Drilling Out a Snapped Allen Key

[BigNate]

Well - I bought a set of vice jaw pads that had strong magnets in them... and a set of tiny carbide burrs... and before mounting the gun in the vice to get after this I tried the magnet on the screw head... and... out it popped...

Living a charmed life it seems. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[TacMedic]

Well - I bought a set of vice jaw pads that had strong magnets in them... and a set of tiny carbide burrs... and before mounting the gun in the vice to get after this I tried the magnet on the screw head... and... out it popped...

Living a charmed life it seems. Thanks for the suggestions.

Nice! Magic for the win! (Magnets are like magic).

 

[Harrier]

Good job... lucky you...
if it was that loose I wonder if you coulda turned it upside down and whacked it with a plastic dead-blow hammer

 

[Brlux]

Congrats, I tried a magnet on mine, even after knocking it around with a punch to try to loosen it up, no go. You were lucky.

 

[BigNate]

Good job... lucky you...
if it was that loose I wonder if you coulda turned it upside down and whacked it with a plastic dead-blow hammer

I turned it over and whacked it on my hand and that did not get it done. Drilling the broken tool slotted into the list of options a bit above whacking it with a dead-blow hammer...

 

[BigNate]

Congrats, I tried a magnet on mine, even after knocking it around with a punch to try to loosen it up, no go. You were lucky.

Yes - very lucky...