US hardware standards are INSANE.
Working on a prop for my action-figure photo comic, "Minions at Work," and I want to attach some decorative lamp finials upside down as legs for a piece of furniture. Go to store, get some screws. Easy, right? A standard 1/4" screw is 20 pitch thread. But a lamp finial is 1/4" 27 pitch, for reasons that probably made sense to Tommy Edison. Can't find screws like I want, even online. (cont.)
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A poor substitute for a @lindasgoluppiart task.

Today:

Find a magnet and some steel screws. For 1 minute, see how long a chain of magnetically attached screws you can make without the other end returning to the magnet.

Safety tip: The people in B&Q don't like you taking the screws out of the boxes, and neither do other customers.

Edit: IT'S OUT! Screw that screw! :D
Thanks for all the advice and support. In the end, a huge amount of WD-40 did the trick, so I didn't have to do more drastic measures. Still good to know for next time. ^^

Original Toot: DIY elephants, can you help me out? How do I get a screw out that sits really REALLY tight? I want to remove some sort of cup holder thing in the bathroom that was screwed in by previous tenants.
It looks like it hasn't been moved in a century and doesn't want to start with that now.

It's also very close to the wall, so it's hard to get a grip to begin with. And it doesn't help it's a slotted-head screw either.
And yes, direction is correct, should be the same as the other two I managed to remove eventually. ;)

I have an electric drill but would need to buy the right screwdriver bit first, (and I am not sure it can get close enough to the wall for this.)

Would WD-40 work or just make this screw even more slippery?

What stage of #capitalism is this? When the very thing you're #paying to #help you, #screws #you over?

Went on a quest to the hardware store to find a replacement for this 6mm screw that goes in a recessed hole on my Cetma’s Metropolis stem. The original one has a smaller cap than a regular screw, so a new one won’t fit. Meanwhile, sprayed PB Blaster on all the rusty connectors to see if it will help… #bikeRepair #cargobike #rust #screws #BikeTooter

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