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Screw Extractor

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1/4" Diameter Screw Extraction Item #: 20794
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5/16" Diameter Screw Extraction Item #: 20801
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3/8" Diameter Screw Extraction Item #: 20808
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5/16" Diameter Screw Extraction Item #: 20801
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3/8" Diameter Screw Extraction Item #: 20808
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Overview

Makes damaged screw extraction quick and easy with your choice of Screw Extractors! Choose from 1/4", 5/16", and 3/8" bits that are designed to work like a reverse drill bit. Simply put the bit in your drill and use your drill in reverse to remove the stripped screw! Works like a charm on old, stripped screws, and soft screws that strip easily.


Features:
  • Removes damaged or stripped screws quickly and easily
  • Works with any power drill
  • Choose the bit that best matches the size of your stripped screw

What's included

(1) Screw Extractor

Technical Details

1/4" Diameter Screw Extractor:
  • Can extract up to a #8 screw

5/16" Diameter Screw Extractor:
  • Can extract up to a #10 screw

3/8" Diameter Screw Extractor:
  • Can extract up to a #14 screw

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Why did you choose this?
Rockler Store
help me remove an embedded screw in "found" lumber
John P on Aug 7, 2017
screw broken off in Dining Room chair
L. Edward J on Jul 10, 2017
help me remove an embedded screw in "found" lumber
John P on Aug 7, 2017
I bought the 1/4 Screw extractor tool from you and it is great. I use it all the time. I wanted to purchase the other sizes. Thank you for having and selling a tool like this..
Jess
Jessica B on Aug 7, 2017
screw broken off in Dining Room chair
L. Edward J on Jul 10, 2017
Have purchased and used these successfully in past. Now can't find them when I need them. Ordering more...sigh...
john w on Jul 6, 2017
Because #10 screws break.
Thomas J on May 8, 2017
To remove screws with heads broken off
Benjamin D on Apr 22, 2017
um, to remove screws? lol
Steve B on Apr 20, 2017
Works real well on broken wood screws.
James N on Mar 12, 2017
looks like it will do what i need done
Matthew M on Jan 9, 2017
Seemed like it would get the job done based on reviews
Elaine L on Dec 12, 2016
Easiest way to remove broken screws from wood. Ace, TV, etc stores don't even know what these are. If they did, they'd sell a ton. But only if their computers told them to.
eric v on Dec 10, 2016
It's what I need to remove old nails in a desk I am redoing
Guest on Nov 13, 2016
I needed to remove some screws that are glued in and I can't them. I saw this tool in your catalog so I though I would give it a try.
Gayle B on Nov 5, 2016
remodeling must have.
tom the kitchen guy on Oct 29, 2016
perfect tool for my immediate needs
Kenneth B on Sep 24, 2016
Replacing deck on wooden sailboat and think it will be useful in removing old decking.
Russell J on Sep 23, 2016
I needed to remove a cane seat for repair from a breuer chair and stripped one screw in the process. I
Jacqueline P on Sep 14, 2016
Thought it would work for some deck repair. Turns out I needed something sturdier and larger diameter. Hole saw worked.
Bruce F on Aug 2, 2016
Heard about it on this old house
Jon L on Jun 20, 2016
Saw this on Ask this old house, could have used it in the past.
jim h on May 22, 2016
need it
Randy D on Apr 23, 2016
saw on this old house
tudor m on Jan 26, 2016
Broke a couple of screws in a bed I built
Jack V on Dec 7, 2015
repairs
Robert A on Dec 1, 2015
These are bloody hard to find. Even harder to find from a supplier who ships to Australia!
Sam H on Sep 29, 2015
the head broke off the top of my cane. The screw is broken off and I am hoping this will be able to extract the screw.
DuWayne J on Sep 16, 2015
Need to remove some screws from an antique desk
Ray S on Sep 14, 2015
I needed a way to make minor adjustments to screw hole I had already made. I used the tool drill out the old hole, and put a dowel back in and made a new screw hole.
Virgil L on Aug 29, 2015
When you need it, this is what you need.
Herman K on Aug 20, 2015
I am going to replace a redwood deck held down with sheetrock screws, and most of them have rusted to the point where the screw slots can not be used to remove them
Richard R on Jul 26, 2015
I need on every so often. It seems like a clean way to extract
Franklin on Jul 24, 2015
