CA and stripped screw holes

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,

         I have found that when a hole in an aluminum action rail get s 
stripped (=which isnt hard to do) Plumber's teflon tape wrapped aroung the screw 
gets it right back, tightly.

JUlia Gottshall
Reading, PA

In a message dated 4/1/2006 11:12:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
pianolady50 at peoplepc.com writes:
Good Morning,

Although, truthfully, the stripped hole should be drilled and plugged, there 
are many instances where this is not possible.  Remember, people, I'm a player 
tech <G>.  A good way to create *new* thread in a wood hole is to first spray 
the screw with your favorite mold release.  Then with a toothpick as an 
inserter proceed as follows: cut a small strip of pouch leather, fold it in half 
lengthwise over the tip of the toothpick, carefully coat with med CA (or put a 
couple teeny drops in the screw hole).  Insert leather into hole using the 
toothpick to guide it to the bottom of the hole.  Make sure your strip is long 
enough to create *tails* at the top, outside of the hole.  Hold these tails apart 
and down to the surface as you thread in the screw.  Let set five minutes or 
so.  Remove screw, trim away excess leather tails.  New threaded hole.  BTW, 
cover your fingers that handle the tails with masking tape!

Debbie L.
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