Chipboard Screw Not Gripping In Pre-Drilled Hole?

Foresty Forest · 28 Jun 2020

This screw(?) is holding a drawer runner in place. But is working itself loose from the pre-drilled hole. It's chipboard or similar. Is there anything I can do to give the screw thread something to grip into better?

plastic_peanut · 28 Jun 2020

Coat it in wood glue prior to screwing it in. Or can you use another hole in the runner?

big-all · 28 Jun 2020

it should be a 5mm hole
as said wood glue but give it a couple off days to dry as the screw will act like a lid

foxhole · 28 Jun 2020

Drill new holes , should be several to chose from , you can also add extra wood screwS in necessary.

Foresty Forest · 29 Jun 2020

foxhole said:
Drill new holes , should be several to chose from , you can also add extra wood screwS in necessary.

If I abandon this screw and use a self tapping screw for chipboard in fresh wood. Would a small pilot hole help? There's not much, if any, room for drilling.

foxhole · 29 Jun 2020

Foresty Forest said:
If I abandon this screw and use a self tapping screw for chipboard in fresh wood. Would a small pilot hole help? There's not much, if any, room for drilling.

No need for pilot hole .

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Chipboard Screw Not Gripping In Pre-Drilled Hole?

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