Thread: My First Ebay Razor

This is my first Ebay razor, let me know how I did. The scale is broken as you can see in the pic,but i picked this up for $54. This has been the razor I have been wanting and I have put several bids in on others and I finially won this one. Also since Iam still a newb any suggestions on new scales would be greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by Gentlemanandscholar

This is my first Ebay razor, let me know how I did. The scale is broken as you can see in the pic,but i picked this up for $54. This has been the razor I have been wanting and I have put several bids in on others and I finially won this one. Also since Iam still a newb any suggestions on new scales would be greatly appreciated.

Truth? The blade is just fine.
But if you are going to pay to have someone make new scales, you would have probably better off to buy one without busted scales, which you can find in the $80 range. It will cost you $75-$100 just to have someone make new scales. You can also try your hand at making them yourself...there is all kinds of information on that in the workshop area of the site.

If you are in Australia, I'll put on a set of scales, in acrylic, and hone it for you, gratis - you just pay return postage.
I'm being selfish really - I just want to shave with one of these........

if the scales clean up well and all the pieces are there you might be able to fix those with a very thin brass liner using ca glue. It won't be perfect visually but might work. I've done this with a Boker

Oce you've removed those scales you might be able to do an acetone weld to repair the break. Don't sand or do anything else to the broken surfaces, just push them together and drop 100% acetone onto the crack and let it draw in by capillary action. Work from the back side of the scale. You can practice first on narrow pieces of plexiglas--a hardware store can supply you, or maybe a frame shop. Just bend 'em, break 'em, and do some practice welds. Best tool to transfer the acetone is a hypodermic needle with a blunted tip. Dentists send folks home with them for rinsing the wounds left by wisdom-tooth extractions. You can also pick up acetone by capillary action in a pair of tweezers, and release it just like you're letting go of something solid.

You can also get new scales, pretty cheap, from The Superior Shave. Check the Wiki for unpinning and repinning instructions.

Very nice blade you scored!

Best wishes

Originally Posted by Havachat45

If you are in Australia, I'll put on a set of scales, in acrylic, and hone it for you, gratis - you just pay return postage.
I'm being selfish really - I just want to shave with one of these........

Nice offer

Hey bro, it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, if you dig it, it's worth it!

Well Im jealous I want one of those good job that's a great razor

In my opinion you got a great razor. Just repair, hone and you are good to go :-)