Hello Friends,
I broke the handle of my friend's miter saw . Unfortunately the replacement part is no longer available. He says it is OK as the saw has been 20 years old but I feel very bad and want to fix it the best way I can.
I tried gluing it together with epoxy but I don't think it is going to hold.
There are two actions this handle performs -
1. turning it to tighten the handle holds the position of the miter saw to desired miter angle. So this action experiences twisting torque.
2. handle is loosened and used to shift the saw to desired miter angle. This action involves sideway bending moment.
My plan is to make a handle using large wooden dowel rod.
Question is should I
(option A): just drill a blind hole, insert the screw and epoxy it in place?
(option B): Or should I cut the dowel in two pieces, insert the machine screw with a through hole and then glue back the dowel pieces? When gluing the two dowel pieces of the handle, I am thinking of inserting a couple of small 1/4" dowel pins to help withstand the forces on the glued joint.
I am leaning towards option B - What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance.
NG
I broke the handle of my friend's miter saw . Unfortunately the replacement part is no longer available. He says it is OK as the saw has been 20 years old but I feel very bad and want to fix it the best way I can.
I tried gluing it together with epoxy but I don't think it is going to hold.
There are two actions this handle performs -
1. turning it to tighten the handle holds the position of the miter saw to desired miter angle. So this action experiences twisting torque.
2. handle is loosened and used to shift the saw to desired miter angle. This action involves sideway bending moment.
My plan is to make a handle using large wooden dowel rod.
Question is should I
(option A): just drill a blind hole, insert the screw and epoxy it in place?
(option B): Or should I cut the dowel in two pieces, insert the machine screw with a through hole and then glue back the dowel pieces? When gluing the two dowel pieces of the handle, I am thinking of inserting a couple of small 1/4" dowel pins to help withstand the forces on the glued joint.
I am leaning towards option B - What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance.
NG
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