Thread: What are you working on?

Here's another broken scale repair. I took a better progression of pics this time.


Super glued to hold together for cutting the slots


This is why I keep my cutting wheels that are worn down.


I got a little close to cutting through on this one

So I remembered that one time I was using a furniture finish pin and I shook it down to get some more ink in the tip and when I pulled the cap it poured out ony hand so maybe I can do that and pour a drop in, this time being careful not to get it all over my hand.

...or not.

So a brass or nickel silver pin would be alright but I used a hardened stainless rotator pin from an Abloy Disklock Pro. Hard as hell and never rusts or tarnishes.

Epoxied in...

...and covered the break on the outside


After drying removed the excess with a file...



...then sanded smooth.


Another touch with the furniture touch up pen hides the break to nearly invisible


Not fancy scales but now still usable. Plus, this was mainly an exercise with some that would not crack the Earth in half if it didn't work out well.

Who says you can't repair plastic scales?

Nice work. Its good to practice. And when you do it right on lesser scales you get another set to use later.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Boy I wish I had gotten some good before pics of this one but I think this re-regrind/regrind repair has come out pretty well especially considering how wrecked it was before and also since I have done it all freehand.
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The guide plate on my belt grinder (2X72) is down on the flat and no way to put it.on the 4inch wheel so I have been just freehand holding it on the wheel. I'm not done yet but I think it will come out alright.
I think I am going to replace the scales on this one since they have so much delamination.

Ever lose scales? Last night I decided it was time to put this British Improved Temper V crown R back together and I couldn't find the scales anywhere. I must have searched for 2 hours but no show. It's fine though because I was going to make new ones anyway but still that drives me nuts.

... anyway so after sorting through a few to use for patterns I found that these sitting on my counter, also in the process of a regrind & restore were the right size.

I was torn between the bone or 2 different types of horn but at the wife's recommendation I decided to use the black buffalo horn.

Good choice too. See how this piece has a grain that is in a curve roughly like a scale? Only problem is that a pencil line doesn't show very well to follow with the saw so I glued a sheet of paper to the face and traced.


Only problem with low temp hot glue is it can get cold before you can get the pieces pressed together so I had to clamp and heat gun them.

Progressed through the belts: 150, 220, 400, 600, 800 to final rough shape then hand sanded to get finished shape. After that and a trip to the buffer I used the 4 sided nail buffer sponge. That thing is the king, el jefe. As an example, after working up to polish side I remembered that I had a 5k trizact sanding pad so I figured I'd see if that would shine it even more?...it actually dulled it and I had to go back to the nail sponge. After that I hit the loose.cotton wheel and it wouldn't bring the shine up beyond an arguable increment.
Final product:

I love the way the grain runs the shape of the scales.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

So the regrind on the Wade and Butcher wedge is going better than I thought it might. But as Bob Ross would say, "This is your bravery test."
Before:
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So I'm not done yet but I did manage to get a pretty even test bevel.

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Still have some work to do but so far I'm pleased that I didn't screw it up...yet.

Edit: BTW, that bevel does go all the way to the tip in that next to last pic. The light just doesn't let it show.

So here's a word to the wise: if you decide to soak collars in a solution for the purposes of cleaning, do yourself a favor and don't leave them in a shot glass anywhere near the kitchen. You might find yourself with you hand in the garbage disposal picking through remnants of last night's dinner.


...and I had all 4 original collars PLUS the inner support collars in perfect condition. Just soaking them to remove soap and corrosion on the inside. I was quite literally hopping mad.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

So here's a word to the wise: if you decide to soak collars in a solution for the purposes of cleaning, do yourself a favor and don't leave them in a shot glass anywhere near the kitchen. You might find yourself with you hand in the garbage disposal picking through remnants of last night's dinner.

I thought i was reading that you had drank them ..Better looking through the bin than the toilet

Originally Posted by JOB15

I thought i was reading that you had drank them ..Better looking through the bin than the toilet

Yeah except that I didn't even find them. To add insult to injury I couldn't retrieve any of them.

Paul, that’s a terrible story.

Thanks Shaun. I can't be mad at the wife. She was cleaning the kitchen and although the glass was next to other razor stuff it was also sitting next to some other glasses. I should have put it somewhere else. The real kicker was that they were all in perfect shape. Shame on me for not being more careful.