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Title: [Solved] Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 28 January 2014, 16:17:45
I recently got my a 60% aluminium case and I was planning to put it on my Pure Pro.
However I somehow managed to strip one of the screws to the point where the little Phillips hole turned into a circle. (don't ask me how I got it this bad)
Here is a link to an image I found to show you how much clearance I would have.

(http://i.imgur.com/GQ2HRhr.jpg)

Do you have any ideas for how to fix this?

Update: I fixed this by maybe possibly tearing the side of my case open to get at the screw since it was on the very side.... A bit brutal but hey it worked!
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 January 2014, 16:26:30
Drill it out.
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 28 January 2014, 16:28:35
You might find some helpful hints from this thread

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51162.0
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 28 January 2014, 16:47:10
Slotting would seem to be the simplest method. Do have any suggestions on how I could do this?
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: FrostyToast on Wed, 29 January 2014, 22:05:34
Since I felt I wasn't getting anywhere I had to go to some 'drastic' measures and tore up my case.
Yeah you heard me... Since the stripped screw was on the very side of the case, I decided to tear the side of the case and unscrew it from the side with pliers as there was more clearance.
The process turned out great and I have now installed my aluminium case.
I might plan on sawing off all of the sides of my keyboard to make a super low profile case later.
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: demik on Wed, 29 January 2014, 22:37:29
a rubber band between the screw and screwdriver would have done the job
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: FrostyToast on Wed, 29 January 2014, 23:56:37
Quote from: demik on Wed, 29 January 2014, 22:37:29
a rubber band between the screw and screwdriver would have done the job

I already tried the rubber band and I believed that I mentioned in the op that the area in the head was essentially a circle. There was basically nothing to grip onto anyway.
I also tried the rubber band method a couple of times before anyway.
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: demik on Wed, 29 January 2014, 23:57:29
cheap screws then :(
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: terran5992 on Wed, 29 January 2014, 23:57:54
Wow thats gonna be really difficult to remove.

Have you tried with a flat head?
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: demik on Wed, 29 January 2014, 23:59:27
he already unscrewed it
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: terran5992 on Thu, 30 January 2014, 00:01:58
Quote from: demik on Wed, 29 January 2014, 23:59:27
he already unscrewed it

Meh bad D:

Sowee demik
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Thu, 30 January 2014, 00:17:55
Super-glue usually works for small screws...
Title: Re: Stripped screw in my Pure Pro
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 30 January 2014, 07:31:38
Quote from: TheSoulhunter on Thu, 30 January 2014, 00:17:55
Super-glue usually works for small screws...

Hey man, ripping open the side of your case is the manly way to go. Let's just hope this doesn't happen now that I have an aluminium case  :))
(also thanks for the advice, I will use that next time)