Thread: They Said It Couldn't Be Done !

Anyone old enough to remember that TV commercial ? I got this razor with these beautiful scales from a member who was going to replace them but never got around to it. The back scale was broken in the center.

I did a Google web search on gluing celluloid and the general consensus was that it couldn't be done.

I was talking to Randy and the topic came up and he suggested epoxy. I had some in the cabinet and finally got around to it yesterday. After curing for 24 hours I stropped him for 100 laps and the scales held together just fine.

Nice, Jimmy. Hats off to you for trying. That's how I am for better or worse. Tell me something can't be done and I'll try it. Sometimes I make discoveries doing that, and other times I realize that touching the hot stove DOES burn your fingers!

Chris L

Sure it will, epoxy basically creates it's own strength, when they say Celluloid can't be glued I think they mean it doesn't bond with glues, like say plastic does...
But the epoxy is strong enough to create a bridge, if you were to rough up the back sides of the scales the epoxy will actually form a mechanical lock and probably be stronger then the original scales... Drop a small piece of fiberglass cloth over the crack while still wet, and it should never come apart....

For something even stronger, you can use the glass bedding kits we use for bedding barrels for accuracy, on rifle stocks...

Thanks for the info Glen. I think it is there to stay but if it does come apart I will try that and for sure on any future projects. Back in the '70s I glass bedded an action for a Savage 112V in 220 Swift. Had an Unertl Ultra Varmint scope and was quite a gun.

We are both showing our age by even knowing what an Unertl scope even is

Very nice on the repair it looks like it should hold for a very long time.
Also age does not matter on the matter of knowing about the Unertl scopes I am only 30 but being a former Marine every body knows those scopes. Now not necessarily have ever used one but sure do know about them and how well they preform.

Hey, I'm not that old, I've had unertl scopes on my guns (the hawk, and then whats the 6x, the condor?) but any self-respecting gun nut should know about them right?

would the epoxy be simliar to a good weld on metal, from the standpoint of the weld is actually stronger than the material to either side of it. I'd think with celluloid that would likely be the case, that epoxy will outlast the scales.

Red