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teuchter said:
Get some mole grips and you can leave them attached in between uses; less fiddly than pliers.
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It broke again and I did use mole grips and today the remaining plastic spindle bits crumbled in their jaws so it’s now like this.
What now how do I make this what’s left into a functioning knob please.
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I used epoxy for the first time, knowing that it was the right thing for the particular job, a couple of years ago.

It was at that point, I knew I had truly reached manhood.

Jobs, cars, homes, all kid’s stuff. Selecting the right adhesive based on the materials, the way they need to be attached and the forces trying to part them, broke the seal on previously unused testosterone gland.

I imagine this is how they felt on the discovery of fire
 
I think youll need the quick curing epoxy and some mild heat from a lightbulb shining close to it to accelerate curing even further. Mask off the area that its likely to drip down with plastic and sellotape. Glue on any old knob or round thing handy.
 
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Depends on your aesthetic sense.

Either by an appropriate looking knob on line and epoxy it on. Or use a couple of lolly sticks or four cocktail sticks if you don't mind it looking shit.
 
FWIW, and to stop teuchter stressing too much about it, I'd be cleaning up the old hole and finding a suitable bit of metal rod to glue in - all the better if it happens to match the profile/diameter of a knob. Then gluing it in (after ensuring it's properly cut to length).
 
I'm not going to stress - I would find it perfectly relaxing to spectate upon bimble following insufficiently specific internet advice and then two weeks later reporting that the repair had failed at which point I could make whatever remarks felt appropriate.
 
teuchter said:
I'm not going to stress - I would find it perfectly relaxing to spectate upon bimble following insufficiently specific internet advice and then two weeks later reporting that the repair had failed at which point I could make whatever remarks felt appropriate.
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Yes. TBF, my real motive was to deprive you of that pleasure ;) :thumbs:
 
I’ll show you all, ye of little faith. clamping imminent, it’s going to be a highly successful mending, and if it’s not Ill just never mention it again.

ETA that was a complete failure. Will try again tomorrow maybe, if I haven’t glued the whole mechanism to death by mistake which seems quite possible.
 
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I've whittled a stick so that it's a tight fit into the hole that's in the middle of the broken thing. Then drilled a hole in the knob & wood-glued said stick into it.

So is this going to work - and if not why not?
(asking before the araldite happens)

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bimble said:
I've whittled a stick so that it's a tight fit into the hole that's in the middle of the broken thing. Then drilled a hole in the knob & wood-glued said stick into it.

So is this going to work - and if not why not?
(asking before the araldite happens)

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Can but try :)
I nearly suggested gently screwing in a suitable sized screw till it properly bites then aralditing that but it would make dealing with the action end more tricky.
 
danski said:
Can but try :)
I nearly suggested gently screwing in a suitable sized screw till it properly bites then aralditing that but it would make dealing with the action end more tricky.
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yep, have stood there poking various screws into it but, a dowel type thing feels less wrong.
 
oh. that's why they're grooved. i see. It would have been a whole trip to town for one dowel and i didnt know the grooves are there for a reason so just thought why not use a twig. :facepalm:
 
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