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What is this thing?

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Not a challenge. Trying to figure out this screw type (cdn.catsweat.com)
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[–] DirtMcGirt@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Another thing to try before replacing the whole pan if the screw is too rounded/stripped to back out is a screw extractor set. You basically drill a small hole in the screw for the extractor bit to bite down on, then use the extractor bit to back the screw out. The extractor kits are generally fairly inexpensive.