Woodworm

[kidchameleon]

Hi all,

I thought this might be a useful idea for a thread...

So we had to put one of the tables from the office out into the yard the other day as we noticed it was infected with woodworm. This got me thinking, what if my arcade cab ever got woodworm? I'd bloody die! What would be the best practice to avoid woodworm in a cab?

Cheers!

 

[itruk]

Plenty of odor free wood worm treatment out there which just brushes on. Prevention? not much really. You can't tell you've got it until the holes appear.

 

[John Bennett]

Do woodworm go for chipboard?
Tasty glue

 

[bomjac]

Arcade cabs are made mostly from chipboard (although some of the "better" manufacturers used plywood). In either case, both are full of chemicals and glue, so not very palatable to woodwork.

Try setting chipboard on fire- it doesn't like to burn, but once it's going it burns with a nasty, poisonous black smoke.bomjac2019-06-16 10:35:33

 

[big10p]

If woodworm had a taste for the stuff cabs are generally made from, most of the old classics would have been reduced to a pile of dust, long ago.

big10p2019-06-16 10:38:22

 

[kidchameleon]

Yes I was thinking that, perhaps they dont like cabs! Well that puts my mind at ease

 

[Purity]

Sorry to upset you guys but it does happen.

When i bought an asteroids cabaret many moons ago it had signs of woodworm (holes) and i treated it but they were long gone i suspect

I probably have some pics on here of it

 

[ZedEx48K]

Sorry to upset you guys but it does happen.

Yup, had a pinball 'case' with them too.

 

[Purity]

The evidence

 

[stevebm1]

ive treated cabs with it in the past,don't be fooled into thinking if you treat it once you are safe,you need to check for a couple of years,until all fresh dust is gone,it takes about a year once the eggs are laid for them to develop and eat their way out

 

[Liam]

As far as I know, woodworm just die off when the wood is taken into a warm, dry environment. Woodworm treatment is pointless, and this came from a rep who sells the stuff.Liam2019-06-16 13:54:14

 

[Purity]

AFAIK Woodworm treatment kills the eggs

 

[Flinnster]

Wow... a thread my other half could write a book on. (She restores antique furniture).
So yeah, woodworm eggs lie dormant under the surface of wood and the larvae burrow around, eventually emerging as flies, hence the holes.
You can douse the surface wood on all non painted sides with clear woodworm killer, which looks and smells a lot like neat alcohol. Once it's evaporated you have a barrier that prevents further woodworm attack and kills anything within the item treated.

After that it all depends where your item is being stored / housed. If it's in an old barn with natural wood beams that isn't 100% weatherproof, then for sure you need to check every year.
If it's indoors or in a modern building with mostly man-made surfaces like brick / plaster / concrete / metals you should be fine.