You might look for this type of fastener. T-nuts are great if you
can go all the way through the material. It sounds as if you want
the fasteners not to go through.

http://www.ezlok.com/frameset.html?h...k.com/wood.htm

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"jim evans" wrote in message
...

I need to screw something to the bottom of a desktop made of 1"
particle board (the upper surface is wood veneer). It will
experience
a fair amount of load, so I need the screws to hold securely.
If it
were solid wood or plywood I would be confident it would hold,
but my
experience is particle board does not hold screws well -- they
crumble
out.

So, my question is, how can I put screws in the particle board
such
that they will hold securely?

jim