Fix a rake - Help needed

[Jonny.D]

Hi guys,
I've been putting bits of wood into the hole to hold it into place though it always works loose, the last 2 times I've "Repaired" it like this, the head has worked loose after a few uses.

Does anyone know how I can repair this??

TIA

[Nicos]

Bit difficult to see in the piccie- but has the handle pole got a metal sheath around the point where it fits onto the rake part?

If so, could you get a drill and carefully drill through the two together when in situ and insert a cotter pin through them??

[Tomatoe]

I'd be tempted to fill the slot full of no more nails or something similar then push the rake head back in as far as possible.

Leave it over night and it might hold it better, just a thought.

[Stan79]

So, the shaft has a conical metal collar?
The tip of the rake goes through the collar into the collar then into the wood then the collar clamps down on the wood?

Yep - no nails or similar?!?!

[Nicos]

Is no nails able to cope with shearing forces??

[Jonny.D]

Bit difficult to see in the piccie- but has the handle pole got a metal sheath around the point where it fits onto the rake part?

If so, could you get a drill and carefully drill through the two together when in situ and insert a cotter pin through them??

Click the thumbnail and you can zoom in the picture, Nicos

Good suggestion re drilling a hole BuT!! My measuring / Judging skills are terrible, nothing is plumb here

Thanks Tomatoe & Stan 79, thinking also pack hole with some nails to add strength?!?

[Nicos]

Click the thumbnail and you can zoom in the picture, Nicos

Ha! I didn't think of that...got more piccies too!

If you are going down the 'gluing' line then wouldn't the fibrous wood be the weak point?

Never used no nails on anything like that so I really couldn't comment

Good luck with what ever you do- tis good to use old tools ( I'm presuming it's old cos it looks good and solid! ( apart from being in 2 separate pieces!!! - Ha!! )

[Potstubsdustbins]

Better then 'No Nails' would be a '2 pack' filler/adhesive that sets solid, it would take the strain much better.

[Mr Bones]

I'd go with what Potty says. Get plenty of epoxy resin (araldite) in the handle hole so it squeezes a bit out when the head is fitted and stand it head end up until set. Leave it for 24 hours before using the rake. The epoxy will also help strengthen the splits in the wooden handle.

[Bill HH]

I would throw the damn thing in the bin. But if your determined to save it, take it to you local garage and ask them to weld it.

[Stan79]

I would throw the damn thing in the bin. But if your determined to save it, take it to you local garage and ask them to weld it.

Weld the metal rake head to the wooden shaft? How does that work Bill?

No nails is lkely to be the most readily available option... Epoxy can be expensive, no?

[Nicos]

Stan , there looks to go a metal tip to the shaft which could probably be welded to the rake head sticky up bit.

[Bill HH]

Weld the metal rake head to the wooden shaft? How does that work Bill?

No nails is lkely to be the most readily available option... Epoxy can be expensive, no?

From the pictures there looks to be a metal collar on the wooden shaft. In my opinion glueing it will be only temporary at best.

[Jonny.D]

Thanks for all the replies, I've some 2 part epoxy and will give it a go with that

[Aberdeenplotter]

Better then 'No Nails' would be a '2 pack' filler/adhesive that sets solid, it would take the strain much better.

yups, exactly what I would recommend.