Filling a screw hole and redrilling/shifting screw hole a tiny amount - best method?

[Zooberwerx]

I have filled a small hole from a tuner with wood jb weld epoxy and redrilled after it dried. Not the best way, but it worked.

I've experimented with the JB Weld as you described. I actually used a toothpick as a "plunger" to evenly distribute / pack the mixture. For that fact, I left the 'pick in the goop and trimmed flush. It certainly provided the necessary wall-to-wall strength to prevent a blow-out. My favorite stuff is the good marine epoxy....it can be tapped, sanded, painted, etc.

Riis

 

[96tbird]

The issue here is getting a straight hole drilled where you want it, possibly contacting the new glue line after you fill it with WOOD! Don't mess around with stupid wood filler! Wood filler is only for cosmetic purposes! The only way to ensure that is with a drill press and cut it very slowly so the glue line doesn't make the bit wander. Slowly!

You'll also want your plugs to be a very tight fit in the holes so you don't have to use very much glue. Tha means clearing the thread cuts out before fitting the plug. Use wood glue only because you don't want anything that can seep into the surrounding wood and harden it. Leave one stock hole intact as an indexing point. Then I would line it up and drill the diagonal opposite hole next. Tighten the ring, and finish the other two.

 

[96tbird]

I will add: since you have this aversion to a microscopic misalignment, it's going to take microscopic attention to detail so that your results are what you expect. Clearly your margin for error is minuscule with both this proposed "adjustment" and your personal grievance with this tiny misalignment. I wish you good results if you proceed

 

[circuitspore]

As always, TB hive mind does not disappoint. I have a lot to think about here.

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Thank you everyone for the advice!