Re: Do you have a screw loose?

Posted by Joe Santana On 2013/7/9 8:31:19

I question the appropriateness of YUK as a response to an excellent suggestion, unless you have the excuse for grumpiness of being in your 80s.

In the Duchess blog I used the dowel method with glue and hardener and sawdust and waiting days for things to really dry to restore the holes for my rear door screws which are in hardwood. Yuk may fit for that, but I wouldn't say it. It worked okay. It's documented.https://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=5878&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=80
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But with the new, thicker strikers, new weatherstripping, the dovetails etc, the doors had to be shut hard to close and catch so they could be locked. Over a couple years, this took its toll on a couple of the big wood screws. They could be carefully tightened, but they wouldn't hold for long. Now they are rock solid thanks to Mr Grip.

And the dowel method doesn't work for window moulding, but a little V of this stuff in the hole does.

I guess all I've demonstrated is that you can have a screw loose without having a screw loose.