Post by @Kymberly@old.mermaid.town

@Kymberly@old.mermaid.town

2026-04-09 12:31 UTC

@Steveg58@aus.social @weaving@fedigroups.social that was my thought too. I’ll need to see where there is enough wood to reposition the pin or if I need to move the lever. In the mean time, a small clasp clamp to the rescue!

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@neoluddite@aus.social 2026-04-09 14:03

@Kymberly@old.mermaid.town @Steveg58@aus.social @weaving@fedigroups.social I can't see exactly how the beam brake is attached, but you might be able to put a bolt through it and do it up tightly enough that it'll hold just with friction. A piece of something relatively non-skid as a washer between the brake and the wooden side might help it hold if it's still too slippy. A longer handle - maybe a short piece of pipe over the top might help using the lever with arthritis, but might get in the way? (It looks like a clean break, and you could probably just super glue it, but there's not much point if you're already having trouble with it and it looks like it's just going to break again.)

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