[Rhodes22-list] Toothpicks

[Bill Effros]

Luis,

Even if rot is not part of your problem, yanking out the screws stripped 
the holes in the tabernacle, so it would not be possible to set the same 
screws in the same holes.  Most people go to larger screws, but there is 
another approach that is useful in many instances:

Dip some wooden toothpicks in any decent wood glue and then insert them 
into the stripped hole, clipping off the tops so the toothpicks are 
flush.  Allow the glue to dry.  Now drive the same screws, into the same 
holes.  They will set like new, and they will not loosen.

Bill Effros

Luis Guzman wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Today I had an accident while stepping down the mast. I had 3 people help me, but a couple of them were not paying attention and let the mast drop. (Everybody was sober and I think that was my mistake).
>
> The only damage was to the lights, wind vane, and the base that was holding the tabernacle. All screws just came out and nothing got bent. It seems to me the there is a little bit of rot in the wood under the tabernacle and the screws were not really holding.
>
> Any suggestions as to how to repair.
>
> Luis
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