Bolt too small for hole in wood

[Timothy Murphy]

I have to screw a bolt into a hole in a piece of wood, but the bolt is too small - it's 9mm in diameter (M10) while the hole is 10mm in diameter. What is the best way to make a firm fit? I thought of plumbers tape. Is there anything better?

All suggestions gratefully received.

[Space_Cowby]

relocate bolt and drill hole the right size ?

is 1 mm that important ?

PTFE tape would work nicely or electrians insulation tape

[Bob Minchin]

All suggestions gratefully received.

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[mrcheerful]

fit a screw insert in the hole. these are threaded on the inside and have a coarse thread on the outside. in the past I have put helicoil inserts into wood, but only for very light duty applications.

mrcheerful

[Steve Firth]

Go and buy a bolt the correct size.

[Ian Stirling]

To make it very, very secure, you could fill the hole with epoxy, or extramite + sawdust.

[Mike Harrison]

Heatshrink sleeving.