How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

Wooden file handles tend to dry out and crack, so sometimes they have to be replaced. Often, new handles do not serve the best, as they are hastily made from unseasoned wood. As the shanks of the files get clogged in them, they severely split the fibers, which causes cracks. Let's look at a few tips to help make your handles stronger and more durable.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

Materials:


  • handle for a hoe;
  • plastic bottle;
  • wood glue;
  • sawdust.

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An excellent material for making handles is the handle of a hoe or shovel. It's dry, cheap, and long enough to assemble handles for a dozen files. The handles, especially for hoes, have a smooth surface and optimal thickness, so they fit well in the hand.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

To prevent the handle from breaking during operation and cracking, it will require a cap in the form of a ring. You can use the neck of a plastic bottle as it. It is cut off with a hacksaw.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

The cut piece is thicker than the neck of the bottle, so the handle needs to be planed and sanded. If you have a lathe, this can be done in a minute.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

Having reduced the diameter of the workpiece by the length of the neck, it is stuffed from above. The cap should fit tightly, then it will definitely not fly off. It is advisable to lubricate the cutting with wood glue before planting. Exposed glue can be wiped off with sawdust.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

The resulting workpiece must be sanded at the ends, making it smooth. If the handle does not fit well in the palm, then it can be ground down a little to a smaller diameter.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

Next, a hole is drilled in the workpiece to install the blade. To do this, use a drill slightly thinner than the diameter of the file shank.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

Because the shank is pointed, the bottom of the hole will not be completely filled. Therefore, you need to pour sawdust into it and fill it with wood glue on top.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

Before the glue is absorbed into the sawdust, you need to stuff the handle onto the file. The pressed mass is compressed at the bottom of the hole, so it does not interfere.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

When it hardens, it will prevent the canvas from loosening. Direct expansion of the wood by the shank when stuffing will occur only at the point of compression with the cap, so the handle will not crack.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

If you saturate the handle with oil, it will stop absorbing moisture, which will prevent cracks from occurring. A file assembled in this way will not fall out of the handle even after decades.
How to make strong file handles using a plastic bottle

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Comments (11)
  1. Guest Vladimir
    #1 Guest Vladimir Guests 10 August 2019 15:53
    6
    Back in the 70s, I came across an article on how to restore the handle of a screwdriver, file, etc. take any material, wood, PCB, etc. drill a hole, add a mixture of rosin and emery dust. The end of the tool heats up well and gets hammered into the handle. I checked it, it holds it dead.
  2. Novel
    #2 Novel Guests 11 August 2019 14:38
    14
    Where can I get a file now that will last at least a month?
    1. Guest Valery
      #3 Guest Valery Guests August 23, 2019 09:05
      2
      Go to the secondary metal shop, you can find a lot of good tools there
      1. Guest Victor
        #4 Guest Victor Guests September 1, 2020 11:05
        2
        At flea markets and flea markets you can buy more Sovdepov
  3. Guest Pavel
    #5 Guest Pavel Guests 11 August 2019 17:44
    2
    There is a lot of material online on the topic of shrink properties of plastic bottles. Will the neck of this design shrink when blown with hot air?
    In my opinion, this should add strength to the structure.
    1. Vyacheslav Kuzhakov
      #6 Vyacheslav Kuzhakov Guests 12 August 2019 12:40
      4
      Previously, they used a thin-walled metal tube (steel, aluminum, copper, brass) and nothing. The main goal is banal, so that the handle does not burst. So there's nothing new here. Category Crazy hands: 1,000,000 ways to use a plastic bottle
    2. Guest Valery
      #7 Guest Valery Guests 16 August 2019 11:02
      3
      When making a plastic bottle, the bottle itself is inflated with hot air, but the neck remains the same size as when the blank was made. Therefore, the neck has no shrink properties
      1. A guest is just a guest
        #8 A guest is just a guest Guests 2 September 2019 18:06
        1
        The material of the bottle and neck is the same!!! By the way, it has no shrink properties at all!
  4. Yuri Petrovich
    #9 Yuri Petrovich Guests 11 August 2019 22:34
    6
    It was necessary to screw the plug onto the thread before drilling, so that the handle would look normal. But the master didn’t have enough oil in his head. And it turned out to be a lewd look. Everything can be done more beautifully and neatly...
  5. Guest Nikolay
    #10 Guest Nikolay Guests August 12, 2019 07:31
    6
    Instead of wood, lately I have been using 3/4-inch plastic pipes for the handles of screwdrivers and files. A wooden rod the size of the pipe is hammered into the inside of the pipe, a thin hole is drilled. The file is driven into the wooden rod with a certain force. Such a handle will never crack, no need what kind of glue?
  6. Guest Valery
    #11 Guest Valery Guests 16 August 2019 11:07
    5
    Isn't it easier to use a ring made of metal or polypropylene pipe? In addition, the thread under the fingers when working with such a file is not very convenient.