Dull Men's Club
An unofficial chapter of the popular Dull Men's Club.
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That toothpick trick is genius. Does it hold?
100% you can also use a golf tee or drill the hole bigger and glue in a dowel. Just trim it flush and drill a pilot hole.
Amazing, thanks!
In my previous house, I installed an electronic lock on an external door. The door, however, sometimes wouldn't close all the way, but my fellow occupants would just press the lock button and walk away. As a result, the bolt would press against the frame, twisting the mechanism and wearing at the wood. Eventually, it got bad enough that the hardware was freely wiggling in the door.
At the advice of a more competent co-worker, I tried this trick. It took three or four goes (I guess to fill in the cavity), but it worked.
It does hold. I didn't believe it, but had one that was so bad I had no other option to repair it. Now it's like new.