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Originally Posted by MLP
Matchsticks and toothpicks are soft wood and will not hold up. Go to a hobby store a get a thin Burch or Maple dowel. Drill out to the exact size and epoxy them in. Then drill a pilot hole. You may want to add some butyl rubber around the inner edge to make sure that the light assembly is water tight. You can use a flush cutting saw to trim the dowel.
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Matchsticks will work just fine if they are soaked in epoxy. Being softer wood, as you note, it’ll soak up the epoxy more easily. It will be stronger than just wood. But either approach will certainly be strong enough to hold in a light assembly.
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