Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1875 — Some Hints About Screws. [ARTICLE]

Some Hints About Screws.

Where screws are driven into soft wood and subjected to considerable strain they are very likely to work loose; and it is often difficult to nuke them hold. In such cases we have always found the use of glue profitable. Prepare the glue thick; immerse a stick about half the size of the screw and put it into the hole; then immerse the screw, and drive it home as quickly as possible. When there is an article of furniture to be hastily repaired, and no glue to be had handily, insert the stick, fill the rest of the cavity with pulverized resin, then heat the screw sufficient to melt the resin as it is driven in. Chairs, tables, lounges, etc., are continually getting out of order in every house; and the proper time to repair them is when first noticed. If neglected the matter grows still worse, and finally results in laying by the article of furniture as worthless. Where screws are driven into wood fcirtempoT rary purposes they can be removed much easier by dipping them in oil before inserting. When buying screws notice what you are getting; for there are poor as well as good kinds. See that the heads are sound and well cut; that there are no flaws in the body or thread part, and that they have gimlet points. A screw of good make will drive into oak as easy as others into pine, and will endure having twice the force brought against it. —Canadian Builder.