Fitting cam/furniture locks in particle board
(I think it is - Ikea kitchen doors was really difficult to drill, looks like compressed cardboard of something - worse than chipboard or mdf - kind of thing that blunts drill bits -or in my case hole drill bit)
First couple were ok - got progressively worse - by the last one I was tired/fed up/ran out of patience, hole drill was blunt and also was at a bit of an angle so hard to get drill straight....(I know completely my own stupid fault)
I must have got a bit of a wobble - so the hole is a teeny bit too big. I haven't tightened it up cos I think if I do it might pull through.
I need something that looks ok to cover up my mistake ...I guess some kind of washer? I do have a bit of spare length but something that is not too thick.
I've done countless internet searches but I can't find anything suitable - wondering if there is something with a 'special ' name (I'm sure I can't be the only idiot to do something like this)
Also possibly what kind of shop would sell something like this? (I also struggled to find the strike plates/catches for them - I did get some off ebay but they are a bit small - wondering if I am using the wrong terms for them/looking in the wrong places for them too)
I did find an American site that said something about adapter or reducer rings ...but I can't find them anywhere.
Honestly I could probably do with a couple as you can just about see the chips around the edge of a couple too -I might do them all so they look the same.
Thanks for any help/advice...
(I think it is - Ikea kitchen doors was really difficult to drill, looks like compressed cardboard of something - worse than chipboard or mdf - kind of thing that blunts drill bits -or in my case hole drill bit)
First couple were ok - got progressively worse - by the last one I was tired/fed up/ran out of patience, hole drill was blunt and also was at a bit of an angle so hard to get drill straight....(I know completely my own stupid fault)
I must have got a bit of a wobble - so the hole is a teeny bit too big. I haven't tightened it up cos I think if I do it might pull through.
I need something that looks ok to cover up my mistake ...I guess some kind of washer? I do have a bit of spare length but something that is not too thick.
I've done countless internet searches but I can't find anything suitable - wondering if there is something with a 'special ' name (I'm sure I can't be the only idiot to do something like this)
Also possibly what kind of shop would sell something like this? (I also struggled to find the strike plates/catches for them - I did get some off ebay but they are a bit small - wondering if I am using the wrong terms for them/looking in the wrong places for them too)
I did find an American site that said something about adapter or reducer rings ...but I can't find them anywhere.
Honestly I could probably do with a couple as you can just about see the chips around the edge of a couple too -I might do them all so they look the same.
Thanks for any help/advice...