Hi
I recently bought wine corks with a screw attached. The thread appears to be a metal thread. There was no part supplied to counter sink in the top or wood portion. Should I just drill the wood top to accept the screw and expoxy the screw in the hole.
Any suggestions Keith Newfoundland Canada
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Hi Keith. Your method will work but once assembled it is there for good. You could drill the hole a little undersized and then screw the cork assembly into the wood. That's how I assemble my wine stoppers.
fwiw, Tom
thanks Tom
Keith
If the corks are similar to those supplied by Lee Valley then the threads are standard 1/4-20 and will thread into the appropriate brass threaded insert available at every woodworking supplier. The idea is to drill your wood block and then to insert/epoxy the brass insert into it. Then, with a the appropriately sized bolt held in your chuck you can turn the block fully to the desired shape, unscrew it from the chuck, and screw in the cork. This should be a great improvement over the older ones I used to make which had a
3/8 (IIRC) dowel glued into the block and which was supposed to fit into the cork afterwards but which seldom fit just right because the mere act of chucking up the dowel usually distorted it.Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
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