hi robert. i feel your pain, literally. dont know if youve seen a doctor about your hand pain, but a few years ago mine hurt so bad i could only build a few miniutes at a time. saw a doc, turns out it was carpal tunnel syndrome. had to have surgery on both hands, wound up losing my job from being off work,( which was the best thing that could have happened), but now im back to about 95% strength in both hands. its well worth checking out.