Millers Falls No 77A

[Papaw]

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?

[Lostmind]

Gorilla glue--Holds any thing together. Hardware store should have it , or DIY stores

[HeelSpur]

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?

[Papaw]

I wonder about a way to squeeze it so that it remains tight until the glue dries. Tape? Wire? Clamps?

[john k]

Hose clamp.

[Chillylulu]

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

[Bill Houghton]

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!

[dowdstools]

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