Leg screw hole repairs

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Gregg,
               A forstner bit with a variable speed drill is the best
solution, you will also get a better repair if you use maple plugs instead
of dowels, screws work more efficiently when the threads are working with
cross grain.  In this situation I prefer to use heated epoxy to secure the
plug.
Regards Roger  



At 11:42 PM 16/12/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Ladies and Gentlemen,
>	Recently I've done more than my share of leg screw hole
>repairs.  I have been drilling out the old very badly damaged screw
>holes and replacing the material with dowel stock.  Is there a better
>method?  I prefer putting in new material for the screw to "bite" but
>I seem to  have some difficulty in accuratley locating the drill bit
>as I begin.  The bit seems to want to wander quite a bit and make the
>new hole less than an optimum glueing surface for the dowel stock. 
>Is there a specific kind of bit that you would use for this?  Is
>there a better way to do the repair?  It always seems to be on the
>less expensive grands.  Thanks s always for your helpful insights.
>				Greg Newell
>Greg and Mary Ellen Newell
>Greg's Piano Forte`
>Lakewood, Ohio 44107
>gnewell@en.com
> 
Roger Jolly
Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
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