bbear2Premium
join:2003-10-06
94045
kudos:3 | Loose Cabinet Pull Knobs Anyone know how to tighten up cabinet pull knobs? They are a type like this: »www.amazon.com/Amico-Diameter-Wo···cabinets
They seem to be striped in that they won't get tight anymore after repeated attempts to do so. I've tried stuffing them with aluminum foil and other things including some sort of glue, but that never works for long. |
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 kontosxyzzy
join:2001-10-04
West Henrietta, NY | is the entire screw/post that they attach to turning? |
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bbear2Premium
join:2003-10-06
94045
kudos:3 | Not sure what you mean. There is no post, only the screw like in the pic. and it turns. |
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| A screwdriver? |
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bbear2Premium
join:2003-10-06
94045
kudos:3 | Tried that, doesn't work. the screw will not tighten. |
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 hitachi369Embrace Your RightsPremium
join:2001-10-03
Grand Rapids, MI
kudos:4 | Glue. |
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 jadinolfI love you FredPremium
join:2005-07-09
Ojai, CA
kudos:9 | Call a guy. |
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 JohkalCool CatPremium,MVM
join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
kudos:5 | reply to bbear2
Were they tight to begin with when new? |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:5 | reply to bbear2
Do yourself a favor and just buy some that aren't so cheap. |
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 gwalkPremium
join:2005-07-27
Rothbury, MI | reply to bbear2
Apply scotch tape on the screw threads.
Don't over tighten when you reinstall. |
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| reply to bbear2
I have never tried this trick, but kept it mentally filed for if/when I need it. Should work the same for a cabinet knob.
»lifehacker.com/5754380/fix-strip···othpicks
-Jim |
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LOL +1 |
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 LazManPremium
join:2003-03-26
canada | reply to John Galt
said by John Galt:Do yourself a favor and just buy some that aren't so cheap.
+1 for replace...
I'm assuming either the threads are stripped on the insert, or the insert is spinning in the handle. Either way, unless they are something special, replace 'em.
It would likely be possible to replace the nutsert in the existing pull - but likely not cost or labour effective. |
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What's even better than that toothpick "trick" are all of the quarter-assed suggestions in the comments. |
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 dib22
join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO | reply to bbear2
Grab some screws that are larger diameter than the original and perhaps they can thread into the wood. |
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 Hayward K A R - 1 2 0 CPremium
join:2000-07-13
Key West, FL
kudos:1 | reply to bbear2
Yeah screw into wood can get stipped but epoxy is your friend.
If bigger screw soft wood doesn't do it.....
Coat the screw with epoxy and if possible clamp it tight until dry.
That should take care of it for many years.
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Is it possible that the bolthole inside the handle is packed with old glue/foil/toothpicks etc? Does the handle have a threaded metal sheath inside the bolthole, or does the bolt thread directly to the wood? |
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HD has a product for stripped holes. Essentially a perforated metal sheet that locks into the stripped hole and catches the thread of the screw. Works very well...
»www.homedepot.com/p/t/202105579?···PfVctU6U
On the other side knobs are cheap... |
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Is the bolt just too long? Might need to cut it down a bit. |
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| reply to bbear2
If the thread is stripped, epoxy, then add a washer.
Or: Buy a new pull.
Or: Buy a new set of pulls for the whole kitchen. Cheap "make-over". |
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