Fixing Broom

This article is about a broken broom that was fixed with a 20 mm metal rod.

Figure 1: Fixed Broom.

I started with a broken broom shown in this photo:

Figure 2: Broken Broom.

One solution was to unscrew the broken piece, go to the hardware store and buy a new broom rod:

Figure 3: Alternative solution.

However, I wanted to fix the old broken rod instead of buying a new one.

Because the two broken pieces are hollow, I decided to insert a brand new rod inside the two broken pieces to join them together.

I purchased a 20 mm thickness rod from the hardware store:

Figure 4: 20 mm thickness, 1.2 m length metal rod.

A good option is to purchase a hollow rod because the broom might become heavy. However, I could not find such a rod in a hardware store.

Step 1: Mark 40 cm Length With Pencil

I used a pencil to mark the 40 cm length:

Figure 5: Mark the Length.

I did not want the cut a full broom length of the rod because then the broom would be heavy after it is fixed.

I attached the rod into a vice and cut the rod:

Figure 6: Cut the Rod Photo 1.

You can now see the 40 cm piece:

Figure 7: Cut the Rod Photo 2.

I inserted the rod into the first piece and sealed it with masking tape:

Figure 8: Insert into the first piece.

I inserted the rod into the second piece and sealed it with masking tape:

Figure 9: Insert into the second piece.

I also had to use pliers to widen the opening of the two broken rod pieces to allow insertion of the 20 mm thickness rod.