Advice on how to fix broken wooden furniture
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Just wondering if anybody has a clever way to fix this
It is the upright for a floor standing mirror where the "foot" screws in, over time it appears that the hole has enlarged so much that it has made an escape through the side.
There isn't enough room to drill another hole in. I could get a straight bracket i guess and screw it to the side to fix it, or maybe glue it (not sure I have anything to clamp it together for drying though)? However I was wondering if anyone has any clever ideas for an elegant fix?
My skill levels are limited so no routers or dovetails joints!
It is the upright for a floor standing mirror where the "foot" screws in, over time it appears that the hole has enlarged so much that it has made an escape through the side.
There isn't enough room to drill another hole in. I could get a straight bracket i guess and screw it to the side to fix it, or maybe glue it (not sure I have anything to clamp it together for drying though)? However I was wondering if anyone has any clever ideas for an elegant fix?
My skill levels are limited so no routers or dovetails joints!
randlemarcus said:
Visit Aldi and Lidl, and buy some clamps That seems like the best way of doing a pretty fix - clamp it nice and flat, bung a load of wood glue in, and shove the foot back on.
This. I didn't think I needed clamps until I bought clamps. You wont get the screw out but then you probably aren't bothered about that. Wood glue creeps pretty well and may just reinforce it enough, but I guess there's quite a lot of weight on it if it's a mirror.Edit: could you cut 2" off each side and give yourself a solid base to redrill a new hole?
Edited by TimmyMallett on Tuesday 1st December 12:00
Thanks chaps, I am guessing that you just mean a couple of small g clamps with the "clamp" bit over the join?
The screw is in the foot not the leg..
This is what the other leg looks like to give an idea, it isn't a very expensive item but has sentimental for the Mrs so i'd like to fix (plus proving that i'm not totally inept!)
The screw is in the foot not the leg..
This is what the other leg looks like to give an idea, it isn't a very expensive item but has sentimental for the Mrs so i'd like to fix (plus proving that i'm not totally inept!)
A dowel would be good, but if you don't have any, the classic approach is to put in wood-glue, then push in as many matchsticks as possible. Allow to dry, then trim the ends flush with a sharp knife. Then screw back together.
(Obviously cut the igniting bit off the end of the matchsticks!)
(Obviously cut the igniting bit off the end of the matchsticks!)
biggiles said:
A dowel would be good, but if you don't have any, the classic approach is to put in wood-glue, then push in as many matchsticks as possible. Allow to dry, then trim the ends flush with a sharp knife. Then screw back together.
(Obviously cut the igniting bit off the end of the matchsticks!)
Spoilsport(Obviously cut the igniting bit off the end of the matchsticks!)
Turn7 said:
Gareth79 said:
I'd bung some dowels in, a load of wood glue, then clamp some wood either side to hold it tight when it dries, then re-drill the hole. (This assumes they are wood screws holding it together and not a metal insert?)
Yep, this...randlemarcus said:
harrycovert said:
You don`t need to buy clamps just use a piece of rope and a stick to make a Tourniquet or use a ratchet strap if you have one.
Need, want, the difference is tiny, and you can do all sorts of useful things with clamps https://www.hobbies.co.uk/materials/glues-and-fill...
You need some of this! It works very well, I repaired 2 of my in-laws dining table chairs with it a few years ago.
You need some of this! It works very well, I repaired 2 of my in-laws dining table chairs with it a few years ago.
n3il123 said:
Turn7 said:
Gareth79 said:
I'd bung some dowels in, a load of wood glue, then clamp some wood either side to hold it tight when it dries, then re-drill the hole. (This assumes they are wood screws holding it together and not a metal insert?)
Yep, this...randlemarcus said:
harrycovert said:
You don`t need to buy clamps just use a piece of rope and a stick to make a Tourniquet or use a ratchet strap if you have one.
Need, want, the difference is tiny, and you can do all sorts of useful things with clamps It's not the strongest joint so you could beef it up with some brass reinforcing plates on each side:
https://www.prokraft.co.uk/polished-solid-brass-2-...
Search for brass reinforcing or mending plate.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=brass+mending+plate&...
https://www.prokraft.co.uk/polished-solid-brass-2-...
Search for brass reinforcing or mending plate.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=brass+mending+plate&...
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