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Stripped a tiny screw on a Pentax K1000 yesterday and spent 2 hours with a rubber band just to get it out
I was replacing the light seals and that little screw near the film takeup spool just rounded off on me, anyone got a better trick for stripped screws that small besides the rubber band method?
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tyler_hernandez1d ago
Yeah I saw someone mention using a little bit of super glue like @wendyk63 said, it's actually a solid trick for really stuck ones if you're careful not to get it everywhere. I've also heard of people putting a tiny piece of aluminum foil over the screw head before pressing the screwdriver in, it kind of grabs the edges better than rubber sometimes. The rubber band thing is hit or miss for me, especially if the screw is already chewed up pretty bad.
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