[chaddy]

hi i bought a ceiling mount from ebay, when installing i snapped 2 screws and they are now still screwed into the projector, any ideas on how i can get them out.
Looking at the optoma h27 instructions i have now frigged the warranty up.

[cybrey]

A mole wrench will almost certainly get the screws out provided a part of the screw is still protuding. If it isn't then you don't have alot of option other than to drill the screws out.. not something I'd recommend.

[cyberheater]

Is there any part of the screw visible. Can you get a set of pliers to it.

How have you mucked up the warranty?

[PJTX100]

If these are M5 or M6 screws I'm still trying to work out how enough force could have come into the equation to snap them?

Anyway, hope you get it sorted.

[Radioactive__Man]

if you cant screw it together without snapping em, I surprised anyone is offering any more encouragment in fear you completely wrecking the thing

if its a metal screw into platic with no bit showing then you are for want of a better word screwed

if there is still some of it protruding, try and hacksaw [use a junior hacksaw btw] a groove to allow a screwdriver to catch in it

[fallwood]

You can buy screw removal drills from most good hardware suppliers, they are drills that you use in reverse direction ,they have a few mm of drill tip and then a few mm of fine self cutting thread with a stop shoulder, you drill into the screw till it hits the shoulder and it then locks and unscrews the screw. Very similar to a stud remover used in automotive applications but much smaller.

[chaddy]

no screw is protuding
they are m2.5 screws
and in my optoma h27 manual is states and i quote please note that damage resulting from incorrect installation will invalidate the warranty.

After getting my A-TEAM head on i've come up with my own creation, using what holes i had left and parts of the mount.
will post pics later.
Just trying to see if ceiling can cope with the weight after trying so hard to find the stud ( stupid stud finder)

[rjp996]

I’ve drilled out screws before, it’s not difficult but very time consuming. Another method I have used is to get a thin welding rod (or similar metal rod and epoxy it onto the top of the broken screw and gently turned it out.

[chaddy]

here we go, right the 1st pic is the 2 (A-TEAM) creations the screw with the black foot is only supporting that end of the mount, it isn't screwed into the pj only the mount.
The other screw is basicly doing the original job of attaching to the mount on projector in a spare hole which is for the original over priced optompa mount.
The 2nd pic shows the actual part of the mount.

[throwit]

similar to the epoxy idea, but this is a real rocket science/brain surgery type steady hand solution - is to WITH GREAT CARE and a tiny spot of superglue, glue a small piece of coathanger type wire to the broken screw, this requires about an inch of the wire, cut flat at one end with a hacksaw and bent in the middle with pliers into an L shape - the wire'll get very hot as you cut it, the cut end should recieve the superglue - DO NOT TRY TO APPLY THE GLUE TO THE SCREW ! - and only apply the glue to the wire end and not the sides - you want so little you can hardly see it

done right, you'll only glue the wire to the screw, but it is best done with very tiny spots of glue - better to fail first attempt than to stick EVERYTHING together

done right, left a minute all you'll need to do is turn your little diy handle 'till the screw comes out

[fomoria]

you could try a screw extractor - does what it says on the tin!

Even the smallest may be too large, but if you can get them started just a little bit you should be okay.

You drill a small hole into the screw ( not the easiest of jobs) then slowly screw in the extractor, which has a reverse thread, and so undoes (is that a real word??) the snapped off screw / bolt.

you can get them from Machine Mart or similar, a link is:

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=040213030

and a piccy as well!

Hope this helps you get it sorted,

Kev.