Why I hate screws

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You see this?
This here is a stripped screw.
AKA hell.

I know everyone's saying "3ds screws can strip very easily" and I was aware. I had the right tools, unscrewed with care but they stripped anyway.
And now they're impossible to unscrew, even with rubber bands and hammers, all that magic stuff, nope.
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CMDreamer
@Foxi4 If that were the case, your experience would allow you to identify the possibility for the screw being seized in your first attempt to unscrew it.

User experience is a must when dealing with recent devices, for the most part not all of them are designed to be repairable, but disposable.

Nintendo is one of the manufacturers that still design better than average quality products, many of them have survived more than three decades in working conditions without major issues. I still have my NES Action Set working perfectly.
 
impeeza
Definitively, the wrong size, many people doesn't know what are diferent triwing sizes, like there are diferent phillips sizes and when use the wrong one, that is what you get. I do recommend to use a small flat screwdriver and try to push hard while rotating.
 
Foxi4
@CMDreamer They most certainly *used to* manufacture devices that were built to last, but that's unfortunately not the case anymore. I've said my piece on the subject already, and I'm not in the habit of beating the same drum over and over - once a screw seizes to the point that it requires more torque to unscrew than it is spec'd to take, it'll cam - it has to, because replacing the bit is more expensive than replacing the screw. They're designed to do that. Of course there are ways to remedy the situation before the slot becomes unusable, but to say that this never happens or that it's always caused by user error is just wrong.
 
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realtimesave
Well I mean, one could get a stripped screw remover with a pin vice or a drill. And then a new screw possibly sourced from a hard drive.
 
Jayro
Many people make the mistake of not pushing down on the screw hard enough to maintain contact the entire time, or they're using a screwdriver tip that is too sharp, which rounds out the heads. Always use the flattest tip possible when it comes to screws.
 
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G
Never had an issue with 3DS screws. If that helps a common mistake is using Phillips screwdrivers. The screws Nintendo uses are not Phillips screws but JIS.

The screws on the Switch are wonky. Even with the right bit they slip sometimes. Triwing is garbage and isn't designed for good grip.
 
ZeroT21
Triwing bits were proprietary to begin with, made so the average consumer can't mess with the hardware
 
The Real Jdbye
@impeeza The iFixit toolkit has both JIS and Philips bits.
Apparently JIS bits have a flatter tip whereas Philips have a pointy tip so they won't seat fully in JIS screws. Skimming the page you linked it does not seem to state that this is no longer the case.
 
tabzer
I would put a drop of oil on the screw, let it sit for several hours, then try using an exacto-knife/razor, phillips, or flat-head screw driver--basically anything that can fit the new shape that you created after stripping the screw.

Or maybe you can just keep unscrewing it until you drill off the top of the head.

Also D34DL1N3R is 100% wrong. Screws can seize for different reasons. Some can be climate/temperature related. Removing a screw over and over again reduces the chances of seizing where trying to remove one screw after years of never having touched it can provide a different outcome. You know... facts.
 
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FAST6191
I am reading this thread with screws being interpreted as slang for prison guard. It is quite amusing.
 
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