Managed to break two pairs of scales before 7:00 AM today. 1 vulcanite, 1 celluloid. I wonder if this is possibly a SRP record, certainly my personal best.
Time for more coffee, it's just too early for bourbon. Maybe.
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Managed to break two pairs of scales before 7:00 AM today. 1 vulcanite, 1 celluloid. I wonder if this is possibly a SRP record, certainly my personal best.
Time for more coffee, it's just too early for bourbon. Maybe.
My sympathies stimpy52. Rough morning. Thins could only get better. Just curious, did you tried another razor or said not today?
Luis
I suggest this drink. It has tea and orange juice in it so it is over qualified as a breakfast drink.
3 oz Schnapps
3 oz rum
6 oz water
Juice from one orange
1 tea bag (black)
Preparation:
Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes, and serve. Sugar to taste.
Hmmm... add a pickled egg and you've got my usual breakfast.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
I've only got one more junker with good scales left. My self-confidence is shaken but... I've never been one to learn from my own mistakes, I'll give it a shot a little later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis
I had a morning like that a while ago. One of the scales I broke was from a pair. I hear your pain.
I know a similar recipe; except you use whiskey instead of schnapps, omit all the other ingredients and don't boil it.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
Michael
I busted two scales and cracked one hard to find blade in single day, but not before 0700 - you may have a record there! Sounds like a good time to walk away and dive into something that won't break. …alcohol does sounds safer at this point - but only if you lock the door to your shop. I've come up with some really interesting ideas after a few fingers of scotch, only to find that the idea looked a lot better on paper (or in my head) - it seems scotch and my workshop don't mix well.
Sorry to hear about that!
But a record? nah, not even close!
A couple years back I decided to het a cordless Dremel to do a little final polishing and what not on a few NOS razors of very reputable brands.
Let's just say they are now all part of my "horror cabinet" for major no-no's in restoration...
Workshop + 2 Fingers of Bourbon = 2 fingers of band-aides
The straight razor gods, want you to practice you scale making skills.
How did you break the two?
Not a record by far!! I dropped a bag bunch of razors from a antique store as I got out of the car onto ice and fell on them. Fried scales a bunch. My hide was ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by stimpy52
~Richard
As I sit here I have 3 fingers bandaged. One from a blade I was sanding, one from a Japanese saw (don't ask), and one from the belt sander. Unfortunately there was no scotch involved - lack of sleep is sometimes just as bad! :gthQuote:
Originally Posted by Magpie
I'll bet Stimpy has an interesting story for his - mine are always trying to nudge a pin out. There's a normal amount of pressure I use to work the pin out if comes off cleanly using flush cutters - but occasionally they just don't give in. Sometimes the exact point in time when I realize something is amiss is also when the renegade scales meet their point of maximum give. …and snap!Quote:
Originally Posted by Euclid440