stripped out screw hole

[lou puleff]

I'm a little late to the party but my Dad showed me a little trick long time ago if you have a stripped screw hole take a sliver or wedge of wood from a piece of scrap and and tap it in the hole and cut flush works pretty well and it's a quick fix.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

I overtightened one of the screws that holds the butt plate on. What is the best way to fix this? drill out and glue in a dowl? drill a hole up from the toe plate and dowl so the screw has cross grain to grab onto? chop a mortice and glue a small block of wood and redrill a pilot hole? Fill the hole with bedding compound? I want to get this fixed before I move onto the patchbox.

I just add a drop of glue and a toothpick or two. Tightens it right up. Semper Fi.

 

[MRW]

Nothing is so simple it can't be made complex!! It's a butt plate screw stick a couple round toothpicks in the hole with a little wood glue let it dry and replace the screw! It will use original hole and be fine no danger of drilling a plug off center etc.

 

[Terrier]

My vote is toothpick and wood glue all the way. The hardest part of it is waiting for the glue to dry. Don't overthink it.

 

[Snydly]

Dip the end of a farmer match in glue and then insert it into the hole and cut it off flush. Wait 4 hours and re-insert screw and be more careful. LOL

 

[MAC1967]

Push the pointed end of a (maybe just a sliver of one) flat toothpick in the hole to take up the slack and use candle wax or beeswax on the screw's threads to make it easier for the threads to cut the sliver. To keep it centered put a sliver on each side. A dab of wood glue will retain the slivers. Doesn't take much to hold a buttplate.

This same method can be also used with a wooden match stick end and some wood glue if desired to hold the stick.

 

[MSW]

i use a bit of chopstick from the Chinese take-out place ... whittle it down to the right size, put some crazy glue (cyano acrylate) in there, tap in in, wait about a cup of coffee and cut it flush.

 

[Dawallace]

I overtightened one of the screws that holds the butt plate on. What is the best way to fix this? drill out and glue in a dowl? drill a hole up from the toe plate and dowl so the screw has cross grain to grab onto? chop a mortice and glue a small block of wood and redrill a pilot hole? Fill the hole with bedding compound? I want to get this fixed before I move onto the patchbox.

It’s a small hole. Stick some toothpicks in the hole and break the tops off flush either to hole. Reinsert your screw into the same hole.

 

[flntlokr]

Thank you everyone. I am going to drill it out and use a dowl. I am building this gun for a friend and didn't want to do a fix that could fail sometime off in the future.

Remember that the screws only need to be tight enough to keep the butt plate on. They are under no load once installed, and will probably never be removed again. Pretty much any of the fixes suggested would work; what you are going to do is just fine.

 

[Scota@4570]

If you pack random junk in the hole the screw will not likely be centered anymore. If the screw head being misaligned does not bother you, then it does not matter.

Chop sticks are bamboo. Bamboo is strong. Well done.

My previous response addressed to two different posters.

Looks like the OP cares enough to do a good job. Seems he has solved it.

 

[64Springer]

On pins and needles waiting for page 3.

 

[SPQR70AD]

I make it simple. I just roll up a 1000 dollar bill shove it in pump some elmers glue in. next day screw the plate on. did it many times

 

[64Springer]

I make it simple. I just roll up a 1000 dollar bill shove it in pump some elmers glue in. next day screw the plate on. did it many times

Elmer's works.

But only on Fudd guns.

 

[gunnyr]

Tooth pick and glue ,done. Go shooting or put back in the rack. Sit down and have a beer or two.

 

[gunnyr]

On pins and needles waiting for page 3.

I don't see the guy with the pop corn , yet.

 

[OldMaineWoodsman]

It needs a complete restoration.

Turnbull can do it for about $4500.

I’m kidding by the way.

 

[longwalk]

64springer its only a fudd gun if he's hunten wabbits with it during fricka see'n wabbit season.

 

[Bill Bryan]

I've used the toothpick idea several times on door henges. I like the cotton and superglue idea. Bill

 

[lou puleff]

Tooth pick and glue ,done. Go shooting or put back in the rack. Sit down and have a beer or two.

As long as it's not a "Bud Light" !!

 

[Terrier]

I don't see the guy with the pop corn , yet.