Loose straplok screw

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Joshua Phelps

one thing i am 100% positive on is that a larger screw is NEVER a good idea. the wood you remove from the inside of the hole can never be put back, its better to dowel the hole with glue & toothpicks rather than going larger. my issue is that the screw fits & tightens when screwed in it just loosens.

If you say so.
By doing that, the idea was that no more wood would be removed - don't see why it should (just a slightly bigger screw, enough to keep it tight).
I'd rather do that than dowel and then drill a new hole, but hey, that's me.