To remove broken dill bits from doors / door frames. Also, I'm hoping it will help me remove old skirting boards more efficiently and easily by locating and drilling out the screws / nails holding them onto the wall.
Richard D on Jul 24, 2015
I have a broken screw and it needs to be removed in order to be replaced.
William C on Jul 21, 2015
Have problems with removing screws that the head twists off this will be the easy way to replace it without replacing the wood in the project.
William B on Jul 14, 2015
Because the screws now days are made from cheese and break way too often
New User U on Jul 13, 2015
Removing screws from a boat. Have the 3/8" and love it. Need the smaller sizes
STEVE V on Jul 10, 2015
This is a lifesaver! I happened to buy mine just before I needed it.
S T on Jul 5, 2015
unavailable at hardware store..
ted s on Jul 4, 2015
Hope it is able to remove some stubborn broken off deck screws from salvaged composite decking boards.
David T on Jun 20, 2015
Work very good
Michael M on Jun 20, 2015
Need these to remove small brass screws which the head broke off, from a project. Best price with a promo discount
Vincent F on May 28, 2015
I bought one of these from Rockler years ago and it was magic when you needed it. I hit a nail with the old one and that stripped the teeth. I did file some new teeth on it but it has not been the same so ordered a new one. You might only need it every couple of years, but when you do you'll be glad to have it.
Carl L on May 13, 2015
To extract a broken embedded drywall screw
Stephen G on May 5, 2015
broke a #6 hinge screw and need to remove it
Robert Y on May 4, 2015
I bought the 1/4 Screw extractor tool from you and it is great. I use it all the time. I wanted to purchase the other sizes. Thank you for having and selling a tool like this..
Jess
Jessica B on Aug 7, 2017
Have purchased and used these successfully in past. Now can't find them when I need them. Ordering more...sigh...
john w on Jul 6, 2017
what are the inside diameters of each size?
Hotrod on Sep 2, 2015
BEST ANSWER: The 1/4" has a 3/16" ID
The 5/16" has a 1/4" ID
The 3/8" has a 5/16" ID
Do they come in 1/8 size?
A shopper on Aug 19, 2015
BEST ANSWER: Sorry we don't sell that size
The screw just turns loosely in hole. How do I remove?
A shopper on Aug 16, 2015
BEST ANSWER: take a wire clothes hanger, cut off about 10 inches. wire straight on one end bend 1 inch to 90 degrees, make real small half loop. take it and dig it out by inserting wire below head
Do they have teeth on both ends?
Bruce W on Oct 16, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Yes
If the screw head is broken off will this tool work?
Paul B on Aug 6, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes. it will work fine. Just be sure to go as deep as the end of the screw is. If the plug of wood with the screw in it doesn't stay in the bit or break off easily you may not have gone deep enough. A screwdriver or small chisel will break the plug off and you can lift it out.
My deck screws go through the deck board and into the joice would I need to drill a hole in the joice to remove the screw ?
Joe O on Apr 9, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Since there are threads on the screw, I would say yes. If you use the extractor just through the top board and can remove enough material to get a pair of pliers (vise grips) to turn the screw out, that may work. If you do drill into the joist you can always plug the hole with a dowel. Be sure to use water proof glue for an outside project.
Once the screw is extracted is the hole repaired with a piece of dowel glued in the hole? Pilot hole and new screw? This is for a hinge application that I am dealing with....
John R on Aug 18, 2017
BEST ANSWER: What you described is what I would do. If possible I would install a screw a bit longer than the original and was it before I installed it.
Can this extractor be used on aluminum?
Althesignguy on Jul 11, 2016
BEST ANSWER: No, the teeth are too course and the metal too brittle.
How long is the extractor? I need to go almost 2" deep, plus have enough to get a bite in the chuck.
Floyd H on Jun 19, 2016
BEST ANSWER: These extractors are 2" long
My screw is netted on the back. Can this tool be used to drill through hole to allow plug and screw to fall out the back?
Cliff H on Dec 27, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Yes. I have used it to extract a #8 brass screw that had a missing head and was embedded in a solid piece of walnut. A dowel the same diameter as the hole created was filled with a section of a hardwood dowel glued in place. After the glue hardens you can drill a pilot hole for a new screw.

