Lou wrote:
Can I ask if you tried epoxy resin? Ive just ordered new paddles for
the second time after the tabs sheered off the last replacement set. I
wondered if youd been successful as Im thinking of epoxy resin to stop
them moving this time. (or has anyone else tried it please ?) thanks in
advance


Epoxy breaks down with age, and presenting it with
environmental challenges (heat, UV light, water),
does not improve its disposition. Epoxy also smells
a bit, given a chance. You don't want to be smelling
that on your shirts.

Unfortunately, bad engineering is bad engineering.
If items don't have sufficient material to work with
(no thickness to take screws), then no amount of
cursing will keep the item on. I use #2 screws for
things that need "assistance", but the material has to be
thick enough so it does not crack where the screw goes in.

Maybe you could get someone in a machine shop
to make you a paddle out of something else.
It can't be steel, because that would rust and
leave stains on the clothes. The surface would
have to be polished smooth, to avoid damage
to the clothing (pure cottons are the first
to shred).

Paul