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Have you got a photo of the screw heads?
The only problem with a manual impact driver (I assume you mean the ones you hit with a hammer) is that the impact may not be great for the cupboard’s integrity.
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Was a bit bored so used an old chisel to remove the paint from the screw head , smacked a flat head bit into the screw head slot and seemed to get a bit more purchase with a rachet driver. The cupboards are fitted into an alcove so plenty of support from brickwork either side to use a reasonable amount of force :)
midlife
Undoing cross head wood screws..
I have to remove some cupboard doors but the flat headed screws holding the hinges in have a very shallow cross head.
I can get a flat screwdriver to engage (just) and have taken a couple out but I can see myself trashing some screw heads.
Will a manual impact driver be useful just to get the screw loosened and moving half a turn and then it should be easier using a normal flat head screwdriver?