I shortened the handles considerably. For some instances, extra wide handles might be nice, but I didn't need to get four fingers around it. I don't think the plastic could take that much strain anyhow. The retaining screw hole was also too small, so I expanded it to the existing socket diameter. On the side opposite the countersunk hole, I added a hexagonal cutout for a nut.
The hexagonal nut socket was a bad idea because it made the plastic too thin and encouraged splitting. One goal of this project is to make the handle discreet, so I didn't want to have the nut far above the handle where it would be easy to snag on things.
Nut socket
T-Handle HitchPinCover on Thingiverse.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
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2021-03-25
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