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    How to remove brass insert stuck on binding screw?

    Per the title...scavenged some clamps at a swap, realized when I got home one of the bindings had a brass insert seized to screw. Is there a way to remove this...or just some careful work with a hacksaw/dremel to cut off the insert and find a new screw?

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    Got a pic? Can't visualize what you are talking about, but I have used a dremel with a really small wheel to make a slot for a flat head screwdriver before to get stripped screws out...

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    A vice
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    blow torch
    swing your fucking sword.

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    Quote Originally Posted by milestogo View Post
    Got a pic? Can't visualize what you are talking about, but I have used a dremel with a really small wheel to make a slot for a flat head screwdriver before to get stripped screws out...
    I think perhaps somehow he got the screw out and its still attached to the brass insert? I dunno. In which case the binding screw is probably SS and the insert being brass is much softer. Make a cut in the insert just deep enough for a flat balded screwdriver and twist it off--the brass will break. If it still resists try heating the whole thing with a torch or on a gas stove and that should weaken it enough to twist it off.
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    Don't ask dumb questions on TGR before your morning coffee kids.

    As always, SFB with the good shop advice. Smash brass insert in there tight, impact driver with posi bit to unstick the screw.

    Now to mount some fucking skis. Pics for posterity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doebedoe View Post
    Don't ask dumb questions on TGR before your morning coffee kids.
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    Sig worthy anecdote and nice display of humility. The collective perspective and experience are what makes this place tick.

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    Like SFB said, Visegrip would also work like a champ, the teeth would really grab hold of the soft insert threads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stealurface831 View Post
    blow torch
    Application of heat is always a good idea BEFORE one strips the fastener

    but maybe something less invasive like a soldering iron ?
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