Let me know how it goes for you. I made a detailed post about it a couple of days ago. Susan Richard W. Bushey wrote: > Susan, > > Thanks, I'll have to try it. > > > Richard W. Bushey > Richard's Piano Service > www.RichardsPianoService.com <http://www.RichardsPianoService.com> > Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com <mailto:Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com> > 573-765-9903 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Susan Kline <mailto:skline at peak.org> > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* Saturday, December 22, 2012 12:09 PM > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] filling screw holes! > > I have used hammer shanks for oversized holes for the kind of > knobs which have screws, > put the screws into end grain, come back two years later, and > found neat 7/32" holes > instead of the knobs I had left there. > > Leather, use leather and white glue. If the holes are egged out, > you can even fold > the leather over, or use layers of it. It works. > > None of the wood options (shoe pegs, toothpicks, dowels, etc.) > work as well > (except plugs made by a plug cutter), because the screw threads > eat into the grain. > > Leather leather leather and Elmer's (repeat ad infinitum till you > try it and see > how well it works.) > > Susan Kline > > Richard W. Bushey wrote: >> Joe, >> >> On the finished repair pic, I know they didn't match. Those were >> the screws that were with it....maybe from a previous repair >> attempt. I didn't have matching screws the correct size on >> hand. I always try to use the existing screws when possible. >> This was at a school where the piano got hard use and this was >> not the only mismatched hardware on the piano. >> >> I did use a zinc screw in the plain wood picture, but that was >> the first screw I found laying around. >> >> As far as the end grain, yes, you are right. Short of cutting >> plugs with a plug making tool (which I don't have, but ought to >> get), this was far better, in my opinion and experience for most >> applications than filling the messed up, "v"ed hole with >> toothpicks and/or shoepeg dowels. I've seen dowel used hundreds >> of times in different places to repair screw holes, and I >> personally have not had issues with it.....yet. HOWEVER, you >> are absolutely correct, and they could eventually strip out in >> time if under quite a bit of stress. I will look into finding a >> plug cutter at a good price, cut a bunch and keep them handy. >> >> Suggestions on what type wood best for wood plugs? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> Richard W. Bushey >> Richard's Piano Service >> www.RichardsPianoService.com >> Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com >> 573-765-9903 >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" >> <joegarrett at earthlink.net> >> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 1:22 AM >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] filling screw holes! >> >> >>> "Attached are some pics of what I've been using most of the time." >>> >>> Hmmm? Zinc Plated Phillips Screws?!!!! Please? Noooo! Then, we have >>> Hammershanks to fill with? Oh, goody, right into end grain. Lovely. >>> Sigh. >>> Joe >>> >>> >>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >>> Captain of the Tool Police >>> Squares R I >>> >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> SPAMfighter has removed 1124 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan >> http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter > <http://www.spamfighter.com/len>. > SPAMfighter has removed 1124 of my spam emails to date. > > Do you have a slow PC? > <http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen> Try a free scan! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121222/7d03686d/attachment.htm>
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