03-13-2012, 12:03 AM
Cool, I like having choices. Didn't get to it today. Went back to HD and Lowes looking for #9 3" screws and found none. (They've both been out of stock for a few days or more.) I got #10 4" screws but am reluctant to use a #10 because of the head, and don't want to enlarge the hole any more unless necessary. Both holes aren't stripped badly---you can't pull out the existing screws. They just don't tighten.
I'm liking the glued toothpick idea; doubt anything bigger would fit in. And it sounds as if I wouldn't need super long screws. We're not concerned with anyone breaking the door in, it's that glass right by it that's probably a bigger target (the deadbolt uses a key on the inside as well, not a lever, and the key is is not kept in the door.)
Question about the toothpick/dowel method. Should I expect the drill to still go straight perpendicular in, assuming I hold the drill level, or will all the stuff in there cause the drill bit to dance around and wind up cockeyed?
I'm liking the glued toothpick idea; doubt anything bigger would fit in. And it sounds as if I wouldn't need super long screws. We're not concerned with anyone breaking the door in, it's that glass right by it that's probably a bigger target (the deadbolt uses a key on the inside as well, not a lever, and the key is is not kept in the door.)
Question about the toothpick/dowel method. Should I expect the drill to still go straight perpendicular in, assuming I hold the drill level, or will all the stuff in there cause the drill bit to dance around and wind up cockeyed?