Removing Snapped Screws

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   Does anyone have any tips for removing screws where the head has snapped off but the shank is still in the wood?
This is in the access panel of my cubo kicks on two cabs and in total looks like 20+ screws so looking for the quickest method. Not sure what happened to make them like this but I'm guessing we skimped on the quality at the time. 

I was thinking of using a plug cutter around any stuck screws and then cutting the shank once the access panel is off

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dnbpc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 18 March 2010 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 383	Post Options Post Reply Quote dnbpc Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Removing Snapped Screws Posted: 22 July 2022 at 4:48pm
	Does anyone have any tips for removing screws where the head has snapped off but the shank is still in the wood? This is in the access panel of my cubo kicks on two cabs and in total looks like 20+ screws so looking for the quickest method. Not sure what happened to make them like this but I'm guessing we skimped on the quality at the time. I was thinking of using a plug cutter around any stuck screws and then cutting the shank once the access panel is off
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Aleksander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 05 March 2009 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Aleksander Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 July 2022 at 5:18pm
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dnbpc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 18 March 2010 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 383	Post Options Post Reply Quote dnbpc Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 July 2022 at 2:36pm
	Unfortunately the shaft of the screw is complete covered by the wood so can't even get a pair of grips on them
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Tinnitus Rex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 31 October 2020 Status: Offline Points: 287	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tinnitus Rex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 July 2022 at 3:37pm
	Plug cutter sounds like the best way, then offset new holes for reclosing Edited by Tinnitus Rex - 25 July 2022 at 3:42pm
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Lucasdude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 16 March 2013 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 824	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lucasdude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 July 2022 at 7:33pm
	Last time i had that in ply, I just drilled a couple of parallel holes with a tiny HSS bit and them just used a bigger screw.

JonB67 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 22 April 2016 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 1376	Post Options Post Reply Quote JonB67 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 July 2022 at 8:30pm
	Easier to just make a new access panel with holes in different places and leave them in. Use threaded inserts to avoid having to do this all over again next time!