I have drawers in the kitchen where the screws (system screws about 14mm long) that hold the rails to the frame (chipboard) have become a bit loose. I will now adjust and change this so they will fit better. I want it to be as strong as possible and had thought about putting some wood glue in the screw holes before the screws to fill out and make the chipboard strong in the screw holes.
Does anyone know if this helps or has another good solution to make the screws fit as well as possible? Plastic padding or chemical wood is also a possible solution, but wood glue would have been simple and good.
Does anyone know if this helps or has another good solution to make the screws fit as well as possible? Plastic padding or chemical wood is also a possible solution, but wood glue would have been simple and good.
My cabinet frames are 3mm thinner on each side than IKEA's cabinet frames to which the pull-out drawers belong. I previously used a 3mm spacer between the frame and the track, but it doesn't work well over time.
The screws are not very loose, but I thought a little wood glue in the screw holes would fill and reinforce the particle board + I will fix it so that the track sits directly against the frame, allowing the screw to go further into the board, and the downward weight will align straight down along the frame, unlike today where the downward force is 3mm out on the screw.
I don't have room for toothpicks in the screw holes, so it will probably just be wood glue.
The screws are not very loose, but I thought a little wood glue in the screw holes would fill and reinforce the particle board + I will fix it so that the track sits directly against the frame, allowing the screw to go further into the board, and the downward weight will align straight down along the frame, unlike today where the downward force is 3mm out on the screw.
I don't have room for toothpicks in the screw holes, so it will probably just be wood glue.
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Wood glue is not gap-filling.Rixmupp said:
If you want to make a little extra effort, drill the screw holes to 8 mm, glue in through wood plugs, and attach the screws in the plugs.
If you place the rails against the cabinet sides, won't the drawers reach out to both rails?
If you place the rails against the cabinet sides, won't the drawers reach out to both rails?
If you can't fit toothpicks for humans (not Elephants), then your screws are too small. If the cabinet frames don't have a free side facing outwards, you can still insert the screws if you use regular wood screws 4x16. Even if the tips meet, they are narrower and will therefore bypass each other.
Fahlis: I have bent the sheet so the rails are about 3mm further in.
Cecar33: the screws are not very loose, I can't fit the toothpicks together with the screw.
Just want to make it as strong as possible to avoid problems in a number of years again.
There are 20 pull-out drawers, so a total of 40 rails. Would have preferred a simple solution, hence the wood glue. I could have used something like PL400 but if I ever want to change something, that would likely break.
Don't you think the wood glue makes any difference?
I was mostly thinking it would make the particle board stronger and it must fill out a little after all. As I said, it's not very loose, I just want it as stable as possible.
Cecar33: the screws are not very loose, I can't fit the toothpicks together with the screw.
Just want to make it as strong as possible to avoid problems in a number of years again.
There are 20 pull-out drawers, so a total of 40 rails. Would have preferred a simple solution, hence the wood glue. I could have used something like PL400 but if I ever want to change something, that would likely break.
Don't you think the wood glue makes any difference?
I was mostly thinking it would make the particle board stronger and it must fill out a little after all. As I said, it's not very loose, I just want it as stable as possible.