I knew grabbing cheap games for my potato-computer would pay off one day! Got it off Facebook for $140

  • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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    22 hours ago

    There’s a sort of order from least to most destructive:

    Exactly correct driver >
    using an elastic band or other thin piece of rubber, between driver and screw, for grip >
    different screwdriver that fits differently (e.g. a small flat driver in any cross-headed screw) >
    again, with elastic/rubber >
    other, unlikely drivers >
    other grippy options, like steel wool >
    superglue the driver to the screw >
    epoxy resin a driver to the screw >
    cut a new flat-head into the screw head with a dremel >
    use a screw extracting bit >
    drill out the screw head >
    cut or drill out the plastic surround

    I’m sure there’s other options I’ve not remembered. A lot of it depends on which screw is stuck, and how accessible it is.