Removing stuck fasteners
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*Put the whole thing together and insert the tip into the screw head. Slowly pull the trigger on the rivet gun, while at the same time putting pressure on the box end wrench you have installed on the hex part of your tool, making sure to keep pressure on the gun handle so it won't jump out of the work. | *Put the whole thing together and insert the tip into the screw head. Slowly pull the trigger on the rivet gun, while at the same time putting pressure on the box end wrench you have installed on the hex part of your tool, making sure to keep pressure on the gun handle so it won't jump out of the work. | ||
*One word of caution: even though this works almost 100% of the time, it is possible (if the screw is into a plate nut) to twist the plate nut off its mount. | *One word of caution: even though this works almost 100% of the time, it is possible (if the screw is into a plate nut) to twist the plate nut off its mount. | ||
| + | '''[[Removing stuck fasteners#Metric method|Return to above]]''' | ||
==Tips for broken off bolt heads== | ==Tips for broken off bolt heads== | ||
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