For a deeper holes, I am inclined to use a leather strip impregnated with titebond or something similar. For a more shallow hole, I would suggest either filling with a strong resin, or with a wood plug. I differentiate between a dowel and a wood plug with regard to grain orientation. My strong resin of choice is thick CA glue, the screw being coated with a mold release then being sprayed with kicker, and inserted before the resin begins to set. An additional step might be to remove the screw after a couple of minutes and apply additional kicker to the hole. I would also use a mold release for the leather and glue option above. For a mold release, I have used McLube, Prolube, Protek and TFL Dry. All of these are permanent repairs, and permit repeated extraction and insertion of the screw once the repair is complete.
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Floyd Gadd
Regina SK
306-502-9103
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-18-2022 08:19
From: Scott Cole
Subject: Filling wood to redrill for lid hinges
Greetings,
We need to fill and redrill the enlarged screw holes for a square grand lid. What's the current thinking on how to fill in the holes? Epoxy? Wood filler? Titebond?
thanks!
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Scott Cole, RPT
rvpianotuner.com
Talent, OR
(541-601-9033
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