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Old May 25, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jon@work
Snap-On do them
Originally Posted by COLEYST200
iv just been on EBAY and put in left hand drill and they came up
cheers guys , i tried ebay earlier but found nothing, got a page full now

Originally Posted by Spiky
extract a stud or something
bang on the money



Originally Posted by -beefy-
spiky i always had it pegged that you would just use a small standard drill bit , then use a left handed tap or extractor ?

not an actuall drill bit


beef
trouble with stud extractors is that it puts pressure on the wall of the broken stud making the problem worse and nine times out of ten it will snap in the hole or just not grip

Originally Posted by Fast Guy
Surely if it will come out when being drilled it can't be that tight because as soon as the drill bit gets a hold of anything it should cut off whatever it's biting into? Therefore a normal drill bit with a stud extractor should be fine?
i know what your saying but it has worked a for me in the past, must be something to do with the heat and vibration
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