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A project log for A Handle on Life – Broken Drawer Handle Fix

Broken drawer handles are a pain, especially with the screws that can get lost easily! This is a fix to get a handle on those drawers again!

alessia-ianni-palarchioAlessia Ianni-Palarchio 02/15/2018 at 21:250 Comments

I decided to gather my measurements before starting to design anything. Taking into account the drawer shape (pictured above), I had a few options to go with. As pictured, the issue is that the handles keep falling off - a second handle is becoming a casualty now as well. To avoid this issue, I decided to avoid this handle design and instead create one that hooked into the drawer itself (for easier replacement, and again to avoid the repeating issue).

The three rough diagrams to the side are the options considered. The last option, the bottom hook, has to be ruled out as the bottom of the drawer is too flat and leaves no easy way to attach the new handle. This leaves the first and second options for design and testing - both of these would be hooking into the lip of the drawer on the inside to prevent the need for screws and drilling. 

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