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(12-17-2022, 08:59 AM)RPE1 Wrote: I just did this the other day on a repair. Use a 1/2" dowel cut to the correct length, maybe a bit shorter than needed. Bevel both ends a bit. Clamp the dowel in a vice grip with it vertical (use the bandsaw blade to check for square) Take it to the band saw and cut a kerf the entire length. Use something to support the dowel during the cut. Cut a little past half way. Then fill up the kerf with glue as well as the outside and hammer it in. Put some glue in the hole(s) as well.
oh, i like that!
i've also had decent luck just taking some pliers and compressing the dowel a bit. also, gives some nice grooves for the glue.
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(12-16-2022, 01:45 PM)taxman Wrote: Hate to state the obvious, but have you tried a bigger bit? 13mm is barely larger than 1/2," as is 17/32, etc
Second, measure your dowels. you may have ones larger than you think. Find a source, or create ones that meet your needs.
Good luck!
I wonder if your dowel isn't
really 1/2" but rather 13 mm. 13 mm =.51", or
slightly larger than 1/2"
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IME, purchased dowels are made to be a press fit. The grooves are for the glue.
I've repaired many a stripped screw hole with dowels, especially in door jambs. Drill, glue in a dowel and redrill for a new correct size screw.
Ed
