Broken Upright Back Check Wires

Ron Nossaman rnossaman@cox.net
Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:51:07 -0500


At 09:37 PM 9/7/2004, you wrote:
>I've got a bit of problem/dilemma: Upright action with about a dozen 
>backcheck wires, broken below the surface of the wippen body! I drilled 
>one out with the hollow/reverse drill bit, that is used to extract screws. 
>This leaves a 1/4" hole, which can be filled with a dowel/glue. However, I 
>don't like the idea of re-drilling the pilot holes, for the new wires, 
>into end grain. I can drill a 7/32" hole across the wippen plug, so that 
>it would be in line with the new pilot hole and that would give a more 
>stable cross grain to drill/thread into.That is a lot of drilling and plugging!
>Anyone have a better way to extract the olde wire stub, w/o all this 
>hassle?!!!???
>Best Regards,
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I


No.

Happy to help wherever I can...

Ron N


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