag-a-fubar-2-on-clearance/ (yes, I linked to one of your posts).
How do I know the FUBAR is perfect for pulling apart pallets? Read here:
http://www.der5er.com/2008/01/18/for-the-love-of-tools-fubar-vs-crow-bar/

]]> by: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-233005 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:36:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-233005 Brau, you're right. Can't slip anything by you guys. If you go to the product page on Woodcraft's site, the first line in the description: "Using a drill press or a power drill with a pre-bored guide block..." Like you said, you probably want to clamp it down securely too. Sorry, I neglected to relay that important piece of information. Brau, you’re right. Can’t slip anything by you guys.

If you go to the product page on Woodcraft’s site, the first line in the description: “Using a drill press or a power drill with a pre-bored guide block…”

Like you said, you probably want to clamp it down securely too. Sorry, I neglected to relay that important piece of information.

]]> by: Brau http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-232824 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:02:22 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-232824 Ever tried to use a hole saw without a mandrel? Seems to me these screw extractors would be very difficult to use without securely clamping the piece down on a drill press. Certainly the aggressive teeth and the lack of shredded wood in the example seem to indicate it was done very carefully, and not with a mere drill. Ever tried to use a hole saw without a mandrel? Seems to me these screw extractors would be very difficult to use without securely clamping the piece down on a drill press. Certainly the aggressive teeth and the lack of shredded wood in the example seem to indicate it was done very carefully, and not with a mere drill.

]]> by: Eric Dykstra http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-232429 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:32:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-232429 Great find Ben! This would a great tool for taking pallets apart. Those spiral shank nails are a nightmare to pry out, but this would let you just drill them out. There might be an issue with durability though. Anybody else got any ideas taking pallets apart? Great find Ben!

This would a great tool for taking pallets apart. Those spiral shank nails are a nightmare to pry out, but this would let you just drill them out. There might be an issue with durability though. Anybody else got any ideas taking pallets apart?

]]> by: Fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-232205 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:29:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/02/13/yet-another-fix-for-the-broken-screw-blues/#comment-232205 Maybe not quite as good - but a cheaper alternative is to use a roll-pin of the appropriate size. A few swipes of a file on the roll pin's leading edge and a single angled cut (keep in mind the direction that the pin will rotate - such tahat the angle cut acts like a tooth) at the edge of the pin's vertical gap makes the pin a fairly effective single-flute hole saw. Maybe not quite as good - but a cheaper alternative is to use a roll-pin of the appropriate size. A few swipes of a file on the roll pin’s leading edge and a single angled cut (keep in mind the direction that the pin will rotate - such tahat the angle cut acts like a tooth) at the edge of the pin’s vertical gap makes the pin a fairly effective single-flute hole saw.

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