loose stanley 46 handle
Mike Real from Pittsburgh
>Folks, Santa got me a Stanley 46 for Christmas but the handle is a little loose, any suggestions on tightening it? Thanks, Mike
loose stanley 46 handle
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#2Re: loose stanley 46 handle
Jim Reed @Tallahassee
>The wooden handles are attached to the frame via a pin. I guess that they were originally glued and then pinned. If there is just slight movement, I might be tempted to dribble some Tightbond into the crack. I use the same technique on knot holes. Put a small amount of glue on the surface and let gravity do its thing. Use a wooden splinter to move the glue to the crack. Watch it for about an hour and then clean up the top. Repeat as necessary every day. Good luck.
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#3The vacuum beast approach
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Something I've tried on cracks that works way better than it sounds like it should is to drizzle the glue on one side of the crack and put the nozzle of the shop vac (powered by Bernese Mountain dogs on a big wheel, of course) on the other side. The vac draws the glue through the crack. If you've got a shop vac, you might try it, with the crevice tool attachment if you've got one, on one side of the handle where it fits into the metal, and the glue on the other.
While I've never seen any glue residue in the vacuum hose after doing this, I'm not sure I'd have the courage to try it with LOML's vac.
Re: loose stanley 46 handle
#4Re: loose stanley 46 handle
Mike Real from Pittsburgh
>Thanks Pards, I'll give the glue a shot. Mike