Timeline for Wood glue + sawdust filler not drying
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| Jan 11, 2023 at 22:38 | comment | added | Eaten by a Grue | @computercarguy - thanks. good idea. In my case that wouldn't have left a lot to work with but I see how that could be a winning strategy if there is plenty of wood surrounding the hole. | |
| Jan 11, 2023 at 22:27 | comment | added | computercarguy | @EatenbyaGrue, (this is late, but might help someone else) you could make the hole a bit larger to make the sides straight again so a dowel or toothpicks could be an option again. This would be done by using a drill or Forstner bit, or possibly a tiny drum sander or other abrasive on a small rotary tool. | |
| Jan 11, 2023 at 12:33 | comment | added | crip659 | @EatenbyaGrue For that sized hole(3/8) a dowel would the best. Toothpicks are good for small screw size holes that are stripped. | |
| Jan 11, 2023 at 2:55 | vote | accept | Eaten by a Grue | ||
| Jan 11, 2023 at 2:55 | comment | added | Eaten by a Grue | Thanks - part of the issue here is that the holes had not only widened due to breakage (particle board) but were not exactly straight and had become somewhat funnel shaped due to chipping around the outer edge. Bit of a mess and difficult to work toothpicks into the equation. I do like the dowel idea - maybe coupled with a bit of the sawdust filler which would be far less in volume that way. At any rate, here we are about 30 hours into things and the filler has dried enough to hold the female threaded fitting which was my goal. I guess that's the "answer", 30+ hours! :-) | |
| Jan 10, 2023 at 22:56 | comment | added | Criggie | +1 for the dowel - that's the traditional cabinet maker's solution too. | |
| Jan 10, 2023 at 22:41 | history | answered | JACK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |