Thread: Waaaa!!

Originally Posted by JMS

I think Ivo means neutered!

Ya know, there are days where I just don't seem to read things properly. I suppose it should have been clear but it wasn't at that time.

Originally Posted by steve

Ya know, there are days where I just don't seem to read things properly. I suppose it should have been clear but it wasn't at that time.

Don't worry Steve, every day is a day like that for me. Glad to hear the contact cement worked (another little tip to squirrel away when I next cut my strop)

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Don't worry Steve, every day is a day like that for me. Glad to hear the contact cement worked (another little tip to squirrel away when I next cut my strop)

James.

I hope I don't have to do it again though. But it was a great tip and I'll add it to my journal for future reference.

I bet clamping the glued section with blocks would help it to dry flat... for future reference.

Originally Posted by steve

I am going to give myself 30 lashes with the strop as a penance

Skin oil is good for conditioning the leather, right?

Actually, one of the reasons to use contact cement is because clamping is completely unnecessary.

Glad the tip worked...I just wish I'd never had the need to develop the procedure in the first place.

Cheers,
Ed

Originally Posted by ForestryProf

Actually, one of the reasons to use contact cement is because clamping is completely unnecessary.

Glad the tip worked...I just wish I'd never had the need to develop the procedure in the first place.

Cheers,
Ed

Contact cement is amazing stuff --the lack of waiting time is nice and somewhat intimidating in crucial exacting scenarios. Does anyone know the limits or pro vs cons of contact cement in general?


Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Contact cement is amazing stuff --the lack of waiting time is nice and somewhat intimidating in crucial exacting scenarios. Does anyone know the limits or pro vs cons of contact cement in general?


Justin

Pros: quick, strong, flexible.
Cons: only one chance to get it right

Originally Posted by ForestryProf

Pros: quick, strong, flexible.
Cons: only one chance to get it right

Prof... you're a genius... just fixed a strop of mine with your method.

A sensationally beautiful vintage australian strop that was damaged due to indifferent stropping technique... on someones part, no need to embarress any one person.

Thanks for offering the tip mate... at least a couple of very decent strops have been resurected as a result.

By the way... the contact cement i used is made by Norton! Is there anything Norton can't do?!

Greg Frazer

Originally Posted by Greg Frazer

Prof... you're a genius... just fixed a strop of mine with your method.

A sensationally beautiful vintage australian strop that was damaged due to indifferent stropping technique... on someones part, no need to embarress any one person.

Thanks for offering the tip mate... at least a couple of very decent strops have been resurected as a result.

By the way... the contact cement i used is made by Norton! Is there anything Norton can't do?!

Greg Frazer

Hi Greg,

I'm curious as to the name of the contact cement you used.

Please do tell.

No worries mate...

It's called Norton "Gelfix" contact cement... you (and me) might have heard it called "Bear" contact cement before...

I wandered around work today asking "have you seen any bear glue?" and this is what i ended up with... i wasn't aware it came in a gel as well until today. (Bear contact cement is liquid)

Let me know if you have trouble finding it... i know Bunnings and Mitre10 have it.

What i did was lay the strop flat on the bench... dip my bum scratcher in the cement and rub it over the cut... against the grain if you know what i mean... this seemed to work the cement deep into the cut... then i let it get tacky dry and rubbed with the grain pushing the cut closed and smoothing the surface... the excess cement rolled up and fell off like bubble gum would...

Next task is to get it off your finger... I'm sitting here now, reading the forum and trying to get Bear Gel off my hands... every campaign has it's casualties.

Greg Frazer