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With the frequent use of the ax to chop wood, his ax begins to break. In the eye, the wood rots, from which the ax loosens and a wedge falls out of it. As a result, the ax flies, so before chopping firewood it is necessary to soak it in water for several hours to swell the tree. There is a way to solve such problems, after which the ax will have to be repaired only in the event of an ax fracture, but not earlier.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Materials:


  • thick sheet steel;
  • glue gun rods;
  • baking soda.

Finalization of the ax and ax


First of all, you need to file an old shriveled ax so that it does not go beyond the eye line.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Next, the axle eye on the side of driving in the wedge must be hermetically sealed with a plate of thick sheet steel.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Thin metal will not work, because it just breaks when you hit the logs.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

The part of the rotten and broken hatchet removed from the eye must be tinned with hot-melt adhesive. The wood should be soaked well to close its pores and stop further damage. The better it is done, the tighter the ax will be held in the butt and will last longer.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

The cutout for the wedge at the end of the ax should also be filled with hot glue. Given the scale, all work is best done with a hair dryer, rather than with a glue gun.
Next, in the bowl obtained from the ax, you need to lay the chopped hot-melt adhesive rods and melt them with a hairdryer or burner.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Once they become liquid, a tablespoon of baking soda is added to the composition.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

By mixing hot glue and soda, you can get a very durable plastic. When mixing, it is important to continue heating, as the composition cools quickly.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

As soon as the glue becomes sufficiently liquid again, an ax is inserted into the ax. If the excess composition was squeezed out, then everything was done correctly and it was enough to fill all the cavities.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

After hardening, you can cut the spilled excess composition manually or using a grinder that will be faster.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Treat the hatchet with linseed oil or oil.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Sharpen the point manually or again using the same angle grinder.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

Paint the ax.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

At first glance, the method is impractical and it seems that a new hatchet will be the best solution, but the use of hot glue eliminates the further drying out of the tree, falling out of wedges, and the ax itself.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

The ax set in this way will not need to be filled, while the price of the issue is in one electrode, a piece of metal and the packaging of the rods for the glue gun. If there is a need to disassemble the structure, then you just need to heat it.
How to restore a hatchet with hot glue

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Comments (6)
  1. Guest Vitaliy
    #1 Guest Vitaliy Guests August 17, 2019 4:06 p.m.
    2
    The ax flies from the handle always forward.The stub is useless! And to do it for the sake of holding the paste (not glue) is also not a reason. The impact loads will be tens (if not hundreds) of kilograms. The best super glue will not hold, especially this paste. Instead of a paste, the author could fill clay or sand - this is the same. Titanic useless efforts instead of taking half a meter of dry birch chocks (boards) and cutting an ax!
    1. Guest Yuri
      #2 Guest Yuri Guests Today, 14:23
      0
      Note! Under the picture on YouTube it says: Do not repeat - the video was shot for entertainment purposes.
      Experiment! (Do not repeat - the video was shot for entertainment purposes.
      Experiment!
  2. Yuri T.
    #3 Yuri T. Guests August 17, 2019 16:47
    0
    What is a metal plug for, does anyone understand? As a way to fasten an ax - yes, but can it be easier to do something new? And if in such a manner to process a metal part on an emery, it is likely that it will tighten, and will ... well, not good.
  3. Gregory
    #4 Gregory Guests August 17, 2019 8:17 p.m.
    1
    do another hatchet and don't do nonsense
  4. Basil
    #5 Basil Guests August 18, 2019 10:31
    1
    DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE IN ANY EVENT! and especially DO NOT weld ANYTHING to the ax! this will weaken the steel. if there is no new hatchet and it is not possible to make it, then simply hammer in a new wedge (after putting the hatchet exactly relative to the ax) and fill the cracks with epoxy resin. hot glue will not hold the hatchet because it does not adhere well to metal.
  5. Guest Sergey
    #6 Guest Sergey Guests Today, 03:23
    0
    So much cost for nothing. A wedge is called a wedge to wedge so that the ax does not fly off the ax. It is better to replace the wedge or make a new ax

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