# Studs pulled out of particle board

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-pulled-out-of-particle-board/417865>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 3, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-pulled-out-of-particle-board/417865 "2007-09-03T01:07:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-pulled-out-of-particle-board/417865/21 "2007-09-04T20:37:20Z")

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**crazyjoe** , that’s exactly the fastener that I was talking about, and have seen in Sauder products. TV stand, rolling table, and swing chaise.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-pulled-out-of-particle-board/417865/22 "2007-09-05T13:55:48Z")

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[QUOTE=crazyjoe]  
Did you guys look at the cam-lock fasteners that Johnny posted? I’ve never seen those on a Sauder product. But, I have not assembled every Sauder product ever made, either. I have seen the plastic type you stick into the hole and then twist 3/4 turn, which is very common, but not that particular type.  
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Yep, the ones marked “8x”. The round part that sits in the hole is metal and the long thin piece seems to be metal and plastic.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-pulled-out-of-particle-board/417865/23 "2007-09-05T15:29:45Z")

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I’ve assembled furniture with locking cam fasteners, and never felt that they made a very strong joint. In this case, where the substrate has been weakened, I’d be inclined to add a couple of [drywall screws](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=drywall+screws&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2) to the area neighboring the compromised screws. There might be some challenge making the visible screw heads pretty (if that matters), but it would be a lot stronger.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-pulled-out-of-particle-board/417865/24 "2007-09-15T23:45:24Z")

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Oh… I used the epoxy and it worked. I kept the open ‘box’ somewhat rigid during the raising process by nailing in a temporary diagonal support.

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