How To Remove A Fiberglass Axe Handle


	How to supersede a fibreglass maul handle



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			Fibreglass handles should not be repaired they should be replaced.

			Things you will need:
			Hand saw – preferably coarse toothed

			Vice

			Drill

			7mm (¼") drill fleck

			Hammer

			Sandpaper – Fine grain

			Replacement handle kit – Containing a handle and ii part epoxy mucilage

			Caulking cord

			Footstep i – Remove broken maul handle Use a handsaw with a course bract (bigger, rougher teeth practise a much quicker job than that of fine teeth) to cut abroad any remaining cleaved maul handle on the underside of the head.

			Stride 2 – Back up maul caput Identify the tool head in a vice if you have access to 1.

			If not, put the caput on two solid surfaces with a gap between them, and from the peak down, using the hammer and old maul handle as a punch, knock out the remaining handle. This should be washed in the aforementioned direction as the sometime handle would have been inserted.

			Stride 3 – Drill into maul handle This may well become to plan, but if the remaining handle is in too tight then it will require some assistance. Taking the drill and fleck, drill holes in the fibreglass, either through the top or the underside, starting with one in the centre and a few around the edges equally this should assistance release the pressure holding the fibreglass in place, prepare to knock out.

			Step iv – Clean with sandpaper Utilise the sandpaper to clean out whatever remaining debris in the center, from the previous maul handle. This will likewise provide a rough surface for the epoxy glue to bail to.

			Stride 5 – Insert new fiberglass maul handle Insert the bottom of the new handle then that the end sits flush with the top of the head.

			Pace half dozen – Seal opening Using the caulking cord (a putty type substance provided in your kit), seal around the handle where information technology meets the underside of the maul head. This stops the epoxy mucilage from leaking out before information technology dries.

			Pace seven – Mix and check seal Take the epoxy resin and mix both parts together every bit stated in the instructions. Cascade in a picayune of the resin first to check the seal. Should the caulk seal leak, y'all will lose all of your resin! To prevent leaking, push the putty further upwards into the eye.

			Footstep viii – Pour and permit to harden Once the seal is secure, pour the resin, from the top, into the gap betwixt the head and the maul handle. Allow the epoxy resin to harden for the full amount of time, as stated in the instructions. If information technology does not fix correctly, the maul may exist unsafe to apply.

			This fitting procedure should only be carried out by a competent person.