Roommate came home after a long trip. On the way in, his suitcase broke the rechargeable nightlight plugin. Easy fix, if it weren't for this weird screw drive...
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reddit.comPosted Feb 16, 2023, 11:42 AM UTC
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reddit.comBoth of these items look to have very low build quality.
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Tweezers or needle nose pliers could work?
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Hole is too small and screw is too deep for either.
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Duct tape. You know what they say about duct tape? If you can’t fix it with duct tape, you’re not using enough duct tape
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Use a metal fork the teeth of the fork (if you bend them right) should work.
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Pick a cheapo flat screwdriver and saw it in the center. That'll make space for the screw ridge.
It will still be useful as a regular screwdriver
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More likely the roommate broke it, not the suitcase, right?
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Did you get it fixed? If not what I've done is taking an old plastic pen, heating the back end to get it melty then let it cool and harden in the screw. It should stick enough to turn it
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You can actually buy a set of security bits. It contains all the different security screw shapes. It's quite inexpensive too.
https://www.clasohlson.com/no/Cocraft-spesial-bitssett-/p/Pr408922000
Yeah but as a person who lives with a handyman/technician, I'm kinda annoyed he didn't have any security drivers on hand. Miles of tools to use but none are correct.
Uh, yeah.... That ass hole