Fit new pickaxe handle

fredB · Post by **fredB** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:12 pm

Can anyone point me to some instructions for fitting a new handle to a pickaxe ? Googled all over the place without success. Thanks for any help. fredB

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:15 pm

Once you have seperated the old shaft and head, simply slide the head over the new handle, pick it up and drop it on the protruding end a few time to tighten it up a bit.
Thats it.
Beceause of the taper of the shaft and the way its used its self tightening, every swing it will get tighter.

fredB · Post by **fredB** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:29 pm

Hitch wrote:Once you have seperated the old shaft and head, simply slide the head over the new handle, pick it up and drop it on the protruding end a few time to tighten it up a bit.
Thats it.
Beceause of the taper of the shaft and the way its used its self tightening, every swing it will get tighter.

Many thanks. Brilliant. I asked the question cos the guy who sold me the handle told me the same & I didn't believe it as the broken handle was secured with wedges. He also said that "proper" handymen did this cos they had one handle & several heads. And you remove it by dropping it onto the the grip end & the head falls down the shaft. Fred

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:19 pm

fredB wrote:He also said that "proper" handymen from Yorkshire (because they're tight) did this cos they had one handle & several heads. And you remove it by dropping it onto the the grip end & the head falls down the shaft. Fred

I love the reasons for things! :o

Now if you where in Scotland you'd just borrow one from your neighbour.

fredB · Post by **fredB** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:47 pm

Jaeger_S2k wrote:
fredB wrote:He also said that "proper" handymen from Yorkshire (because they're tight) did this cos they had one handle & several heads. And you remove it by dropping it onto the the grip end & the head falls down the shaft. Fred
I love the reasons for things! :o

Now if you where in Scotland you'd just borrow one from your neighbour.

I did borrow it from a neighbour !!! And to do a job for another neighbour ! The hell with goodwill to all men in future ... Fred

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:49 pm

fredB wrote:
Jaeger_S2k wrote:
fredB wrote:He also said that "proper" handymen from Yorkshire (because they're tight) did this cos they had one handle & several heads. And you remove it by dropping it onto the the grip end & the head falls down the shaft. Fred
I love the reasons for things! :o

Now if you where in Scotland you'd just borrow one from your neighbour.

I did borrow it from a neighbour !!! And to do a job for another neighbour ! The hell with goodwill to all men in future ... Fred

Good man, I'll award you an honorary Jock Badge for that!