Gaming How to un-screw dull screws?

[AlanJohn]

I got this DSi from a friend, and he claims that his fuse is blown,
Now, when I tried to take it apart, I see dull screws.
Ofcourse my clever friend at first tried to take it apart himself, and he used another type of screwdriver (I think he used tri-wing *facepalm*).
Anyone know how Im supposed to take it apart again now?

 

[kevan]

^Damn that would be a pain.
I usually keep on trying with those kind of things until it works

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[AlanJohn]

^Damn that would be a pain.
I usually keep on trying with those kind of things until it works

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Experimenting would just dull the screws even more.

 

[kevan]

^Damn that would be a pain.
I usually keep on trying with those kind of things until it works

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Experimenting would just dull the screws even more.

Yeah I usually break the stuff more unless I know what im doing D=

 

[AlanJohn]

Ok, I was able to take out the screws (I just pushed on them a bit).
Anyway to give the screws a grip in order to screw them back in?

 

[kamins]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

 

[AlanJohn]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

I cannot buy new screws.

 

[kevan]

Ok, I was able to take out the screws (I just pushed on them a bit).
Anyway to give the screws a grip in order to screw them back in?

Told you trying alot works

 

[AlanJohn]

Ok, I was able to take out the screws (I just pushed on them a bit).
Anyway to give the screws a grip in order to screw them back in?

Told you trying alot works

But if I try alot then I will make the screws even more dull.

 

[kevan]

Ok, I was able to take out the screws (I just pushed on them a bit).
Anyway to give the screws a grip in order to screw them back in?

Told you trying alot works

But if I try alot then I will make the screws even more dull.

But you said you got them out because you worked out that you had to push on em abit.
Therefore you worked it out by trying

 

[AlanJohn]

Ok, I was able to take out the screws (I just pushed on them a bit).
Anyway to give the screws a grip in order to screw them back in?

Told you trying alot works

But if I try alot then I will make the screws even more dull.

But you said you got them out because you worked out that you had to push on em abit.
Therefore you worked it out by trying

But I had to pay for that- I made the screws even a bit more dull.
I need legitimate help.

 

[kevan]

Ok, I was able to take out the screws (I just pushed on them a bit).
Anyway to give the screws a grip in order to screw them back in?

Told you trying alot works

But if I try alot then I will make the screws even more dull.

But you said you got them out because you worked out that you had to push on em abit.
Therefore you worked it out by trying

But I had to pay for that- I made the screws even a bit more dull.
I need legitimate help.

Bad news I cant work out how to change my custom title D= (I looked in edit profile info and its not there D=).
oh well, atleast you got them out.

 

[nryn99]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

I cannot buy new screws.

why not?

 

[AlanJohn]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

I cannot buy new screws.

why not?

Because Im a f*cking cheapskate and I don't have dept card neither a paypal, + shipping is super-expensive here in this shit-country.
Sorry, Im just really mad because I want some legitimate answers.

@kevan go to Me Controls, then go to profile settings.

 

[kevan]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

I cannot buy new screws.

why not?

Because Im a f*cking cheapskate and I don't have dept card neither a paypal, + shipping is super-expensive here in this shit-country.
Sorry, Im just really mad because I want some legitimate answers.

@kevan go to Me Controls, then go to profile settings.

Im guessing you mean My Controls then Profile Information?
Not there D=. And I just cleared cache via restarting PC.

 

[nryn99]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

I cannot buy new screws.

why not?

Because Im a f*cking cheapskate and I don't have dept card neither a paypal, + shipping is super-expensive here in this shit-country.
Sorry, Im just really mad because I want some legitimate answers.

@kevan go to Me Controls, then go to profile settings.

Im guessing you mean My Controls then Profile Information?
Not there D=. And I just cleared cache via restarting PC.

it's there. look again

@AJ, well, the only solution i see is buy new screws.
but at times, i push them hard then twist them slowly if it still bites. if it's above the surface, i sometimes use the [longnose] pliers. but after that, i replace them.

 

[kevan]

It's probably best to just buy new screws, next time it might be even harder to un-screw them.

I cannot buy new screws.

why not?

Because Im a f*cking cheapskate and I don't have dept card neither a paypal, + shipping is super-expensive here in this shit-country.
Sorry, Im just really mad because I want some legitimate answers.

@kevan go to Me Controls, then go to profile settings.

Im guessing you mean My Controls then Profile Information?
Not there D=. And I just cleared cache via restarting PC.

it's there. look again

I have D= *Starts Crying*.
Ill upload mine in a sec.

Edit:

 

[AlanJohn]

Thanks alot kevan.
You helped me alot here.
Like, you cleverly came into here with your off-topicness as I was able to fix the damn thing myself!
You should get promoted.

 

[AlanJohn]

Ok, I decided to put back only the good screws back into the DSi and throw away the old ones.
I will go through the same hell I went to get a DSi just to get the screws, at the owners cost of course....

 

[bowser]

@kevan
What's with the off-topicness?

Try changing the GBAtemp skin.

@AlanJohn
Check if there are similar screws on (or in) any other broken electronics you might have lying around. If you don't, just put a rubber band around the DS