Buggered screw removal

[King Cobb]

Thx Brian, I managed to find an old post of your advising the use of a cordless drill to file off the bottom of the screw head. Was this using a metal file or a flat head screw driver?

[J. A. EARLY]

I have a small ratchet that is in the Chapman screw driver set. It fits right over the Chapman and Brownells bits right down to the blade of the bit. Then the screw driver handle can go over it to help hold it straight. The torque is then applied right to the screw close to it with the ratchet which prevents the blade from turning out and buggering it more. I have removed very buggered screws frozen in place and even the dreaded roll pin screws, and have yet to have one I could not break in this manner.

It does not slip out when this method is used as it does when the torque is at the top of the screwdriver handle. A two person job to prevent damage though.