My recently purchased impact driver strips the heads of screws. Is this normal? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 19 answers

What's the proper hex screwdriver to use to remove the four hex screws on the metal sleeve in a (black) MacBook hard drive? 5/64" seems the closest, but it's been a real struggle. 1.5mm is too small and 2mm seems too large.
posted on Jan 15, 2008 - 6 answers

How do nails/screws get stuck in tires? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 14 answers

How do I go about drilling holes (for hanging things) in my flat without ruining my walls? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2007 - 14 answers

I am trying to replace a laptop keyboard but the final screw has burred and neither the regular or precision screwdriver works. If someone suggests that I go to repairman and 50 bucks to fix this, I am likely to do serious damage to this laptop (namely by throwing it against a wall). Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2007 - 11 answers

CarpentryFilter: What solutions, traditional or otherwise, might I use to fix a problem exposed points of wood screws? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2007 - 13 answers

Help me ScrewFilter! I have an old Sony Clie I want to open to replace the battery but Sony used evil, tiny 5 pronged tamper resistant screws. [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2007 - 12 answers

Where can I find screws to temporarily attach fabric to upholstery? (Description inside) [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2006 - 7 answers

I can't unscrew stuck screws from inside the ram compartment of my powerbook... very tight space and very delicate. What can I do? I have a suspicion that an ant or two has crawled in my titanium powerbook G4 (let's not talk about the ants!) and I wanted to open it up by taking up the keyboard/track pad assembly so I can inspect it, armed with a nice spray can of air. [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2006 - 10 answers

What does 4-40 mean when I'm looking to buy some machine screws? How big is that in real units?
posted on Feb 2, 2006 - 13 answers