Timeline for Fix loose screw in sofa leg
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| Apr 2, 2020 at 17:41 | comment | added | shim | Hm, good idea; I'll have to check if it's unobstructed from the bottom to the top. | |
| Apr 2, 2020 at 17:35 | comment | added | FreeMan | Further to @MichaelKaras' answer, you indicated in a comment that there's a cap that can be removed from the other end of the leg. Pop that cap off and use a long thin stick (think chopstick) to slather lots of epoxy directly on the inside. No telling exactly what's left inside, so the more epoxy is in there holding the screw to the leg, the longer the repair is likely to last. (Leave the cap off for the 24 hour curing time, then put it back on.) | |
| Apr 2, 2020 at 4:46 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | Plus vote for using the grey JB Weld Epoxy on the threaded stud in the leg to secure it. Smear a good amount of the mixed epoxy on the treads of the stud that is pulled up out of the leg as far as possible. Then work the stud up and down and turning. Repeat the application of the epoxy several times as described to get as much as possible down into the bolt cavity in the leg. Make sure to wipe off any excess epoxy on the exposed treads of the stud or the adjacent top face of the leg. At the end push the stud down in and let the epoxy cure for a good 24 to 36 hours. | |
| Apr 2, 2020 at 4:12 | comment | added | IronEagle | Well, brass to steel doesn't really "weld", epoxy or JB weld is about as best as you can hope for. | |
| Apr 2, 2020 at 3:22 | history | answered | shim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |