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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