Jet Clamp Handle Repair/replacement

[pkinneb]

Hey folks anyone come up with a good way to fix replace their broken jet handles? I called Jet but apparently they don't sell replacements. Thinking I may make some out of wood but thought I would ask here first.

[Immortan D]

I don't have Jet parallels but the first thing I'd do is drill those rivets out and remove the rest of the broken handle, to see what I'm dealing with.

[Chet]

That is weird that they don't sell replacement handles.  I had just contacted them about replacing the stand off or what ever they call it, the part hanging off your bench in the picture, any way they told me they didn't sell the part but gave me a stock number and told me I could order it through my dealer.  After checking a number of places I found it at www.beavertools.com.  Maybe you should try calling them again and see if you can get a part number for the handle and hunt around on the internet.  Maybe it is how you word it to them because my specific question in my email was asking for the stock number to the part I needed so I could order it from their replacement parts site and they told me they didn't sell it but here is the stock number.  I did as search with the number and name of the part and found several places but beaver was the cheapest and Amazon had them fro $358.00 for a pack of four.  Pretty sure that was a mistake.

[gee-dub]

20 minutes ago, Chet said:

That is weird that they don't sell replacement handles.

Particularly since this is the thing pointed out in reviews as a weak point for these clamps.  The handles pretty much fail the drop test.

[wdwerker]

I'm thinking bandsaw to straighten up the broke handle, drill w a forstner, J B WELD !

[pkinneb]

1 hour ago, Chet said:

That is weird that they don't sell replacement handles.  I had just contacted them about replacing the stand off or what ever they call it, the part hanging off your bench in the picture, any way they told me they didn't sell the part but gave me a stock number and told me I could order it through my dealer.  After checking a number of places I found it at www.beavertools.com.  Maybe you should try calling them again and see if you can get a part number for the handle and hunt around on the internet.  Maybe it is how you word it to them because my specific question in my email was asking for the stock number to the part I needed so I could order it from their replacement parts site and they told me they didn't sell it but here is the stock number.  I did as search with the number and name of the part and found several places but beaver was the cheapest and Amazon had them fro $358.00 for a pack of four.  Pretty sure that was a mistake.

I'll definitely give this a try, thanks.

[pkinneb]

So I took Chet's advice and contacted Jet. There is a part number https://parts.jettools.com/Detail.aspx?PartID=70412H $5.11 ea unfortunately out of stock until June. Having said that they have sat there with a broken handles for over a year so a few more months isn't that big of deal

[Chet]

Glad it worked out.  Did you try any other places besides Jet?

[pkinneb]

1 minute ago, Chet said:

Glad it worked out.  Did you try any other places besides Jet?

Yeah tried all the searches I could think of as well as ebay, amazon, ereplacement parts etc

[krtwood]

I'm guessing that's just the plastic part and you're going to have to drill out the rivet and either rivet on the new handles or find some other way of attaching them.  If it were me I would just make wooden ones.

Bessey offers replacement handles with the screw but they are $15, which is why I figure you're just getting the handle.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Revo-2K-Handle/T21766?iparcelcountry=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwpHWjaLW2QIVx16GCh1u1QP6EAQYAiABEgIbKPD_BwE

If the price was reasonable I'd buy some to upgrade my wooden handle ones as the newer handles are way nicer but $15?  I paid $25 for the whole clamp back in the day.

[Larry Moore]

If you have a lathe I'd turn my own and use a roll pin to replace the rivet.

[Mycrossover]

A large file handle might be adapable. It is the right shape and they are cheap and available. J B Weld and some type of cross pin or nut and bolt to attach it. Just google "file handle" and you will see what I am suggesting.

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[Wimayo]

Too bad the threaded shaft doesn't extend up into the handle for strength. I think I would try making some wood knobs to replace the long handles.  Maybe start with something like a snug fitting steel collar with a set screw and epoxy the wood knob to that. Long handles allow for too much side leverage for the small amount of mounting length. You might even find a steel or aluminum knob with set screw or pin something like this.

Another approach might be to find a welder that can attach a 4-5" piece of rod to the end of the threaded shaft. Then mount your wood handles onto that.  I believe there is heat sink material that can be used to prevent the threaded shaft from getting too hot and melting the plastic,

[Dean Garrett]

Jet has handles as do other vendors.   Problem is they are out of stock for 60 to 90 days.   6.69 per handle and 12.00 plus for shipping.   

[Stallings]

This happened to me recently. Because the handles seem to be forever out of stock, I reattached the broken one with 2-part epoxy and it's held up remarkably well.

[wtnhighlander]

@Stallings, Welcome to the conversation!