I keep this eggbeater in my truck bag that I keep with me at all times. You never know what you may need. I often am asked to hang bulletin boards, framed pictures, mirrors, etc at work and other places.
The handle has come loose, even though I think I sealed it with hide glue or something similar long ago. What do you guys suggest I do to make it right again?
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Gorilla glue--Holds any thing together. Hardware store should have it , or DIY stores
Quote from: Lostmind on July 24, 2014, 06:57:17 PM
Gorilla glue--Holds any thing together. Hardware store should have it , or DIY stores
off topic, ever use Gorilla painters tape, if so is it any count?
I wonder about a way to squeeze it so that it remains tight until the glue dries. Tape? Wire? Clamps?
Hose clamp.
I'd go with a 2 part epoxy.
I'd hold it together with a strip of rubber from a rubber tire tube, or rubber roofing epdm. The nice thing about the rubber strip us that it us easy to handle.
Athletic tape stretches and wouldn't stick also.
Chilly
I'd go with epoxy, too, although it would be a bear to reverse if you ever have to. Clean off the stub at the drill, and maybe rough up the hole a little, so you're gluing wood to metal, not old adhesive. And see if one of those rubber bands from a bundle of broccoli closes down enough to work. Almost anything should work, because epoxy is a gap-filling adhesive.
I recently learned - was it from Scott here? - that five-minute epoxy is more flexible than the super-strength stuff, and probably better for this application, since the wood and metal will move differently from each other.
If it fails, send me a private message; I just might - just might - have a suitable replacement.
I sent the student assistant to find the hand drill in my office toolbox once; she returned, telling me it wasn't there. I got to do a little teaching that afternoon!
I agree with the epoxy remedy. Since it is strictly a user tool, I would drill through the handle and shaft and insert a steel pin, as well.
Lynn