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It works, but . . .
I used the 1/4" size to remove broken screws from some oak and some maple. It worked, but you have to take it slow, and be VERY careful. The instructions said to drill a 1/4" hole in a piece of scrap to use as a guide, but I had better luck using a 15/64" drill bit for the guide hole. You also have to place the guide VERY precisely. If one of the teeth should clip the screw, your extractor teeth are gone. I did this, but I was lucky enough that there were still two teeth left and I was able to finish extracting the broken screw.

Maybe worthy of note, on a later screw I broke the two remaining teeth so there were none left. But the end of the extractor where the teeth used to be was still ragged enough that I was able to get the screw out anyway.
July 24, 2015
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
Used the 1/4" size to remove a broken screw from oak. I made a guide and took it slow, per the directions, and obtained perfect results.
October 16, 2010
As an orthopedic surgeon we occasionally...
As an orthopedic surgeon we occasionally have to remove broken screws, and use a similar product. I bought the Rockler 1/4 inch extractor to remove some broken screws from wood trim on my boat, and found it to be spectacular and work just as advertised. I chucked it according to directions, lined it up with the screw axis, applied gentle pressure and rotated the chuck by hand until I was 1/8 inch in, then started the drill slowly in reverse, checking my progress every 10 seconds, with cleaning the teeth; within 1 to 2 minutes I had the screw out, then removed two more. Worked like a charm, saved me a lot of time, and left a hole easily filled with a 1/4 inch dowel. Thank you!
May 17, 2010
Screw extractor
I have used these several times mostly in hardwood. They work well and are about the only way I have found to remove screws with messed up heads. The extractors must be used very carefully because the metal is very thin and easily broken. I am on my third set. Note that the drill must be run in reverse and hold it straight but do not apply excessive force.
August 1, 2015
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
I used the 1/4 " size...
I used the 1/4 " size to remove 3 small hinge screws broken off deep in cherry. I used a guide to start indicated by instructions, then pulled it out to clear it frequently. I just screwed a deck screw into it with my fingers to clear it out. One screw backed out - the other two were exposed enough I could unscrew them with medical hemostats. Then plug the holes.A great product that saved my project. Don't know how I would have gotten those screws out without it.
October 27, 2010
These things are very light and...
These things are very light and might make it through one or two screws but that's about it. It is also very difficult to get the wood and screw out from the inside of the extractor. For $ I expected something heavier. Very disappointed.
March 3, 2011
screw extractors
Have used both 1/4 and 3/8 extractors many times and preform well. Found better to use larger than required cutter(oversize) because extractors are brittle and if screw was installed at angle, and your drilling straight, tends to catch the cutter tip and breakage can occur. But I rate the cutter very high.
April 21, 2015
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
I had hoped this tool would...
I had hoped this tool would remove broken deck screws - the part that still has a head and is in the decking. (Usually the drive recess is to full of crud to allow using a drive bit for removal.) The perfect tool for my use would have the teeth that this one has, plus some groves inside to grab the head of the screw and allow one to remove it.
May 15, 2008
I was trying to remove a...
I was trying to remove a deck screw from the end of an oak Handrail piece cut on a 45. I used the guide as per the instructions, but with the angles and doing it with a hand drill, I must have hit the screw and the bit shattered. Now with the bit also in the piece of wood I had to resort to relocating the screw location. It is all buried and can't be seen so it was not a big problem, my concern was too many holes in a small area would loose the strength I was looking for.I called Rockler and they sent me a new bit which I have not had the occasion to used, yet. In general I have been very satisfied with Rockler's product. They carry a lot of items that I can't find in local stores, especially since all of the wood working stores have closed in our area.
November 8, 2010
I bought three sizes of these....
I bought three sizes of these. Two ended up breaking in the hole, one worked well. I ended up having to drill the screws out and remove them.
April 25, 2010

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