Toothpick/Matchstick Stripped Thread Restorer

May 8th, 2009

You ever want to look handy? Here’s a great way to do it. Find a place where a woodscrew has stripped loose and won’t retighten. Jam a bunch of toothpicks or matchsticks in the hole and tighten the screw back in. Bam! It holds! You just went from Tim Taylor to Al Borland in no time.

Image Credits: spakattacks & Wuffyz