Fixing stripped wood thread

SHsu516815 · #1 04-09-2002, 05:38 PM

Hey all title says it all, I'm thinking about using toothpicks and elmer's glue, breaking toothpicks and using elmer's glue to get it in and when enough is in there, screwing the screw in while wet til it dries with the screw's thread. *What you guys think?

Zeek · #2 04-10-2002, 12:01 AM

A strap knob, I'm assuming? I'd like to know standard practice on this also.. i have a butt-end strap knob getting loose that i'm gonna have to fix one of these days.

nuno · #3 04-10-2002, 03:37 AM

i happened to fix many strap knobs, and i always used toothpick & glue.
i NEVER had any sorta problems anymore, even with Vai-ish abuses.
put alot of pressure while sticking toothpicks into the hole, they must fit well in it.

Scott 74 · #4 04-10-2002, 04:28 AM

I don't know if anyone else has tried but JB Waterweld works great! Of course you only have around a minute and a half to two minutes to work with it, but it does an excellent job. Only piece of advice I have is to make sure you completely fill the whole, and as soon as you finish make sure you have finish friendly cloth handy so you can wipe the residue off as soon as you finish filling the hole!!! Let it set for 24hrs then find a drill bit that's smaller than the screw your using for your strap screw. From there redrill the hole and install your strap holder(whatever you call it). You should be good to go from there!! Anymore questions let me know???

7 Dying Trees · #5 04-10-2002, 07:19 AM

Can anyone take pictures of this procedure? It may be usefull, especially as my blond gene prevents me from visualising things very well