Thread: Tragedy!

I feel for you, but on the bright side it would have been worse if it had been an Escher or Japanese Natural.

Originally Posted by blag147

sorry to be perdandic, but there is no longer half. In England we speak ENGLISH

Well, I'm going to be too.

Its pedantic, not perdandic.

If you're going to be pedantic, at least spell it right.

LOL do you guys bicker on any funeral?
Lets think of this poor little barber hone please.

Muirtach have you decided yet whether you want to try the gorilla glue route?

Originally Posted by 0livia

LOL do you guys bicker on any funeral?
Lets think of this poor little barber hone please.

Muirtach have you decided yet whether you want to try the gorilla glue route?

Sorry Olivia, you're right..! Its just that posts like the one I commented on do annoy me a bit. They add nothing to the conversation at hand and are simply picky and unnecessary. I would never correct someone on some small point of syntax face to face, let alone on an online forum. Its almost guaranteed to annoy people and achieve nothing else.

Anyway, I've said my piece and I shall make no further comments on the matter! I'll get off my soapbox now..!



Anyway, back on topic, I feel the pain! I dropped my Shapton 8k and broke the glass a while back when I was lapping it. So annoying!

Hopefully you can glue it as Jimmy and Olivia suggest? Or at least use it in its shortened form?

What is this gorilla glue btw? Is it like superglue or is it more like a rubber glue?

Good luck repairing the hone or with finding a replacement!

Polite would be mourning the poor guys hone, not checking his post for corrections to be made. Especially being one of the first posts. If you would like to talk about good manners, you should apologize to the guy.

PS. Sorry about the hone, good luck finding a replacement.

Originally Posted by blag147

No one says old chap over here. We are not that quante anymore. But we can still be pollite and good mannered. We in the shaving circle should hold ourselves in good esteem as gentle folk who have good manners

I say "Glue it". You definitely cannot lose.

My own choice of adhesive would be regular epoxy. Before you do this, make certain that the stone is quite dry and free from any excess dust. Apply a line of the epoxy along the break (both sides) but so that it doesn't quite come to the either the front or back surfaces of the stone. Try to work the epoxy down into the grain of the stone, especially at the middle of the stone where the two different grit sizes meet. Now bring the two broken sections together, clamp lightly and leave it alone to harden. Once the epoxy is properly set, resurface the stone (both sides, please). That should return the stone to a usable condition.

I broke a swaty by dropping it. I glued it back together using gorilla glue and after it dried lapped all surfaces. That was two years ago, and It works fine.
I thought you'd like to try this repair.

Originally Posted by Stubear

What is this gorilla glue btw? Is it like superglue or is it more like a rubber glue?

You can read about it here. They have more than one type depending on your purpose and IME they make a quality product.

As far as gluing the rock. In the photo if looked as if the break would fit together well and would probably be fine if there are not pieces at the edges broken and lost. IOW, if it can be glued and then lapped to a smooth and unbroken surface.

Originally Posted by 0livia

LOL do you guys bicker on any funeral?
Lets think of this poor little barber hone please.

Muirtach have you decided yet whether you want to try the gorilla glue route?

You're right Olivia. Some of us Yanks can be thin skinned sometimes. My apologies to my British brethren for getting up on my hind legs over a trivial remark that was probably meant in jest.

Thanks for the sympathy and ideas. I will attempt to epoxy it back together when I get home. The larger piece should be fine on its own. Though I will need to do a few more laps than previously.