What do?

[MojoMonster]

Re: What do?

It looks like you have enough of the screw visible to try briggleman's dremel tool trick.
I'd start there if you can.

I saw that... I dunno. Any pointers as to where I could find a better bit?

That Amazon plug cutter is fine.
Chuck it up tight, set your drill to reverse.
With the drill going as slow as you can, press the bit into the wood to get a groove started.
Set it to forward and again, slowly, drill into the wood, putting more pressure as you need to.
Since it's a new bit, it should cut pretty easily.
I'm not sure if the screw is located in anything besides the sheet of plywood it's screwed into, so you might have to drill through that and any internal support brace.
Once you've drilled through, get an appropriately sized hardwood dowel from your local hardware store... they're cheap and cut off a 1 - 2" piece.
Fluted dowels will actually work better, but you typically have to buy a bag of them.
If you can, score a couple of grooves along the side of the dowel from top to bottom. This will help to channel the glue.
Then just slather it with your favorite wood glue and with a hammer, tap it into the hole.
Don't hit the actual dowel, use a scrap piece of wood.
Let it dry overnight and then redrill your new screw hole.

Also, how does that go into a drill? Both sides have the cutting edge.

You'd just put one end into the chuck.
It looks long enough for that.

Bear in mind that plug/hole cutters are typically meant to be used in drill presses.

[MojoMonster]

Re: What do?

These things usually require a drill prsss, but how you get a cabinet into a drill press I have no clue.

With larger pedestal drill presses, the drill head and/or press bed can be rotated for a deeper clearance.

There aren't your typical DIY drill presses, but larger shop presses.
Find the nearest Harbor Freight for an example.

[glassman]

Re: What do?

Easy fix 101 since this isn't a piece of fine furniture and nobody but you will know it ever had an issue:

1. Turn the cab upside down.
2. line an awl up next to the broke off screw.
3. Smack it with a hammer a few times to start a new hole AND move the broken one over a touch.
4. Secure the glide with a new screw, leaving the old one in there to help hold it.

Done...don't make this any more complicated than it is.

[jeremy]

Re: What do?

Easy fix 101 since this isn't a piece of fine furniture and nobody but you will know it ever had an issue:

1. Turn the cab upside down.
2. line an awl up next to the broke off screw.
3. Smack it with a hammer a few times to start a new hole AND move the broken one over a touch.
4. Secure the glide with a new screw, leaving the old one in there to help hold it.

Done...don't make this any more complicated than it is.

thats it right there. no reason to make it complicated

[briggleman]

Re: What do?

GREAT IDEA........ if it works??????????

I love simplicity as anyone of you do, HOWEVER, look again at the corner piece he is trying to replicate. Only one place to make a new hole and use the corner piece along with the foot. As you suggest, he may be able to place a screw beside the broken one without too much strain on the corner bracket, Lets hope!!!!!............. BUT, if this does not work, he needs to get the screw out of there!

I just love forums, where else could one find a discussion on a 101 ways to screw!!!!!!!!!! or screw up!!!!

[MojoMonster]

Re: What do?

Hmmmm... I wonder if JB Weld would work on that?
Or maybe a crap load of epoxy and some sawdust?
Come on guys... there's got to be at least 99 more ways this can be fixed.
You guys aren't being imaginative enough!

[Agileguy_101]

Re: What do?

Lol

I'm just going to go with the extractor.

[Agileguy_101]

Re: What do?

Well, I got the bit today. Went to get the screw out of my cab... and the bit ****ing broke in the wood.

I'm going to try Brad's dremel trick. I really hope that works.

[Agileguy_101]

Re: What do?

Nope, that didn't work. I'm ****ed.

[MojoMonster]

Re: What do?

Well, I got the bit today. Went to get the screw out of my cab... and the bit ****ing broke in the wood.

I'm going to try Brad's dremel trick. I really hope that works.

Nope, that didn't work. I'm ****ed.

Wow, so the hollow bit broke off in the wood?
Well that sucks.
Hmm.

Can you turn it around and use it?
Is it that fragile or were you pushing down really hard?
If you can, try it again going really slowly.

If you can't reuse the other side of that bit, the only thing I can think of is getting a normal hole saw, the kind Jerry was talking about that comes in a set of about 5 sizes.
Use the smallest one that'll remove the least wood, drilling *around* the old screw as deep as you can go and then chiseling out the wood/screw, etc., until you get it all out.
Fix it with a dowel the same size as the hole you made.
Double check that you can get a dowel the same size as that smallest hole saw bit.

[ItsaBass]

Re: What do?

You should be able to drill straight through the screw with a drill bit the same size as the shaft of the screw. Then use a slightly oversized screw to reinstall the foot.

[TheLivingDead]

Re: What do?

Dafuq

[CTN]

Re: What do?

Use Jer's trick...

drill small holes around the screw, use needlenose pliers to grab a hold of that sucker and wrangle it outta there.

Then drill a clean hole, glue in dowel, re-drill for new screw.

[glassman]

Re: What do?

I see this hole getting progressively larger as time goes by. If this thread goes on for another three pages, you'll be asking what speaker you should install in the hole your glide once occupied.