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Old August 5th, 2011, 07:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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like a really, really small screw.

BTW the screw is on a laptop.

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Old August 5th, 2011, 08:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I stripped one of the small philips head screws for a cover plate on the bottom of a laptop. I went out an bought the smallest screw extractor I could find and using only finger pressure was able to back out the screw.

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which side would i use to remove it?
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oh ok thanks, can i get this at any hardware store? Price?
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I picked that up at Lowe's for around $5.00
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