Really Stripped Screws - Any Suggestions?
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This may be a little off topic, but I bought the Vilros Case at release of the Pi 5.
The case is nice, sturdy, but doesn't allow for any expansion hats.So I began the process to transfer the Pi board to a new case that supports SSD hats.
However the screws are so cheap, they stripped clean when any pressure was applied.I've tried everything at this point...
Perfectly fit screw driver just stripped it like butter when trying to loosen it...
Tried a slightly bigger one to catch the still visible edges, nothing caught
Tried a screw extraction kit where you drill into the screw and use the new hole to extract it
Tried to superglue a cheap driver into it, wouldn't budge, glue broke.
The only thing I've not done is solder in a driver and try it that way.This is driving me crazy...
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You can buy a tool like the one in the picture below and catch the screw with the nose edge, from the top and bottom side. It may help.
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Get a 2.5mm (or 3mm) diameter drill and remove that junk.
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