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Most of the nuts came out with minimal force, but the last one just spins in place. I tried rubber gloves, painter's tape, and duct tape to get a better grip. I'd rather not cut a slot in the domed nut if there's another good strategy.

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[-] wedge@woodworking.group 3 points 2 months ago

@pageflight

The best way to handle this is by clamping the side that doesn’t take a driver.

Bob Rozaieski used to have a good vid on this, which seems offline now. But here is a similar idea.

https://youtu.be/xE0yh4tV1WI

[-] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

How do you clamp a bolt head that's recessed?

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