Portable Sewing Table

Try taking the screws out, applying liquid carpenter's glue and replacing. Voila! When the glue dries, the screws stay stuck.

Did you pay with your credit card? Try calling them and see if they can help. There is also a product I used when the screws to a door hinge loosened. Thin metal strips that you put into the holes. Then use a really good glue (like weldbond) Put is together slowly and let each piece dry well. Good Luck to you, Nana

Is it that the screws have come loose inside their hole? If so, a neat trick I learned that fixes hardboard as well as "real" wood. Mix a bit of fine sawdust with a bit of wood glue and push it into the hole till the hole is packed tight. Then, when its completely dry drill a pilot hole slightly smaller than the screw size and rescrew the screw in place. HTH Diana

I sort of do the same thing except I use toothpicks that I have dipped in white glue. Jam it into the hole until it is full and allow to dry. Works great.

If the screw heads are not allowing the table to fold, in addition to using one of the other tips, you might think about countersinking the screw head so it is level with the wood. If you need more information regarding this, email me.

Gail

DH, who is a woodworker, says it's hard to offer you a definitive solution without seeing the actual holes. BUT.....he offers this suggestion: Squirt some carpenter's glue into the hole. Stuff toothpicks into it until it's full. Let the mess dry. Cut off the excess toothpick ends with a razor blade or utility knife. Put the screws back in.

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply) We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first, But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn

Wow, I am so gald I read this thread......I have a number of items with overgrown holes.......