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....if you try to drill it, i would use a reverse drill bit....
Why? The broken off tip doesn't have any threads so it shouldn't matter which direction your bit is turning...
 
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If the tip is swollen it has to cut threads in it to come out turning left.
If you are turning right you have to wear off the swollen tip.
 
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