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I got two snapped impeller faceplate brass screws out using left handed drill bits. They actually came out fairly easily. I had first...

That makes a lot of sense.

I'd cut the heads off the bolts, take off the plate and likely you will find that with no pressure on the bolts they thread out easily...

i wouldn't take a 40 footer through the canals much as it is a great trip. I went through the Midi route from south to north on a...

Have you tried to tighten a drill chuck into the head of the screws and then try to undo the chuck

They do do a set designed for screws, if you look at the Irwin Amazon shop.

Great news. My last day at work tomorrow so I will not be setting the alarm for 05:00 any longer👍

Neat, but I suspect the heads are too small. The depth of the head (of an undamaged screw) is 3.5mm but the diameter is only 6.4mm and...

You’ve hit the nail (screw?) on the head. Not an option here sadly.

Try a soldering iron onto the head of each screw.

The bronze is easy to drill and tap so worst case scenario he could rotate the cover 10 deg and drill and tap new holes using the cover...

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If I find a technique that works, I’ll be sticking with it! 😂😂

Thanks Stemar (#26) and andsarkit (#27), two ideas I hadn’t thought of. I’ll look next time I’m aboard but I’m not sure there’s enough...

Thanks Greeny, that’s pretty well my fallback option 👍