Thread: What are you working on?

Very nice work. I am feeling like I am shadowing you as I have a similar project near the bench. The silver bars separating the pieces, how are they attached? I am on the fence as to if I should try to mount them with pins soldered in from the back or if I should silver solder them to the liners. I see that you pin alignment is off slightly. I need to remind myself that Boulle's final pieces and first pieces were probably much different. Did you epoxy the MOP as well as pin it?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Trust me, Harold! I have lots of crap to install yet! I will be an old barbershop picture collector soon.
I need a dozen or so....

Tom, don't forget a booster seat for the kiddies. True story---> One day I was in the barber chair getting a shave when a guy walked in with his young son. The little boy asked his dad, "What's Mike doing to that man?" His dad told him, "He's giving him a shave." When Mike was through, I got out of the chair and told the little boy, "Come here and feel my face. When Mike gives you a shave it makes you feel like a king." The little guy jumped in the booster seat, felt his face, and told Mike, "Give me a shave and a haircut." Everyone in the barbershop got a good laugh that day.

Outstanding scales Mike. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Originally Posted by outback

Finished the first set of scales for the Butchers. Sanded to 1000 grt. , polished with Howards Restore-A-Shine, and sealed with Jubilee kitchen Wax, staying with that soft, natural, ebony glow.
The pics don't do them much justice, their awesome to see in hand.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Very nice work. I am feeling like I am shadowing you as I have a similar project near the bench. The silver bars separating the pieces, how are they attached? I am on the fence as to if I should try to mount them with pins soldered in from the back or if I should silver solder them to the liners. I see that you pin alignment is off slightly. I need to remind myself that Boulle's final pieces and first pieces were probably much different. Did you epoxy the MOP as well as pin it?

in order:
1. silver separators/bars were glued with CA and seem to be held firmly by the friction with the MOP panels (2 came off due to sanding generated heat that damaged the CA and I had a hard time to put them back in) - soldering pins to their back is the best way in my opinion - sorry, I don't master silver soldering for the moment; I did try for the shields, I managed to solder one well and damaged the other
2. the pin alignment is off in some places as I have a drill press that is not very precise and I 'm still working on the method
3. i did use epoxy (allegedly supposed the best, the toughest, shock and temperature resistant) just to see the MOP panels peeling off the liner later on - I gave up using epoxy - I use a drop of CA to hold the panel in place until it gets pinned.
4. 1st piece is the one in the middle, i attach the silver dividers and the sides mOP panels after

The silver spacers can be drilled-through and pinned to the liners. Just chamfer the outside of the holes a bit and peen them in.
After peening them on with silver wire, you can sand the peens flush and polish. They will be neigh invisible!

I have been busy posting a sweet mint, unused Genco DeRoma to the Movember Auctions in the classifieds.
Took 4 trys...not so easy!

Get down there and bid!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

The silver spacers can be drilled-through and pinned to the liners. Just chamfer the outside of the holes a bit and peen them in.
After peening them on with silver wire, you can sand the peens flush and polish. They will be neigh invisible!

the silver shields were pinned with silver wire, sanded and polished - reason why it doesn't show; the silver spacers have engraved surface were simply glued and kept in place by interlocking with the MOp panels (forgot to mention, these are slightly beveled)

before



after

Took delivery of this today.



A sheet of nickel. Part of which is destined for Rudis razor.

Geek

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Believe it or not........

Making a few nickel-silver pins and CA'ing the old Father-in-laws teef so he can eat Thanksgiving dinner to-morrow.
Wish me luck!



Any advise?