Thread: Filling in large Pits

I just acquired a dovo special 7/8 razor but it has a lard pit around the spine towards the toe.

Just wondering if anyone has tried to fill in large pits with some kind of metal and then sand it smooth.

This would be only be for aesthetics

Any thoughts

Nope, you really can't fill it in. You can either live with it or you can do some sanding to either soften it or sand down the whole razor so it all equalizes out.

Of course you can try some bondo and see what happens. (just kidding)

I was thinking of something like souder or puter

Try J-B Weld.
It is an epoxy used to join (cold-weld) metal, it cures to a steel-like color (but not polished).
it is also water proof and will expand and contract with the steel from temperature variations so it is unlikely to "pop" out suddenly one day.

Originally Posted by smythe

Try J-B Weld.
It is an epoxy used to join (cold-weld) metal, it cures to a steel-like color (but not polished).
it is also water proof and will expand and contract with the steel from temperature variations so it is unlikely to "pop" out suddenly one day.

I LOVE J-B weld, but I wouldn't even consider using it for something like this.

Unless I completely misread the OP's comments, the whole point of this is cosmetic, and while J-B weld is more or less a steely gray color, you'd be able to spot the patch from across the room, and spot it easily.

I would try hot lead before I tried JB weld. Speaking of which, if you're not overly concerned about using hot lead, this may be your best option. It will be MUCH closer in appearance than JB weld, and even though it is much softer than steel, obviously, it can be polished if done with a light hand.

I'd leave it as it is.

After sanding the blade a bit I think i can live with the pitting.
Thanks for the feedback everyone


Oshie

Originally Posted by Oshie

After sanding the blade a bit I think i can live with the pitting.
Thanks for the feedback everyone


Oshie

I think that's a wise choice.

Yeah, that's really the best option in my opinion.. I don't think you'd ever be happy with trying to fill in the pits.