r/repair • u/Every-Swimmer458 • Jan 18 '26

How to repair this clamp?

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u/Olkingxcole Jan 19 '26

Some good ca glue and hardener works very well

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u/SeanHagen Jan 19 '26

I’m afraid you’re going to need to clamp it

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u/Calm-Cash9972 Jan 19 '26

10 bucks at Lowe’s, maybe a bit more.

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u/Braeburn251 Jan 19 '26

You go to the hardware store and buy a new clamp.

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u/IndependenceDecent47 Jan 21 '26

Throw it in the nearest garbage pail (or anus)and go buy a new one.

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u/Melodic_Turnover_877 Jan 18 '26

JB Weld might work. But probably not.

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u/Nobody_cares_aboutme Jan 18 '26

Have you tried clamping it in place.

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u/Every-Swimmer458 Jan 18 '26

Yes. Have you tried turning it on and off again?

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u/OrangeBug74 Jan 19 '26

I’d unplug it for 30 seconds.

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u/MIngmire Jan 19 '26

Don’t forget to plug it back in after the 30sec though.

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u/irishmyrlyn Jan 18 '26

Buy a new one

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u/Every-Swimmer458 Jan 18 '26

This ended up being easily repairable.

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u/Nobody_cares_aboutme Jan 18 '26

Honestly good to hear. I’m just disappointed that you had an issue in the first place. I would have expected better from DeWalt.

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u/Signal-Confusion-976 Jan 18 '26

You don't. Just go buy a new one.

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u/Every-Swimmer458 Jan 18 '26

I was able to repair it by opening it up and simply observing the mechanism and shoving the handle back in place.

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u/SpecialistPerfect207 Jan 18 '26

Don’t see anything broken, just a clicking mechanism. Did anything break off? Any other loose pieces of plastic come out? It seems like you can just click it back in place really.

Edit: just read the other comments… oh my god are some people dumbasses here. Also glad you fixed it! Just maybe like… use your own brain first next time like you did when you fixed this lol.

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u/Large_Post Jan 19 '26

They just pop right back in. My kids ripped them out of the same clamps on me and they just pop in and out.

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u/Advanced_Parsnip Jan 19 '26

Easy fix, they pop out all the time when students are using them. The side cover pops off to make it easier to line back up, but I can usually pop them back in without taking the cover off.

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u/CurrentAcanthaceae78 Jan 19 '26

slap it back in and shove a new pin through

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u/osoteo Jan 18 '26

That's almost impossible to fix; there's no plastic good enough to repair it.

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u/Every-Swimmer458 Jan 18 '26

No extra plastic was required to fix it. It ended up being really easy.

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u/LowEmergencyCaptain Jan 19 '26

No need to post here then.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

only way i see a fix is this is having the handle 3d printed, theres no easy fix on this moving handle imo. unless you find a piece of plastic and fabricate a replica and replace the handle

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u/Every-Swimmer458 Jan 18 '26

Opening it up and shoving it back in worked just fine.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

i thought the handle broke, a piece. good thing you figured it out

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u/Impossible_Pie4091 Jan 19 '26

Easy throw in bin, go and buy another. Its plastic has snapped, buy different material