Fixing Stripped Screws

wileycoyote · 08-09-2005, 02:07 PM

i found this on the internet and it helped me with fixing my stripped screwholes.

Supplies- Glue (not super glue), flat edge toothpick

1. remove screw
2. put glue on the end of the flat edge toothpick, insert the toothpick into the screw hole.
3. break the end of the toothpick (with the glue on it) off in the hole.
4 let the glue dry, when the glue dries, screw the screw back into the hole. it just hold tight.

wileycoyote · 08-09-2005, 02:09 PM

sorry about the double threads i made

Crudd-Bucket™ · 08-09-2005, 09:38 PM

So basically just filling the hole back up with glue and a toothpick?

I can't see how that would fix the stripped screw itself :S

How about just putting a new screw in?

wileycoyote · 08-10-2005, 10:47 AM

yea i meant fixing stripped threads in the wood, if you have a stripped screw, just replace the screw.

bbbbass · 08-10-2005, 01:45 PM

Now it makes sense.

pitchfork · 08-12-2005, 07:34 AM

yeah great for when you de-thread the strap button holes i dont bother with the glue and i use a matchstick but it works good

morpcat · 08-12-2005, 07:44 AM

Crumpled up sticky tape also works well. Not as well, but it's easier to screw the thing in.

FunkMetalBass · 08-12-2005, 08:12 AM

They actually have little plastic things that you put into the hole. I put some in mine, and they have been perfect for 2 years. I also used a bit of wood glue on mine for added security.

wileycoyote · 08-12-2005, 08:14 AM

I didnt know that they had plastic things made just for that. Oh well, my toothpicks seem to be working fine for me.

fishingforbasses · 08-13-2005, 12:57 AM

the really expensive carvin bodies have the metal screwholes so the screws don't stripp the wood. I'm gonna put some in my bass

wileycoyote · 08-13-2005, 08:35 AM

Where can you get those at?

cliffburtonrules · 08-13-2005, 07:01 PM

The strap peg ripped out of my Ibanez and just shoved a piece of toothpick in.

No glue.... but it held.

FunkMetalBass · 08-13-2005, 09:56 PM

Any hardware store should carry the plastic inserts. As for the aformentioned metal ones, I'm guessing a hardware store would also carry those.

wileycoyote · 08-15-2005, 07:27 AM

I might have to check those out then.

Shyanel · 09-11-2005, 05:54 PM

They're called Rawl plugs ( i think thats how it's spelled) and ANY hardware shop should carry masses of them unless it's owner is retarded.

wicked_child · 09-11-2005, 07:07 PM

that's what i need! tnx.

pitchfork · 05-02-2006, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shyanel

They're called Rawl plugs ( i think thats how it's spelled) and ANY hardware shop should carry masses of them unless it's owner is retarded.

Wall plugs do you mean?
The things you put in the wall to put up a shelf.

darrell · 05-03-2006, 04:46 PM

Anchors, right?

Edit: I think they are different. Same idea, I suppose.

lobsterjohnson · 05-03-2006, 04:52 PM

what do you do about a stripped screw that you cant get out

darrell · 05-06-2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lobsterjohnson

what do you do about a stripped screw that you cant get out

http://alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/damaged_screw.html

08-09-2005, 02:07 PM	#1
wileycoyote Viking Penguin. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 827	Fixing Stripped Screwholes i found this on the internet and it helped me with fixing my stripped screwholes. Supplies- Glue (not super glue), flat edge toothpick 1. remove screw 2. put glue on the end of the flat edge toothpick, insert the toothpick into the screw hole. 3. break the end of the toothpick (with the glue on it) off in the hole. 4 let the glue dry, when the glue dries, screw the screw back into the hole. it just hold tight. Last edited by wileycoyote; 08-10-2005 at 07:09 PM.

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08-09-2005, 02:09 PM	#2
wileycoyote Viking Penguin. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 827	sorry about the double threads i made

08-09-2005, 09:38 PM	#3
Crudd-Bucket™ . . . . . . . . . . . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia, Tasmania, Launceston Posts: 1,838	So basically just filling the hole back up with glue and a toothpick? I can't see how that would fix the stripped screw itself :S How about just putting a new screw in?

08-10-2005, 10:47 AM	#4
wileycoyote Viking Penguin. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 827	yea i meant fixing stripped threads in the wood, if you have a stripped screw, just replace the screw.

08-10-2005, 01:45 PM	#5
bbbbass Original Title Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 743	Now it makes sense.

08-12-2005, 07:34 AM	#6
pitchfork Beerman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swindon Posts: 5,818	yeah great for when you de-thread the strap button holes i dont bother with the glue and i use a matchstick but it works good

08-12-2005, 07:44 AM	#7
morpcat MX Techie - Share & Enjoy Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,871	Crumpled up sticky tape also works well. Not as well, but it's easier to screw the thing in.

08-12-2005, 08:12 AM	#8
FunkMetalBass GrandMaster FunkMetal Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Arrests: More than Ryan Posts: 14,720	They actually have little plastic things that you put into the hole. I put some in mine, and they have been perfect for 2 years. I also used a bit of wood glue on mine for added security.

08-12-2005, 08:14 AM	#9
wileycoyote Viking Penguin. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 827	I didnt know that they had plastic things made just for that. Oh well, my toothpicks seem to be working fine for me.

08-13-2005, 12:57 AM	#10
fishingforbasses I hate avatars.... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Assachusetts Posts: 321	the really expensive carvin bodies have the metal screwholes so the screws don't stripp the wood. I'm gonna put some in my bass

08-13-2005, 08:35 AM	#11
wileycoyote Viking Penguin. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 827	Where can you get those at?

09-11-2005, 07:07 PM	#16
wicked_child time to rock and roar Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,668	that's what i need! tnx.

08-13-2005, 07:01 PM	#12
cliffburtonrules MX Mario Kart Champion Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,366	The strap peg ripped out of my Ibanez and just shoved a piece of toothpick in. No glue.... but it held.

08-13-2005, 09:56 PM	#13
FunkMetalBass GrandMaster FunkMetal Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Arrests: More than Ryan Posts: 14,720	Any hardware store should carry the plastic inserts. As for the aformentioned metal ones, I'm guessing a hardware store would also carry those.

08-15-2005, 07:27 AM	#14
wileycoyote Viking Penguin. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 827	I might have to check those out then.

09-11-2005, 05:54 PM	#15
Shyanel Thunderbirds are GO! Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,128	They're called Rawl plugs ( i think thats how it's spelled) and ANY hardware shop should carry masses of them unless it's owner is retarded.

05-03-2006, 04:46 PM	#18
darrell darrell Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,991	Anchors, right? Edit: I think they are different. Same idea, I suppose.

05-03-2006, 04:52 PM	#19
lobsterjohnson MX Ashdown Club Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: South Eastern PA Posts: 998	what do you do about a stripped screw that you cant get out