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Lancelot59
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I guess this goes under engineering, but if not then whoops.
I sat down hard on a wooden chair recently and heard a loud snap noise. I discovered that the wooden pegs that connected the right seat support to one of the back legs had snapped. So I pulled the chair apart and drilled out the remains of the pegs.
My idea being that I could just drill the holes in the back leg all the way through and put some long screws into re-attach the pieces. The problem is when I checked the diameter of the pegs to select a bit to remove them I measured the middle instead of the base, and they were made of a soft material that compressed to fit the hole in the support, so the holes are a little wide now.
I drilled them out with a 3/8 inch bit. I just went to the hardware store and the only thing they had that was big enough to work were 1/2 inch lag bolts. I would need to get some nice fat four inch long ones to do the job.
Using this plan I would widen the holes in the support/leg to be wide enough to accept the shaft of the bolt, and let the threads dig in on their own. Then after countersinking the holes in the back leg put everything back together.
Does this sound like a reasonable solution?
I sat down hard on a wooden chair recently and heard a loud snap noise. I discovered that the wooden pegs that connected the right seat support to one of the back legs had snapped. So I pulled the chair apart and drilled out the remains of the pegs.
My idea being that I could just drill the holes in the back leg all the way through and put some long screws into re-attach the pieces. The problem is when I checked the diameter of the pegs to select a bit to remove them I measured the middle instead of the base, and they were made of a soft material that compressed to fit the hole in the support, so the holes are a little wide now.
I drilled them out with a 3/8 inch bit. I just went to the hardware store and the only thing they had that was big enough to work were 1/2 inch lag bolts. I would need to get some nice fat four inch long ones to do the job.
Using this plan I would widen the holes in the support/leg to be wide enough to accept the shaft of the bolt, and let the threads dig in on their own. Then after countersinking the holes in the back leg put everything back together.
Does this sound like a reasonable solution?