>>4164680Yeah, I kek'd a few times. That's a quick trip to the point of no return.
It's just a moderately stripped screw, OP... those are such shallow drive recesses to begin with that it's actually not very stripped and you'd still get good engagement with the proper driver. All you really need are the outer edges to be intact, which they are. You only chewed up the center, don't worry. You're just using the wrong driver.
Don't drill anything, don't use any impact, don't apply heat or any liquid. Just get some proper small drivers. Look for machined ones, not cast or forged. You want drives with sharp edges not rounded ones. Look for ones that include flattened tips, like pic rel to maximize engagement. The driver you used may very well have been the right size but was too pointy and/or rounded which means slippage and gouging. You can just grind the tip of your current screwdriver flat on some sandpaper if you want, but only do it if it's a good sharp driver or you'll just slip again. You want the sharpest edges possible so it stays engaged.
Test the fit drivers on the good screw until you find the right one. Only apply torque when you're absolutely sure you have the right driver. Be gentle and it will come out. I've dealt with way worse than that. If you manage to fuck it up completely by not being careful enough, you'll have to drill the center out with something like a 3/64 carbide or high speed steel bit and then find a reverse thread machine screw or bolt to drive in counter clockwise until it bottoms out, then use it to back out the stripped screw. Ideally you'd tap it first so you don't swell the screw as well. It's not very hard and is still doable at these sizes but try to avoid getting to this stage.
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