Enter a seasoned DIYer’s go-to tool: a screw extractor. While the specific design of this inexpensive implement varies, it most commonly takes the form of a tapered drill bit with a reversed thread.

Have you ever had a bolt snap in the middle of an important project? It can be stressful, but there are ways to get it out, ...

Drill it out, shoot in an extractor, or if you’re lucky, clamp on some Vise-Grips and hope for the best. But when a drill bit breaks off flush in a hole, there aren’t a lot of options ...