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jmowreader

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21. I am late to this question, but this is how to fix it once and for all

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 05:34 AM

Jan 2014

This is called a Tee Nut. Any hardware store either will or should have these things. Take all the JB Weld and wood putty and other weird shit you've already tried putting in the hole out, and bore all the way through the rim on the seat of your chair. Once you have a hole all the way through, stick a tee nut on the back side of the hole, put the bolt with a flat washer on it on the front side, and tighten the bolt. It will pull the spikes on the tee nut into the wood. Once the tee nut is flush with the wood, unscrew the bolt and repeat until all the holes are fixed. Then put your arms on.

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need metal-to-wood glue advice (or other ideas) [View all] Kali Mar 2013 OP

I would go with a two part epoxy for wood. Not JB and not Gorilla Glue. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #1

hmmm Kali Mar 2013 #3

I would probably fill the holes with plastic wood Warpy Mar 2013 #2

ooh wood putty Kali Mar 2013 #4

No. I disagree. Plastic wood is good as a filler, but not as a structural additive. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #5

I agree with NYC_SKP on this one. Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #6

couple toothpicks will help. mopinko Apr 2013 #7

Ok going to try that Kali Apr 2013 #10

JB Weld is just an epoxy with some fillers in it, it even sticks pretty well to glass Fumesucker Apr 2013 #8

oh yes poor design AND made in China! Kali Apr 2013 #9

Put the bolt in the insert and an extra nut on the bolt and run it down against the insert Fumesucker Apr 2013 #11

more good tips, thanks! Kali Apr 2013 #12

So... Alorah Jul 2013 #13

we have fixed lots of cheap furniture with adding dowels NMDemDist2 Jul 2013 #14

Forget the glue. Try Mr. Grip. LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #15

Drill on through and put a T-nut on the backside. mbperrin Jul 2013 #16

update, such as it were Kali Jul 2013 #17

update on the update avidphotog7 Oct 2013 #18

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #19

Metal to Wood Glue janggeungulk Dec 2013 #20

I am late to this question, but this is how to fix it once and for all jmowreader Jan 2014 #21