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drilled holes too large for screw
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:05 pm
by coleby
By mistake I have drilled holes which are slightly too large for the screws.
What is the best way to deal with this ? Put small slithers of wood in the holes or put some kind of filler in them ?
Has anybody got experience of this ?
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:23 pm
by chris_on_tour2002
use larger screws.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:08 pm
by kitchen buff
Put a washer behind the screw head
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:16 am
by chris_on_tour2002
kitchen buff - struggling to see how that would work.
Re: drilled holes too large for screw
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:15 pm
by Ressy
[quote="coleby"]By mistake I have drilled holes which are slightly too large for the screws.
What is the best way to deal with this ? Put small slithers of wood in the holes or put some kind of filler in them ?
Has anybody got experience of this ?[/quote]
I would surgest that you drill an even larger hole about half way in the hole then put in a "plug" drill the size hole you wanted to in the "plug" and you have your problem solved. I am assuming you have some "plug cutters". Very easy if you have and keep the grain in line and it is invisible.
Ressy
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:14 pm
by CHIPPY2158
when hagging doors or what ever you may be doing, if i have to pilot anything into hard timbers such as oak or close grained hardwood is to pre drill with a drill bit 2 sizes smaller than the screw. i .e if im using 1" 8s i will use a 6 mm drill!
but if you have drilled the wholes to big you shave some triangular shavings off a square sectoin of timber, n knock them into the holes! beging triangular they shud bit into the round hole! also you may wanna use dome P.V.A glue to hold them in if you wanna make a job of it