plate screw

[Mike McCoy]

Webb's Wood Rebuilder (Allied Piano) works amazingly well also. Fill the 
hole with rebuilder, coat the plate screw with Protec, Vaseline etc and 
insert it into the hole while the rebuilder is still soft, it makes a 
custom threaded hole. Very strong.

Mike

Mike Kurta wrote:
> Brian, you'll get a lot of answers to your question, but I'll put my 
> entry in here.  Unwind the copper from a heavy bass string, keeping 
> the coils close together resembling a spring.  Cut to length, and 
> place them down in the hole all the way.  Use as many as necessary, 2 
> or 3 should do it.  (You ARE going into wood?)  Put the screw back in 
> and  tighten 'er up.  It acts like a Heli-coil in metal and will 
> really hold if done properly.  I have reattached grand legs with 
> stripped holes this way. 
>     Mike Kurta
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