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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: Papaw on July 24, 2014, 05:01:04 PM

Title: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: Papaw on July 24, 2014, 05:01:04 PM: 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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Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: Lostmind on July 24, 2014, 06:57:17 PM: Gorilla glue--Holds any thing together. Hardware store should have it , or DIY stores
Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: HeelSpur on July 24, 2014, 07:08:22 PM: 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?
Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: Papaw on July 24, 2014, 07:36:54 PM: I wonder about a way to squeeze it so that it remains tight until the glue dries. Tape? Wire? Clamps?
Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: john k on July 24, 2014, 07:39:48 PM: Hose clamp.
Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: Chillylulu on July 25, 2014, 02:30:24 AM: 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
Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: Bill Houghton on July 25, 2014, 04:09:52 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Millers Falls No 77A
Post by: dowdstools on July 25, 2014, 06:16:35 PM: 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