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[โ€“] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (17 children)

When I was 15, my dad purchased me a plaster saw (still have it) and handed me his drill.

Then told me to make it look neat, but "don't fuck up because your mother will kill us both".

I ran about 4 network points through the house.

Nothing like fear to produce a 100% perfect finish ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then there's me who just screwed up installing a new door knob. I stripped the threads on the screws cause I used the wrong size screws drilling. Now if the new knob fails in the future, I need to buy a new door lmao

[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If it's a wooden door that you're screwing into, dab some match sticks with a little bit of liquid nails and gently hammer them into the stripped-out screw hole, and cut them flush with the hole. Once the glue dries, you can drive the screw back into the matches and it'll have enough wood to bite into.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People are getting hung up on the "liquid nails" when I think any old carpenter's glue would work.

You don't even need any adhesive if you simply shove in a toothpick or two before screwing in the screw. Remember: you don't need to completely fill the hole, just enough to fill in the space between the too-big screw and the right-sized screw

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is true in many cases - just break up some toothpicks or matchsticks to partially fill the over enlarged hole, and drive the screw right in.

Often for small repairs like that, the pressure and friction of the wood being compressed is more than enough to hold.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

assuming liquid nails means molten metal, I don't think that's easily accessible in most homes

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can buy liquid nails at like any home depot type of store

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

no - I think you're taking the name of the product too literally. it's a really strong adhesive. you can use it to fill small holes since it hardens like a mfer

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No, I believe it just a really strong PVA glue

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm new to DIY home fixes. Will try this out cause I am, using a wooden door. Thanks for the tip!

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