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I have an antique mission style chair I am repairing. Old enough for the wood and glue in the joints to dry out, shrink and become loose over the course of time.
Problem. The dowels are slightly less than 5/16". The holes are larger, but definately not 3/8". I want to clean the old glue out of the holes and buy new dowels so I don't have to clean off the old dowels as well.
These sizes are not standard that I'm aware of. Is it because they are from a time without a standard size or partly due to shrinkage over time for both the dowel and the holes?
Should I just clean what I have instead of risking damage trying to bore new 3/8" holes with now dowels?
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bore to the next size (3/8") you will not hurt anything doing so as long as the bores are true to the old holes
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Leave the old glue in the holes and on the dowels, and epoxy it all together.
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What the best epoxy to use that's commonly available?
I was concerned it woulnd't stick to the old glue.
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(03-05-2017, 07:14 PM)JGrout Wrote: bore to the next size (3/8") you will not hurt anything doing so as long as the bores are true to the old holes
I don't think I can, that's my concern with re drilling.
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I use Loctite syringes I get at the local hardware store.
It sticks to the old glue, but more importantly the old glue provides teeth and a sort of interlock that keeps the joint from pulling apart again.
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I would use epoxy from the big box stores. It is easy to mix and you can do small batches.
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(03-05-2017, 07:33 PM)Bill Holt Wrote: I would use epoxy from the big box stores. It is easy to mix and you can do small batches.
This is the stuff I use:
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/tds/EPXY_5MIN_tds.pdf
If it is older than a year old, I do a test to make sure it cures properly.
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(03-05-2017, 07:25 PM)JKimel Wrote: I don't think I can, that's my concern with re drilling.
Drill the glue out with the properly sized bit then follow up with 3/8
or just use epoxy after you drill out the glue it will not be as strong but suffice
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Thanks for the suggestions.
