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Here are 4 different and clever ways to fix those annoying stripped screw holes in wood and other materials. #diy #satisfying #clever

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00:00 What is a Stripped Screw Hole?
00:20 Method 1: Household Item Fillers
02:55 Method 2: Longer or Wider Screws
04:22 DIY Shirts & Goods!
05:03 Method 3: Dowels & Pencils
06:45 Method 4: Threaded Inserts & Tee Nuts

[Andrew_Georghiou]

As an electrician, this sometimes happens when drilling into concrete, our quick fix is usually some 14 gauge wire. Preferably stranded

[davidgerow]

I do maintenance for apartments. I’ve used most of the items that where mentioned in this video. I’ve never thought of using a pencil. Thanks for sharing.

[styxx]

Another quick fix is super glue and baking soda! Fill the hole with baking soda and then add a few drops of super glue, wait about 5 seconds and you have a plug that is as hard as a rock and is permanently affixed to the wood fibers!

[starshipgus]

All these are great ideas, my father taught me when I worked as a kid in his wood shop in the summers, I never forgot these lessons he taught me.

[jeffjankiewicz]

I have always used wood glue and golf tees for entry door hinges, then a centering drill bit for the pilot hole. This repair has never failed me. Smaller hinges that do not get the abuse, tooth pics and wood glue. These items have been in my toolbox for decades. Metal doors and frames I use threaded inserts. Drill bit stop sleeves are inexpensive at Harbor Freight. Former apartment maintenance tech here. Great tips.

[antonharmacinski]

Great tips. I figured out the toothpick solution when I was 17 and stripped the strap mount from my guitar. I use a toothpick and some basic Elmer's school glue and it lasted for about 15 years. (It's a 92 BC Rich Warlock and it's a bit weighty and I like to lean on my guitar.)

[mhaiyaaj]

These fixes are so simple, they are actually ingenious. Thank you for this video

[corneilcorneil]

My wife just asked me what i was watching. I told her "a upload that shows how to make worn out holes tight again". I have a blue eye now...

[randyporter]

I've had great results using plastic drinking straws also. Small "cocktail/coffee stir straws) for small holes, standard straws for larger. You can cut a small straw "tube", then spilt it longways, for holes in between sizes. it contracts to fit all holes. It creates a great spacer and provides auto centering. A tiny piece of window screen does it perfectly too. Great tips and video as always !

[kevinobrien]

Not just informative but really well made and efficient guides, with a sense of humor. Great job.

[curiouscharacter]

Good video. Just for accuracy though, the reeding on the side of the dowel is not to keep it from slipping. If you're drilling a 1/4" hole, putting in glue and driving a 1/4" unreeded dowel into the hole you can create a hydraulic problem that may damage your project. The vertical grooves allow both trapped air and glue to travel upwards as the dowel is hammered in.

[rayhart]

Great tips! Thanks.

Especially in the case of interior door hinges, I've often used those cheap plastic wall anchors that come in the freebie cellophane packs. Cut to length, hammer the little sucker in, and you're done. (The cleats on the side work great to hold it secure.)

[noracharles]

I was just a girl in the 1960’s when my single parent mom showed me how to use match sticks or tooth picks to fill in a hole from a stripped screw (she also grew up without a father). When I got married, my husband ( who worked in the lumber business) thought this method was a terrible insult to carpenters. Now after 50 years of marriage, he uses this, as well as bamboo sticks, when necessary. I am laughing at him…🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Thank you for the support. PS. She taught me how to wire a lamp when I was 12. It stood me in good stead.

[terryt]

These are great suggestions and explanations. Thanks.
One thing to consider, especially on things for which the hole placement is important, like hinges, is filling the hole in a way that keeps the in its place. When filling with something like a toothpick, this can be a problem. Three toothpicks works, if they are arranged in a way that forms a triangle with the hole in the center.

[kcmurdarasi]

This totally worked! I fixed my kitchen door handle in about five minutes with a matchstick. Thanks!

[brigpirr]

Thank you the toothpick tip!! I used this video to fix my closet door hinge and the toothpicks worked like a charm!

[secondhandlyon]

I've been a carpenter for 33 years and I've used a variation of these hacks. I usually whittle a piece to fit and use a little wood glue.

[andybrown]

Toenail clippers that are sold in pet shops are really good for sectioning things like dowel or chopsticks. If the wooden plug is slightly too big then a squeeze or two with some pliers (rotate between each squeeze to keep it round) will compress it enough to fit snugly

[citylockapolytechnikeyllcc]

I have tried all shown in video, but found those wooden kabob skewers to be the best, as the screws will engage the fibers far better than toothpicks or cardboard ( matchsticks, if you have any of those anymore ) I always have a pack of skewers in the kitchen drawer, and split up the pack to go in my service totes in my service van

[modavies]

I learned to use baking powder and either epoxy resin or, for the quick fix, superglue to repair minor „dings“ in aircraft propellers. Strong enough and light enough not to unbalance the prop.