handling your handle ....

[redbenjoe]

ok - this one better become a sticky !!!

here is exactly how NOT to remove your handle warps---

dont clamp it to a straight object --leave it it the hot sun all day
and expect ANY results

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DO what norm has suggested :super: :superduper:
but be a LITTLE smarter

1. cut an exact 'press fit' groove in a 2 x 3
2. jam your warped handle in the groove --
you might have to force it in with a vice
( if the warp is severe )
3. place the wood with the inserted handle
in a microwave for about 75 seconds
4. with gloves - grab the WOOD ( not the plastic handle )
and run it under cold water
5. let it all cool down for a few minutes

DONE

 

[skippy1969]

:superduper:

 

[Superduper]

Where in the heck do you find a microwave oven big enough to bake a handle in a 2x4? If you were in TX, I might understand.

 

[Gluecifer]

Plastics usually have a very good memory-retention. Meaning that when heated to a certain temperature they will go back to the shape the were originally created in. I find that a hair dryer or heat gun will perform the job nicely too.

And for those lacking Ira's elite wood craftsmanship skills I reckon a metal tube of the correct diameter could be put through the hollow handle after the handle's been heated to give it a form to straighten to.

Awesome topic guys!



Rock On.

 

[redbenjoe]

metal tube = good idea
( but not in a microwave )
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and norm --we have a big combo convection//microwave oven -

the handle --at 18 " --was the diagonal -
and the ends of the 2x3 were rounded -
just to make it fit

 

[oldskool69]

Great stuff Ira! We can make this a sticky. We'll leave it here for the time being before placing in in restorations where it should be.

 

[redbenjoe]

well thanks freddie -

and while you are at it --
ALL my threads should be stickies

 

[teamstress]

My microwave doesn't have a "straighten handle" setting. Can I use the "popcorn" setting?

 

[Fatdog]

I have to admit... this post is pretty cool.

 

[redbenjoe]

teamstress

set it a the max power setting
first try just 60 seconds --
if it does not feel VERY hot --
try 75 seconds --
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safest way =
buy a straight handle from any of our THREE reputable members

 

[baddboybill]

I have to admit... this post is pretty cool.

but who attached to a wood pole outside in the sun