The desk board of MICKE is so hard that screws cannot be inserted.
Slowly push it from above
Since the screw holes for the screw (fitting number: 121817) are only halfway threaded, the speed of turning them will slow down, but you can tighten them firmly to the end by slowly pushing and turning them from above.
The reason why it is not threaded to the end is to firmly support the steel legs.
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