drilled holes too large for screw
Kitchens, doors, rails, stud, tables, chairs, stair cases, garden furniture etc... Find answers and ask questions here!

6 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
coleby
Apprentice
Apprentice
Posts: 11
Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:44 pm

drilled holes too large for screw

Post by coleby » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:05 pm

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 ?

chris_on_tour2002
Project Manager
Project Manager
Posts: 1024
Joined: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:14 pm

Post by chris_on_tour2002 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:23 pm

use larger screws.

kitchen buff
Labourer
Labourer
Posts: 4
Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:43 pm

Post by kitchen buff » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:08 pm

Put a washer behind the screw head

chris_on_tour2002
Project Manager
Project Manager
Posts: 1024
Joined: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:14 pm

Post by chris_on_tour2002 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:16 am

kitchen buff - struggling to see how that would work.

Ressy
Apprentice
Apprentice
Posts: 12
Joined: Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:14 pm

Re: drilled holes too large for screw

Post by Ressy » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:15 pm

[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

CHIPPY2158
Apprentice
Apprentice
Posts: 14
Joined: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:43 am

Post by CHIPPY2158 » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:14 pm

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

6 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
It is currently Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:05 am