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What Customers Are Saying
The Grabit Screw Extractor has received mixed reviews. Some customers found it effective in removing stripped or rusted screws, while many others reported issues such as the bit breaking, the screw not being extracted, or the product not functioning as intended. The quality and durability of the product also appear to be concerns, with some reviewers stating that the metal was too soft. The consensus seems to be that the product is hit-or-miss, with success depending on the specific situation and proper technique.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Did not work
Would Not RecommendI tried removing a stripped hex bolt using this product and it did not work. I just created a bigger hole.
Saved My Project, Glad I Purchased It
Would RecommendI was working on a hutch restoration project and attempting to reinstall some of the hardware when a stripped #1 phillips drive on a #4 brass woodscrew developed an attitude problem. The screw was about 3/4 of the way in and I couldn't drive it in any further or back it out either. It was in a spot where I couldn't really get a vice grip on it to back it out that way either. A few four letter words and a trip to Lowes later, I came home with this little guy. It worked perfectly. Dug right i...
Buy it! Totally worth the money!
Would RecommendI'm no expert. I followed the directions and voila! Out came the stripped, rusted screw. I am a happy consumer. Thanks for a great product.
Did just what I needed!
Would RecommendI had about 20 plastic shrub sprinkler adapters where the old nozzles had broken off. I needed a way to remove the broken 10-32 nozzle studs to salvage the adapters and the Grabbit did the job on at least 75% of them. Not sure how well this would work for a metal stud, but it did a fine job on the plastic nozzles.
RETURNED!
Would Not RecommendI was excited to purchase this bit! However it didn't work at all, it didn't even move the screw a millimeter. Like most things there, I return them. So sad!
Works Great!
Would RecommendNot sure about the other reviews that mentioned this tool did not work. Worked great for me! Had to remove a stripped screw that was on a washing machine. It removed the screw in 2 seconds.
Poor quality
Would Not Recommendmaterials too soft to preform advertised task don't waste your money
Magic Bit
Would RecommendI had a $4,000 computerized disco light that had a stripped screw and was very close to a wiring harness. I tried all the do-it-yourself techniques for a stripped screw. Put a rubber band for traction, try a smaller screwdriver, try duct tape for traction, I even tried super gluing the screw driver to the screw in hopes of it coming out. Nothing worked. Well that was until this magic little bit. You put your drill on reverse so it spins counter clockwise, put this bit in (boring side first)...
It Broke
Would Not RecommendI would suggest buying one of these that has a replacement guarantee. This one broke as soon as it got a grip on the screw head.
Don't waste your money or time.
Would Not RecommendFollowed directions to a T. Did not come close to working. Would return but lost the packagings. Ended up filling out strip screw head. Very disappointing. Save your money and your time and find something else.
Very Helpful
Would RecommendI had to disassemble a structure and re-use the lumber. It had 14 strip heads in it. This bit had short work of these. The only negative was the instruction did not state that both ends use the reverse setting on the drill. I started with the boring bit on the forward setting with no bite. When I flipped the setting on the drill, it worked like a charm.
At first I had my doubts that this product would work since the head of the screw was totally stripped. But in 2 easy steps and in under a minute I had that screw out with Grabit. I would highly recommend this product.
Seemed like a good idea
Would Not RecommendThought i could use this to remove some old deck screws. All attempts did nothing. Just not enough teeth to get any kind of bite. Seems like this concept would only work on large diameter fasteners.
didn't work.. at all... not even remotely
Would Not RecommendBroke off a #8 bolt over-tightening it, that was in a large amount of antisieze. bolt could have been turned by hand if there was something to grab. The drill head on this worked fine, but the treads to tap into the old screw/bolt were almost non-existant. This bit never had a hope off gripping the part it supposed to be removing. Can't imagine this working on anything that actually has some resistance to turning...
Works, but directions are useless
Would RecommendI had two stripped out screw heads on a door hinge, so I got this, and got right to work burnishing out the screw head. I used it on a pretty high speed, which I don't know if is correct. In any case, the bit had a lot of trouble grabbing on. Eventually, with a lot of pressure and very slow speed, it did eventually bite. The second one I did I didn't bother burnishing and just used the extractor bit on the much rougher partially-stripped philips head, and that came right out. I would recommend ...