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Repairing Stripped Screw Threads in Wood
By Bob Yorburg

I have read with interest the comments on repairing stripped wood
threads.  A few notes:

- Drywall screws are not only inappropriate, they are brittle and
  break easily; good luck getting them out!

- Leather in wood holes sometimes contains chemicals that will rust
  screws.

- You can avoid stripping the threads by heating the head of the
  screw with a soldering iron.  When the screw cools, it will break
  free and can be removed without damaging the threads.

I agree that the simplest method is to cut cross grain plugs and glue
them in to secure things correctly.  Also, I draw a picture of the
piano on corrugated cardboard and insert the screws that I remove into
the appropriate place on the drawing.  That way every screw goes into
it's original hole as needed. As mentioned before, always reverse
thread the screw [turn it backwards] until it clicks before threading
it into its hole.

I enjoy the comments on MMD.  Keep up the good work.

Bob Yorburg
magicarve@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]
http://www.bobyorburg.com/ 


(Message sent Mon 26 Dec 2016, 15:14:36 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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