First time making handles

[MsNomer]

I want to make new handles for this old hand mixer:



This will be a one-time project so I have no need for a load of supplies.  Wood, I have numerous options—leaning toward some camphor burl or curly maple.  Because of MrNomer's arthritic hands, I’d like to make it relatively thick.

The crank has small nubbins, so I assume I could epoxy a knob on?

I need to order epoxy and pins, and that's where I need advice.  Thanks.

[barryvabeach]

For epoxy, I use Loctite Heavy Duty Quick set..   Just make sure you mix it thoroughly and clamp it and you should be fine.  I sometimes use pins, and sometimes don't,  IMO, they would not be needed for your project, but if you want to do it,  go to a craft store and buy some small diameter brass.  I tend to epoxy first, then once it is cured, and the handle is mostly shaped, I drill through the completed assembly,   You can put a little epoxy in the hole before you drive the pins,  or you can cut them 1/16 to 1/8 long and peen or mushroom the ends, or just cut them flush, they are unlikely to move anyway if the fit is tight.

[MsNomer]

Are dowels ever used to pin, or is it always brass?

Looks like that epoxy only comes 8-Oz, which is vast overkill for me. How well does it keep, and if it doesn’t keep well, is there an alternative in a smaller package?

Thanks.

[Timberwolf]

Are dowels ever used to pin, or is it always brass?

Looks like that epoxy only comes 8-Oz, which is vast overkill for me.  How well does it keep, and if it doesn’t keep well, is there an alternative in a smaller package?

Thanks.

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JB Weld....When it hardens it is a gray color...you can dye it jet black using lamp black which is easy to make..Just hold a candle flame against an old spoon and let the soot build up a little..scrape a tiny amount {like a pin head} of it into the JB WELD as it is being mixed..This will work with any type of epoxy.Rivets wont be necessary...I have a knife I made 30yrs ago with walnut scales glued on with it...No rivets.

[barryvabeach]

Loctite does come in smaller packages - your local hardware store or big box, or even Walmart may have it -  it is a twin tube,  you push the handle and it dispenses it in the correct proportions . 

https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Instant-0...ooghydr-20

[MsNomer]

Thanks. I look forward to this new project.

[barryvabeach]

I just looked at the photo again - not sure what you should do about the knob.  I assume it should spin as the handle is cranked, if so, then epoxy would not be a great idea, since it won't spin.   Can you find a photo that shows what it is supposed to look like?    https://www.123rf.com/photo_11043834_old...round.html  this one has a steel cap on the handle, it is likely it is threaded into the crank so the knob spins as you turn the handle.   The stem on your crank looks like it has a notch in it so I am guessing it does not use a screw to hold the handle on.  You might want to start a new post and put egg beater drill repair in the title, since they look pretty similar, and someone may have a suggestion about how the handle should be attached.

[MsNomer]

Ha.  I said mixer, but it is indeed an egg beater just like the one you referenced, except the crank handle is different.  


I don’t know what the original was like.  There are only two little nubbins.



I see two options.

One:  Just put a stationary knob
Two:  Make a wheel on this “axle" with epoxied stops both sides.

I will most likely just make a stationary knob.

[iclark]

Stationary knobs are not user friendly.

You could make a knob with a hole just slightly large than the shaft most of the way though and then enlarge the hole to the size of the nubbins to the point where you want the knob to stay. You can then fill in the the egg beater side of the knob with a pair of half-dowels drilled to the shaft size.

[AHill]

The wings on the crank shaft are meant to prevent slippage of the handle when in use. Similar to screwdrivers. The hole drilled into the handle should be the same size or a hair larger than the shaft. Then drive the handle onto the shaft. It shouldn't split if you orient the wings so that they are perpendicular to the grain. Some epoxy in the hole prior to installation - enough to fill the gap between the crank shaft and the handle.