List, I had several worn out Hale extension levers sold by Apsco. The collets were worn to the point that tightening with a pliers made no difference--there was still play in the collet. (This is one of the inherent problems with extension levers.) My late father's old lever was the worst, so I decided to drizzle epoxy (West System) into the hole, hopeful that this would make it very stiff. Stiff it was when the epoxy cured. It was even better than the new ones, IMO. So these old levers can be used again. Of course, you no longer have the extension feature, but if you typically use it at the same length, just position the shaft in the place you want before the epoxy cures. I don't know if this will be useful for anyone, but it's something you can do on a rainy day to avoid doing real work. :-) John Formsma Blue Mountain, MS
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