Wrench-Polisher
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Can someone suggest a good broken bolt extractor set? Left hand drill bits and extractors themselves? I was looking at grip edge but not sure if the premium price is worth it.
Broken bolt extractor set?
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gizardlizard
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I love Grip Edge and own lots. All the other extractors I’ve tried are all tapered. They don’t grip on much surface area. The Grip Edge ones are parallel. For broken pipe *******, the tapered square drive ones work or though. Broken bolts, not so much.
KomatsuTech
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I have had more success in the last year with the Grip Edge broken bolt extractors than I have with any others in the past 19 years. They are IMO well worth the premium.
Oldsnapper
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I have had good luck with the Ridgid set. Also sold by Snap On as a Blue Point set.
Buckgnarly
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My advice is to buy every single extractor type you come across. There is no one size fits all for removing stuff. As for the grip edge I have had great luck with the MAC version of those.
gizardlizard
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Who do you think made the extractors for MAC? Grip Edge did
Buckgnarly
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Yeah, you read what I wrote wrong...it's simply the MAC version.....maybe I should have said the rebranded MAC version.
Wamsutta
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The Proto set works very well in my experience. Just follow the instructions and select the correct size drill bit.
1. Drill through the broken bolt with the correct size drill bit for the extractor ( drill size printed directly on each extractor )
2. Tap the extractor in with a hammer
3. Turn extractor out pulling the broken bolt with it
screw-extractor-set-10-pc
1. Drill through the broken bolt with the correct size drill bit for the extractor ( drill size printed directly on each extractor )
2. Tap the extractor in with a hammer
3. Turn extractor out pulling the broken bolt with it
screw-extractor-set-10-pc
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gizardlizard
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No worries at all.Yeah, you read what I wrote wrong...it's simply the MAC version.....maybe I should have said the rebranded MAC version.
B_Bimmer
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This is the facts. You never know what one will save the day.
Vinny
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This is what matters more than brand or style. Once I learned how to properly use them and pick the correct size, I never had an issue with any extractor I've tried.
Wamsutta
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It's the E-Z out style that I advise people to stay clear of. The more you turn the E-Z out, the more it puts outward pressure on the broken bolt until the E-Z out snaps.
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Wrench-Polisher
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Is that the stupid tapered spiral cut ones?
gizardlizard
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Yup. Although the square version work great for broken pipe ******* and fittings
Ohio Andy
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I have a bunch. My go-to's are either going to be grip edge or rigid.
I do not have the square set but I've only heard good things about them... I have many different varieties of the spirals that I owned before I bought the Ridgid and then later the gripedge.
I do not have the square set but I've only heard good things about them... I have many different varieties of the spirals that I owned before I bought the Ridgid and then later the gripedge.
Wamsutta
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Yes sir, that's them.
RedneckWelder
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Best extractors:
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As said, the old school spiral ones seem to break most often- there is a reason why there have been improvements in extractors in the last 50 years. The reality is that you need to know when to stop cranking on an extractor and move on to plan B. If you already broke the bolt head off on something rusted into place by cranking on it full force, then don't expect an extractor to survive and remove what's left unless maybe you break out heat from an oxy acetylene torch.