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Cheap and nasty easy outs usually snap. And you need a carbide drill to drill the hole.
The reason the bolt wouldn't budge is because the steel and stainless steel react and stick to each other almost weld themselves together.
So does ordinary steel. Cold welds occur under pressure in torqued threads in most materials. This is why copper grease is your best friend.
Cold welds occur overtime when identical metals left in contact corrode together and bond this isn't the same as actual welding which is why a tap with a hammer will break the bond and allow the easy removal of the nut/bolt
got it out finally
Tapped it round?