On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:25:44 -0500 Dieselhead <[email protected]> wrote:

> Take a slightly larger allen wrench (SAE size?) and beat it in , or 
> file/grind the end on all flats to make it tapered, then beat it in.

I was out on the street in front of our house this evening, with my 8"
bench grinder sitting on the asphalt and powered by a long extension cord
doing just that.


> An allen head that is soft enough to round, is also soft enough to be 
> squared (hexed) up by beating in a bigger size wrench.

It's also soft enough to repeatedly round out to larger sizes, even with
the modified allen wrench pounded in.

Tomorrow, I will try the "Alden INDUSTRIAL SERIES proGrabit(R) Broken
Bolt & Damaged Screw Extractor #8403P" I bought this afternoon at our
local DoItBest hardware store. (See http://www.prograbit.com/ )


Craig

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