woodbine
ArboristSite Operative
If you've found that the take up handle of your bench mount rivet spinner has become slack due to wear in the threads (usually in the body casting rather than the handle itself) and no longer stays concentric when spinning ie. it wobbles and causes the rivet head to split, try this fix which I've found to be very effective. Buy a small reel (50 metres) of LOCTITE 55 Pipe Seal Cord (Plumbers merchants, DIY stores etc) and wind 6-8 turns along the length of handle thread that actually screws into the casting.You will probably have to experiment a bit with the number of turns, but don't be tempted to put too many on initially, you don't want the handle to be too stiff and loose all "feel".
Loctite 55 is a tough cord with much better "gap filling" properties than PTFE tape which tends to chew-up too easily.
This fix obviously works best if you spin mostly either 1/4 + .325 OR 3/8 + .404 and are not constantly changing handles.
I've had the cord in for several months with no noticeable change in the improved feel of the handle and it spins like new.
Try it, you might be pleasantly surprised
Loctite 55 is a tough cord with much better "gap filling" properties than PTFE tape which tends to chew-up too easily.
This fix obviously works best if you spin mostly either 1/4 + .325 OR 3/8 + .404 and are not constantly changing handles.
I've had the cord in for several months with no noticeable change in the improved feel of the handle and it spins like new.
Try it, you might be pleasantly surprised
Last edited: