How would you fix this?

Mark W

Mark W

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So while out hunting last weekend, some lowlife scumbag ran over my convertible kayak paddle and broke the handle. I don't want to purchase a new one as I think this one can be fixed. Here are a couple of pictures. I was thinking of using a dowel screw and screwing both ends together. Embed with some epoxy. Other suggestions?

Oh yeah - that lowlife scumbag happens to be me. Hate it when I do stupid stuff...... Happens too often lately

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Thanks -

Mark W

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Hahaha haha, reminds me of the time I ran over my fishing rod AND both my son's fishing rods the same day. Looks like a drill + dowel + epoxy solution............bet you won't do that again.
 
Mark, I would probably cut down the handle so it fits into the hollow shaft, pin it and just have a paddle that is a couple inches shorter. I hope you caught that scumbag and gave him a good whoopin.
 
I think I would lean towards the suggestion given up by Tom Scholberg. I would cut and trim the handle to fit inside the paddle, after of course, cleaning out the old plastic. Insert the handle, then pin it. A little epoxy wouldn't hurt...


Jon
 
Mark,

I'd suggest NOT using a screw threads. The original break will mate up in only one orientation. You will have no way to thread the two pieces together in such a manner as to both close the gap and index the rotation to line up the surfaces of the break.

Even getting the holes inline and straight (in both pieces) will be a challenge.

I suggest epoxy along with a piece of threaded rod. First drill an oversize hole in each piece. Try to get them in line as close as possible. then use as big of a diameter of threaded rod which will freely slide into both holes while still allowing the pieces to line up to each other. Once you have confirmed everything in a "dry fit", add the epoxy and reassemble and bingo you should be good to go.
 
After thinking for a minute, I wonder if you could hold it back together, then drill a hole in the end, all the way thru the handle and into the intact part, oversize as Huntindave suggests, then insert a piece of fiberglass rod, with epoxy? thing up.


Having done. or at least attempted to do, many projects like this, if drilling the holes separately, it is VERY hard to match them up. By drilling both pieces, while in place, you have a much better chance of lining every


Jon
 
I think I'd put the handle in a drill press vise, and drill an oversize hole straight down through it. Then mark the shaft of the paddle with the drill bit inserted through the handle, and drill as near straight as possible down into the shaft with the oversize drill bit. Insert an undersize oak dowel down through both pieces, fill the hole with Gorilla glue and clamp the 2 pieces together so that when the Gorilla glue expands and dries, it will not push the 2 pieces apart. You could do this by laying the paddle on a work bench or on the floor with one end against the wall with a block of wood to keep the end from pushing through the wall. Then use a small hydraulic jack against a block of wood on the other end to create the force to hold the 2 pieces together.

Fred
 
I agree with the idea of drilling straight through the handle the only thing I would do differently is tho use some 5 minute epoxy and glue the handle together and let it set before drilling the reinforcing rod hole. That will keep everything in line when you drill the rod.
 
Lot of good ways to do it my 2 cents is drill out plastic in handle than trace old one on to a board cut with jig saw little sanding some knife work slide into handle some glue and I would pin it also and you now have a better than new one. Have fun with it.
 
Dowel it and use a 1/2" dowel center to align your holes so you can mate it and glue/align it even with the contours of the break.
 
Tractor supply sells fiberglass rods used for electric fenceing. Theyre about 3/8" o.d. i think. Cut off appropriate lenght and drill shaft and handle section. Insert with 5200 and align fracture edges. Clamp and wait till 5200 sets up. Should last forever and you,ll find all kinds of uses for that leftover lenght of fiberglass rod.
 
Mark, You really have tapped a brain trust on this one. Hope you did catch the culprit. Oh never mind I just reread your first post. heeheehee
 
I'd suggest NOT using a screw threads. The original break will mate up in only one orientation. You will have no way to thread the two pieces together in such a manner as to both close the gap and index the rotation to line up the surfaces of the break.

Even getting the holes inline and straight (in both pieces) will be a challenge.

I suggest epoxy along with a piece of threaded rod. First drill an oversize hole in each piece. Try to get them in line as close as possible. then use as big of a diameter of threaded rod which will freely slide into both holes while still allowing the pieces to line up to each other. Once you have confirmed everything in a "dry fit", add the epoxy and reassemble and bingo you should be good to go.
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... I agree with this so much it's scary. I'm going to head back to my faraday cage.

I also think you could go cheaper with a piece of hardwood dowel and will last you the life of your paddle... excluding another incident like this.
 
I would remove the core left in the tube create some jagged fluting on the remaining handle shaft surround it with two part epoxy putty and insert into the shaft. Remove excess epoxy, let it set up. Then pin withe two stainless Allen head screws and secrete those with my lock nuts.
 
After all of these great ideas, how are possibly going to decide how to tackle it?

Let us know when you do...

Jon
 
If it is just the plastic T handle that is broken why not carve one out of wood to replace it? Extract the broken stub and insert all new custom wood.
 
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