<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks to all who offered suggestions for rebuilding the front rail of an action frame I am working on. I posted a couple days ago about and action frame with erratic front rail pins (angled every-which-way). I have epoxied in two one-inch (wide) by one-half-inch (thick) hard maple inserts that run the lengths where the front rail pins for the naturals and sharps go. A little belt sanding, etc. after an overnight cure and I will be ready to drill new holes for the front rail pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the holes I drilled trough the bottom are not full of epoxy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let's say they aren't. My question is how big a hole to drill for a nice, tight, long-lasting, non-maple-strip-splitting, fit? So that's the  question: what size is tight enough to hold the pin securely, but not so tight as to split the wooden rail?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The pin bases have a diameter of 0.176 inches. Among commonly available drill bit sizes is 11/64". The decimal equivalent of 11/64" is 0.172-inches. I miced the two 11/64" drill bits I have and found they mic out to 0.170-inches. Numbers look promising to me.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And for sure, I think it is safe to say that I can expect some run-out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only thing I can think of to do is test drill a few holes in a scrap of maple and choose the largest diameter hole that seems tight enough. I would hope maybe there might be some more precise information out there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone have any good woodworking experience who could suggest an answer to my question?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS: Anyone interested in pictures of this repair, just email me - I took a bunch of photos, etc. I have very high expectations of excellent results.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>