Stripped screw head? Problem solved with Grabit!

I think that everyone who has ever screwed in a screw has stripped a screw head (or two) at one time or another. When it happens, you can either just leave it alone, muttering to yourself, “Good enough!” Or you can bore out the screw with a drill bit and replace it. There is an easier way to handle this problem. Grabit is a drill bit used to extract those damaged screws. It has two ends. 

One end is used for burnishing or smoothing out the damaged head preparing it for the next step. The other end is tapered with a reverse thread such that when you run the drill in reverse, the tool will bore itself into the screw head then catch at a certain point (due to the tapering of the bit) after which the screw is extracted as shown in the illustration above.

The Grabit 3-piece extractor kit can be used in quick change chucks and works for screws No. 4-14. It “easily removes most damaged screws such as Hex, Phillips, Torx, Square Drive; from wood, plastic or metal up to 3 inches in length.” This kit is available for $13.29 from Amazon. Please see the Alden website for more information.

INIU Portable Charger, Smallest 22.5W 10000mAh Power Bank, USB C in/Output Fast Charging 3-Output Mini Battery Pack Charger with Phone Holder for iPhone 16 15 14 13 12 Samsung S23 Google iPad Tablet

22% Off $26.99 $20.96 (as of April 18, 2025 17:33 GMT -04:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)

Rolling Square inCharge XL 6-in-1 Multi Charging Cable, Portable USB and USB-C Cable with 100W Ultra-Fast Charging Power, 1 Ft/0.3m, Urban Black

23% Off $29.00 $22.40 (as of April 18, 2025 17:33 GMT -04:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)