JB To the Rescue Again
I did not need to follow up with any trimming of the vacuum handle repair, however ...
When I went to trim the excess washer sticking out from the handle of my garden tool with a Dremel cutting disc, the washer flew off before I was done. Not surprising, considering the washer was just held on by small threads of the JB weld. The washer was just part of the bolt and nut I used to press the original repair and hold it in place anyway.
Not to worry, I found an even better way to re-enforce that side of the handle that had broken. I placed a six-sided nut inside the handle at the fracture point and surrounded it with JB weld. That should work and I don't have to trim anything and compromise the installation. I did have to cut open the little tubes of JB and squeeze out the remaining product with a pair of pliers (almost all used up).
I did not need to follow up with any trimming of the vacuum handle repair, however ...
When I went to trim the excess washer sticking out from the handle of my garden tool with a Dremel cutting disc, the washer flew off before I was done. Not surprising, considering the washer was just held on by small threads of the JB weld. The washer was just part of the bolt and nut I used to press the original repair and hold it in place anyway.
Not to worry, I found an even better way to re-enforce that side of the handle that had broken. I placed a six-sided nut inside the handle at the fracture point and surrounded it with JB weld. That should work and I don't have to trim anything and compromise the installation. I did have to cut open the little tubes of JB and squeeze out the remaining product with a pair of pliers (almost all used up).
