Strap Button fell out

Take a tooth pick and fill the hole with the broke toothpick and then just screw it back in problem solved!

 

Fill the hole with toothpicks and woodglue, and crank 'er back in there while the glue is still wet...


- georgestrings

 

I'd use my chopstick method.

 

And for an extensive discussion, search the forum for the word "toothpick" or "strap toothpick".

This question is asked every week and it never seems that the person asking has tried to find related threads.

 

Toothpicks and Tite-bond or any wood glue.

 

Toothpicks and glue. Dip the toothpicks into the glue. Jam them into the hole. Trim them flush. Install strap peg. Works great.


I look forward to this hitting 6 pages in under an hour.

 

I salute you! You've done more work than most people who ask this question.

 

You're on! While we're on the subject, those little plastic sword-shaped olive toothpicks won't work...ask me how I know. OTOH, the toothpicks with little cellophane tassles (used to align club sandwiches) are my fav's.

Hey...we're still on the first page and nobody has mentioned drilling out the whole works and plugging with a hardwood dowel. Wait for it: 10...9...8...7...6...5...

Riis

 

Maybe a shim.......?

 

OK,

Well after that other thread, in the future I am doing nothing less than installing a Keensert or perhaps a helicoil and a nylock bolt.

I am still undecided about the red Loctite though

 

Or maybe wood putty?

 

Flatwounds and string thru body. Oh...set your witness points.

To the OP: on behalf of myself, J, Turnaround and the other jolly jokesters, I apologize for the juvenile behaviour. Toothpicks and glue are your best bet for any repair of this nature. Do use a clean PH bit and back off if you encounter an inordinate amount of resistance.

Riis

 

I have done this if you need a picture to see for your self I would be more than happy to post one. All you have to do is run a 1" wood or dry wall screw through the strap button and in to the original hole. Problem solved no goo, no snapped tooth picks, and no re drilling a bigger hole and filling it with a dowel.

 

If you want a clerk at Home depot will give you 2 screws if you ask. A small 1lb box of screws is like $5 or $6.

 

How dare you? Asking a question that's already been answered. You're like a crazy person. JK My friend. The toothpick method is a great method.

 

If you go with the wood screw don't forget put a patch of felt, or a little black O ring. A patch punched out of a flat rubber band with a hole puncher works well too.