Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[r1]

well thanks for all the advice after much  thought i decided to follow the match stick advice.now as i dont smoke i had a quick walk down the road to find some and 5 mins later job done
and best off all it was a FREE fix.

[Entwood]

Epoxy on its own is pretty brittle and has a tendency to crack and drop out. When repairing wood or chipboard, especially if planning to screw into the repair .... this is often the better way.

Find some old chipboard/soft timber and saw/file/coarse sand a small pile of coarse sawdust/chippings. Mix this with the epoxy to form a thick "paste". Force as much of that into the holes as you can. The idea being to get the paste into the surrounding wood as well as to fill the hole. Do NOT insert the screws. Leave to cure/dry for at least 24 hours. Sand /file any surface excess back to a flat surface. Drill the CORRECT size pilot hole. Fit unit and screws. Tighten firmly but do not overtighten.

The screws now have a wood/epoxy "mix" to bite on .. far more secure thabn pure epoxy.

HTH