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How to repair and prevent reccurence - Sorted

AndyP

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The walnut handle on the rear door of our settle has snapped off probably as a result of some over zealous sliding into the foremost door.

I guess I will just have to glue and perhaps put a stop in the rear groove to prevent it hitting the foremost door in future.

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A similar stop in the the foremost groove might help too.

I am not sure if the manufacturer offered a guarantee :) . I feel sure this would come down to "wear and tear". But I will contact him anyway even though I think he has recently moved.
 
Maybe screw from the back as well as glue? Might be strong enough then to forget about stops.
 
Thanks Robert. I did wonder if I could pin or screw. At only 6mm thick there is not a lot of room to drill and screw without splitting.
 
So drill 2.8 mm holes and use 3mm machine screws or as you say just pins. drill holes for wire nails that are a close fit and epoxy them in.

Got to be a lot stronger with some metal inside the handle.
 
Robert":ojb7kto7 said:
Maybe screw from the back as well as glue? Might be strong enough then to forget about stops.
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That's what I would go for as well. Drill the clearance holes in the stub remaining in the door (say for a couple of 3.5mm screws), countersink on the inside then glue on the broken handle. Easy then do drill smaller pilot holes up into the handle and Bob9f's your uncle :D - Rob
 
Thanks chaps. I certainly would prefer to add some extra strength. I have thought of a better way to prevent recurrence I think :eusa-think:
 
I went with pins rather than screws. I did not have any screws long enough and thin enough. Holes drilled through the door side first. Then Titebond 3 the broken bit. Drilled through the existing holes into the stub. Coated the nails in epoxy and tapped home.

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I added a rubber stop to the inside of foremost door. Photo taken from inside the settle
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Jobs a good 'un
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Thanks to Pinch for help, advise and encouragement. I hope he will stop by again soon.
 
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