repair holes in particle board
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Fill with epoxy.
What Mike said, and mix in some fibers. Glass if you have it handy, wood of you don’t. Thickened epoxy will hold fasteners pretty well. I use it in boats to attach hardware. I wax the fastener and set it into the epoxy. when it sets you can unscrew the fastener from the perfectly formed threads. WEST Systems has a table somewhere that shows strengths of various fasteners and epoxy combinations.
An alternative would be to rout out a rectangle to epoxy in a Dutchman of hardwood.
epoxy bonding fasteners - here’s a youtube link .
there’s more extensive information in the West System manual under the heading Bonding Fasteners.
You can download the manual for free. or just take a look at this section
Bonding Fasteners & Hardware
there’s more extensive information in the West System manual under the heading Bonding Fasteners.
You can download the manual for free. or just take a look at this section
Bonding Fasteners & Hardware
just trying to be faithful to the original material (glue and scraps). you know, preservation and all...
Also could use Ramen noodles or oats, both natural fibers and not much good for anything else.
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I was trying to go from point A to B fast and cheap.
I might not be typical, I always have some WEST SYSTEM epoxy on the shelf. For me that is the fast and cheap solution.
Understanding if you don't have it, the price of entry is steep for a job like this !
Can't speak to Ramen noodles, but I go through a lot of oats!
Yep!
This makes 8 oz which should be more than enough
Bought the 52" Unisaw, with mobile base, in 1994. At this time I had never even turned on a TS. So bigger had to be better, right. Soon realized an out feed table was needed. Because of limited space, and skill, I bought the Delta out feed table with folding leg. Worked just fine until I moved everything around and found I only needed to drop the table half way. Did not think about the stress on the connection. The 4 screws finally pulled out.
Hence my post on solving the problem. The particle board issue caused about some doubt for me.
I decided to move the TS a little so I would not need to drop the out feed. I took statics in college, yes I can remember that far back, so I figured with the sideways stress removed I could use the simple solution offered by Richard, Graywolf.
I routed 2 rectangular holes, cut 2 pieces of walnut and glued them in place. I attached the leg to the bottom of the out feed table, and reinstalled the out feed table. Saved about 1.5 hours in travel time and did not spend any money.
Hence my post on solving the problem. The particle board issue caused about some doubt for me.
I decided to move the TS a little so I would not need to drop the out feed. I took statics in college, yes I can remember that far back, so I figured with the sideways stress removed I could use the simple solution offered by Richard, Graywolf.
I routed 2 rectangular holes, cut 2 pieces of walnut and glued them in place. I attached the leg to the bottom of the out feed table, and reinstalled the out feed table. Saved about 1.5 hours in travel time and did not spend any money.
Glad I could help. I hope the repair lasts longer then all of us.
