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Loose screw hole

je2140
In the forearm of my LC Smith I've got two loose screws in the holes of the fore arm of my fathers replacement many years ago. I thinking of filling the holes with epoxy and then redrilling them to the correct size. Is there any better way to go about this?
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  • RCrosby
    I wouldn't trust it to expoxy. Maybe JB Weld. You might try a larger screw, or tap to a larger screw.
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  • charliemeyer007
    can you post some pic's of the needed repair area?
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  • tsr1965
    We need more of an explaination. Are you trying to get the screws to hold in wood, or metal? Like the Splinter forend latch to the wooden forend?

    Best
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  • Ned Fall
    Ever heard of Heli-coils. Cab be used to rethread a stripped or worn out screw hole. Looks like a coil spring but is a threaded insert, It's threaded to the next larger screw size on the outside and to the desired screw hole on the inside. The damaged screw hole is drilled out and threaded to the next large size screw, then the heli-coil is inserted and locked into place. Volia, an instantly repaired screw hole.
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  • Radar
    Tooth picks work well also.quote:Originally posted by Barzillia
    Put a small splinter of wood or two in the hole, and then place the screw.

    I have bamboo all over the back yard, so that is what I use.
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  • k.stanonik
    If it is in wood there is a 2 part epoxy wood putty that i am currently using on some windows that would work great. it is sand able, takes stain and can be drilled and screwed, look at about any online woodworking site you should find it.
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  • 62fuelie
    On worn holes in wood I have had good success with coating a wooden match with yellow carpenter's glue pushing the match into the hole and snapping it off. Once the glue dries just run the screw back in.
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  • bambambam
    quote:Originally posted by 62fuelie
    On worn holes in wood I have had good success with coating a wooden match with yellow carpenter's glue pushing the match into the hole and snapping it off. Once the glue dries just run the screw back in.


    +1 for wood

    JB weld for metal if it doesn't have a lot of holding tension.

    Heli coils are a 1 time use. We used them at work if it never needed to be taken apart & not much torque.

    A re-thread will hold more torque. It looks similar to heli coil but it is solid. It has internal thread for the size you need, & an external thread for the larger hole you have to drill/tap to hold it in place. It will loktite in and had 4 pins that you drive in to hold it from spinning.

    This is an example, not the brand I use though.
    http://www.locknstitch.com/inserts.htm
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  • rsnyder55
    quote:Originally posted by Radar
    Tooth picks work well also.quote:Originally posted by Barzillia
    Put a small splinter of wood or two in the hole, and then place the screw.

    I have bamboo all over the back yard, so that is what I use.



    I use toothpicks in door hinge screw holes that will no longer hold the screw also.
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