Handle repair

[skipnord]

I would like some suggestions on how to repair threads on a handle. I got a mismatched handle on my last ebay score. It's a New slim handle, and the first half of the threads are stripped. Helicoil? Solder in brass tube and rethread? Any method any of you have used successfully would be appreciated.
Skipnord

 

[Pike]

I would like some suggestions on how to repair threads on a handle. I got a mismatched handle on my last ebay score. It's a New slim handle, and the first half of the threads are stripped. Helicoil? Solder in brass tube and rethread? Any method any of you have used successfully would be appreciated.
Skipnord

I don't think they make a 10-28 helicoil...so that is not an option. You might be able to braze the hole up...but you will need a lathe to drill and tap it. the brazing or soldiering will certainly discolor the handle. Just one more note...You will have to order a 10-28 tap from a machining tool website.....you will never find one at a local hardware store....trust me...I have looked! Why not just use a regular bar handle until you decide on how you want to fix it??

 

[cooncatbob]

I don't think they make a 10-28 helicoil...so that is not an option. You might be able to braze the hole up...but you will need a lathe to drill and tap it. the brazing or soldiering will certainly discolor the handle. Just one more note...You will have to order a 10-28 tap from a machining tool website.....you will never find one at a local hardware store....trust me...I have looked! Why not just use a regular bar handle until you decide on how you want to fix it??

It a #10-32 not a #10-28.
Bob.

 

[Pike]

It a #10-32 not a #10-28.
Bob.

Doh....I was thinking of making the SS handle..lol...sorry for the brain fart....the SS center pin is a 10-28....which makes it a pain in the arse!

 

[Radar O\'Reilly]

I don't think they make a 10-28 helicoil...so that is not an option. You might be able to braze the hole up...but you will need a lathe to drill and tap it. the brazing or soldiering will certainly discolor the handle. Just one more note...You will have to order a 10-28 tap from a machining tool website.....you will never find one at a local hardware store....trust me...I have looked! Why not just use a regular bar handle until you decide on how you want to fix it??

Would these work? http://www.google.com/products?num=...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CB8QrQQwAg

Or these? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290399067604