[pure-silver] Re: stripped screw

I have a screw on my tachihara view camera that is stripped and I can't get it out. I need to get it out to replace it. It's one of the screws that attaches the lens so it's important. How do you remove a stripped screw? 

--shannon
How stripped is it? Sometimes turning it so that it's head-down & trying to unscrew without much upwards pressure will help it to fall out. A little dab of glue might also help it to sick to the driver, hopefully not permanently.
Once it's out, you're faced with the next problem: did the screw get stripped, or did it strip the threads in the hole. In the latter case, you might be able to go one size up & re-tap the hole. 

Good luck with it,

--Kurt
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