Got a stripped Allen screw you can't budge? You've come to the right place. One of these methods should do the trick. The post How to Remove a Stripped Allen Screw appeared first on Family Handyman.

Screw extractor sets can be useful when you're dealing with a stripped screw. Here are five sets that can help if you get stuck in that bind.

If this fails to dislodge the broken bolt, you'll want to swap out the left-handed bit for a specialty broken bolt extractor.

Professionals use a screw extractor with a drill to remove stripped screws. Products like ScrewGrab, which helps add friction, can help in many instances. For a more DIY method, try using a rubber ...

Co-owner, Andy Carlson, setup a stripped out screw demo for us. We picked the appropriate sized Speed Out bit based on the instructions and drilled the hole in the screw head.

No screw extractor? No problem. Use a tapered square drive bit to back out a stuck fastener: First, drill a hole in the head deep enough to seat the square drive bit. Use a drill bit with a ...

So the takeaway here is that when you break your extractor trying to remove a broken bolt (and I do say "when," because they break often), you're not completely screwed.