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00:12 Speaker 1: Good day, knuckleheads. Uncle Knackers here, and welcome to Video One of
a 10 part series that I've titled, My Top 10 DIY Tips. Now, I get a lot of requests
out there from you guys saying, "Can you do a video on this or a video on that?" So, what
I've decided to do was to collect 10 most requested subjects and to do a video on each
one of those. Now, I've made the videos very practical, and at a skill level that should
be suitable for all of you out there. So easy in fact that even my little three-year-old
son can do it. Isn't that right, Billy?
00:49 Speaker 2: That's too easy, dad.
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00:56 S1: No excuses. Let's face it. We've all bought a bit of crappy old chip board
furniture back in the day. And over a period of time, the screw holes become so worn that
they can't hold the screw. And as a result, the piece of furniture falls to pieces, or
your kitchen cupboard door falls off. Or in this instance here, this is one of the kids'
bedroom doors that they've been hanging off and slamming for the last couple of years.
And as a result, the screws don't even need a screw driver to insert them. And as a result,
hinges falls off. And that can be a real pain, but the good thing is, is that it's a really,
really easy fix. I'm going to show you how to do that right now. Let's go.
01:48 S1: The tool requirements for this job are quite basic and can be found in most people's
homes. All we need is a hammer. Got my old girl here. She has seen some action, hasn't
she? an old faithful. And I've got a selection of plugs here. You don't need all of these.
But what they are is a toothpick, some matches, a golf tee, wooden golf tee and some plastic
plugs. Selection of plastic plugs there. Chisel, some woodworker's glue and a screw driver
or a cordless drill and some screws. That's it.
02:35 S1: The objective that we are trying to achieve is that we need to fill these holes
up with those materials that we found lying around the house. And the reason for that
is that it will give the screw something to bite into. So, the first thing you do is just
put a bit of carpenter's glue. Just squeeze some in the hole. Don't get too crazy. You
squeeze a bit in, rub it with your finger, like that. And the first material that we
are going to use are these matches and a toothpick. We have a touch of fancy, really. So, just
put the match in the hole like that, and the other the match in, like that. Squeeze it
down. Lovely. Get your chisel.
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03:30 S1: And chisel it off nice and flush with the surface. That hole is filled. Another
option that you could use is, if you've got these plastic plugs lying around the house,
you can put one of those in the hole. Tap it in.
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03:48 S1: Like that, flush with the surface. That's a good one. And even a better one,
an extremely strong one, especially if you are hanging a large heavy door, is a hardwood
golf tee. These are fantastic. So, drive that one in.
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04:09 S1: Like that. Get your chisel.
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04:17 S1: Chisel it off, flush with the top. And now we have it all three holes filled.
Now what you need to do is get your hinge and put your hinge back on. So, put it in
place like that. Grab your screws. On the hole.
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04:44 S1: That's one done. Lovely.
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04:49 S1: Second one done. Beautiful. Last but not least.
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04:57 S1: Third one. All beautiful. And that is never ever going to come off.
05:05 S1: How easy was that? Great tip, Knackers! And don't forget if you thought this video
was useful, please subscribe to my channel. The button's down there, thumbs up; the button's
also down there, comment and share. They will be all greatly appreciated. So, there you
have it, video one is done. And video two will be uploaded in the next week or so.
05:27 S1: So, till then. Cheers.
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