Stripped screw holes
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Stripped screw holes
Korina is a soft wood and both my strap button screws have stripped out.
Now I can think of several ways of doing this; PVA and match shavings, epoxy, drill and dowel, what I'm asking is what's the right way?
Now I can think of several ways of doing this; PVA and match shavings, epoxy, drill and dowel, what I'm asking is what's the right way?
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Re: Stripped screw holes
The right way is the way that works.
It might be as simple as a bigger screw.
You can dip a toothpick in wood glue, jam it in, break it off, then use the existing screw.
You can do the same as above with as many toothpicks as you can fit in the hole.
Or you can drill it out, dowel it, and redrill.
They're all gonna work, just depends how arsed you can be. Personally I'm a fan of using the biggest screws I can get away with for strap buttons and never trust the skinny things they come with.
It might be as simple as a bigger screw.
You can dip a toothpick in wood glue, jam it in, break it off, then use the existing screw.
You can do the same as above with as many toothpicks as you can fit in the hole.
Or you can drill it out, dowel it, and redrill.
They're all gonna work, just depends how arsed you can be. Personally I'm a fan of using the biggest screws I can get away with for strap buttons and never trust the skinny things they come with.
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Re: Stripped screw holes
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Re: Stripped screw holes
You offering to do it! ?
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Re: Stripped screw holes
Poke a match stick up the hole, break off flush and use the same scew. Old cabinet makers trick.
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Re: Stripped screw holes
My paulownia Tele needed dowels, but usually I just do the toothpick/matchstick trick.
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Re: Stripped screw holes
This, I often end up grinding the head of the screw down so it fits in mystrap locks.NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:56 pm The right way is the way that works.
It might be as simple as a bigger screw.
You can dip a toothpick in wood glue, jam it in, break it off, then use the existing screw.
You can do the same as above with as many toothpicks as you can fit in the hole.
Or you can drill it out, dowel it, and redrill.
They're all gonna work, just depends how arsed you can be. Personally I'm a fan of using the biggest screws I can get away with for strap buttons and never trust the skinny things they come with.
Nothing wrong with toothpick fill for quick and dirty
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Re: Stripped screw holes
I've done this too when they come with short screws that I want to swap out.
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Re: Stripped screw holes
There's no point in doweling and drilling to just use bigger screws... just use the bigger screws right off the bat, they'll still have wood to bite into.rickenbackerkid wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:53 pm I'd drill, dowel, reinstall with longer, bigger screws
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Re: Stripped screw holes
Job done.
Thanks for the collective wisdom.
Thanks for the collective wisdom.
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Re: Stripped screw holes
so don't keep us in suspenders, what did you do?
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