Originally Posted by
LarDasse74
If it is a machine screw with smooth threads with a bit of play it absolutely would. You may have to press really hard or open a hole if you want to try it with a wood screw.
But wouldn't a wood screw be a closer analogy, being tighter in the wood than a machine screw (like a pedal spindle is tight in a crank), but having precession gradually work it in?