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question for woodworkers
I was putting together some furniture for our customer when I noticed some of the fasteners were starting to fail.
I think the fasteners are called threaded wood inserts. They are coming out of the wood when I try to fasten the pieces together. I tried fastening them back in with a hex key but it appears the wood has been reamed out too far for the threads to have a good hold.
I want to know the best way to fix this. I have wood glue and clamps in case the movers break something. But I don't want the glue to ooze in the threads. And I need something that will bond the metal fastener to wood.
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I think the fasteners are called threaded wood inserts. They are coming out of the wood when I try to fasten the pieces together. I tried fastening them back in with a hex key but it appears the wood has been reamed out too far for the threads to have a good hold.
I want to know the best way to fix this. I have wood glue and clamps in case the movers break something. But I don't want the glue to ooze in the threads. And I need something that will bond the metal fastener to wood.
http://wac.edgecastcdn.net/001A39/pr...800_PZ320.jpeg
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I am not a wood worker nor have I ever used these, but one option you might consider is to remove the inserts and use Spax screws.
SPAX® Do it once. Do it right.
Stewart
SPAX® Do it once. Do it right.
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How about using some Tee nuts. Plan your project accordingly and they can't be pulled out as they'll always be in tension. Did that to mount gutters on my previous house (tee nuts on backside of the eaves, 1/4-20 bolts threaded in from the front)
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I am not a pro. Just throwing in my 2 cents on what I would do.
\Get a dowel just slightly larger than the hole. Ream the hole a little to smooth it out for fitment. Put a little wood glue in the hole. Tap the dowel into the hole. After glue sets, cut off excess from the dowel. Then drill a new pilot hole and reinstall the hardware.
\Get a dowel just slightly larger than the hole. Ream the hole a little to smooth it out for fitment. Put a little wood glue in the hole. Tap the dowel into the hole. After glue sets, cut off excess from the dowel. Then drill a new pilot hole and reinstall the hardware.
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I am not a wood worker nor have I ever used these, but one option you might consider is to remove the inserts and use Spax screws.
SPAX® Do it once. Do it right.
Stewart
SPAX® Do it once. Do it right.
Stewart
Spax brand is a really popular fastenr for MDF board projects like speaker boxes.
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I ended up putting them back in with a two part epoxy. I let the epoxy cure for a bit before applying it so it wouldn't ooze too much. I was worried about the epoxy getting into the inner thread and making reassembly difficult. But everything worked out fine.
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I am not a pro. Just throwing in my 2 cents on what I would do.
\Get a dowel just slightly larger than the hole. Ream the hole a little to smooth it out for fitment. Put a little wood glue in the hole. Tap the dowel into the hole. After glue sets, cut off excess from the dowel. Then drill a new pilot hole and reinstall the hardware.
\Get a dowel just slightly larger than the hole. Ream the hole a little to smooth it out for fitment. Put a little wood glue in the hole. Tap the dowel into the hole. After glue sets, cut off excess from the dowel. Then drill a new pilot hole and reinstall the hardware.
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