28mm knot in a 28mm handle

[spacemonkey42]

I bought some inexpensive resin handles and knots from Boti. Not knowing better, I got the same size knot as handle, assuming that was the right sizing. The knots can fit in the holes, but just barely and only with a lot of pushing. I won't need any glue!

Is there anything I can do to help out the situation, short of buying smaller knots and tossing these? I don't need much room, is there a very easy way to bore out the hole just a bit?

I guess I learned some lessons today. Please help me make the best of it, thank you!

 

[RRGGMM]

I bought some inexpensive resin handles and knots from Boti. Not knowing better, I got the same size knot as handle, assuming that was the right sizing. The knots can fit in the holes, but just barely and only with a lot of pushing. I won't need any glue!

Is there anything I can do to help out the situation, short of buying smaller knots and tossing these? I don't need much room, is there a very easy way to bore out the hole just a bit?

I guess I learned some lessons today. Please help me make the best of it, thank you!

I don't have any experience with this, but can you use some sandpaper to sand the inner radius and create some space?

 

[Rudy Vey]

Easy fix, get some sanding paper and carefully open up the hole a bit. Normally the nominal size of the knot is the diameter of the glue plug, however, all knots swell a bit above this, normally 1-2 mm (although I had knots that were 5 mm+), so a 26 mm knot would be the better fit for a 28 mm handle. If the sanding paper does not work, or it takes a long time, a dremel may work faster if you need to remove a bit of material in the hole.

 

[spacemonkey42]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll give that a try

 

[Big Jim]

I routinely use a Dremel drum sander to obtain a better fit. It is easy to control and isn't aggressive so you can open the hole up a bit, test fit, then open some more if needed. With a little patience you can also open up a handle to accommodate a larger knot if the handle is fat enough. I have opened up an 18mm handle to accommodate a 20mm knot, a 22mm handle to accommodate a 26mm knot, and a 24mm handle to accommodate a 28mm knot.

 

[spacemonkey42]

Thank you all, I did some sanding by hand and I can tell it is opening up. At first the plastic cup barely fit in, now that fits in easily, but the knot gets wider above the cup, so I need to open it up more. I want to sink these knots a bit more to get some more backbone.

 

[Big Jim]

Have patience. You are almost there.