Thread: Scale repaired

I bought a 7-day set of stra8s off ebay awhile back. All but one of the blades were beyond salvage, but the imitation tortoise shell Scales were in perfect condition. That is until I broke one depinning them. I didn’t want to throw it away so I decided to repair it. The Scale broke just on the blade side of the center pin (these are 3 pin Scales). Rather than just glue the 2 halves back together (it would be a weak joint), I took a #60 wire drill bit and Carefully drilled 2 parallel holes about a ¼ inch deep in each half of the scale, lining them up as close as possible.
I then took 2 pieces of 24-gauge brass wire about ½ inch in length and glued them in the holes in the tip half of the scale with 5-min. epoxy. After it set up I put as much glue in the other two holes as possible, Put glue on the break, dipped the exposed part of the brass wire in the glue and stuck the 2 halves together.
After the whole thing set for a while I examined the Scales. They look straight and even. You can see where the break is and you can see the brass wire showing through the clear section of the tortoise shell. The tang of a razor fits nicely between the tips, so there shouldn’t be much stress when I repin it. I took before, during, and after pictures (4 pics) if anyone is interested in seeing them.

Stop teasing and show us the pics!

Originally Posted by Rik

Stop teasing and show us the pics!

I'll either post the pics, or put them in the user gallery tomorrow or monday. The Pictures were taken in 3 megapixels (2288x1712) and I don't have the software to reduce the file size, so I have to email them to my office and do it there. my apologies for the wait.

Originally Posted by wopmanfixit

I bought a 7-day set of stra8s off ebay awhile back. All but one of the blades were beyond salvage, but the imitation tortoise shell Scales were in perfect condition. That is until I broke one depinning them. I didn’t want to throw it away so I decided to repair it. The Scale broke just on the blade side of the center pin (these are 3 pin Scales). Rather than just glue the 2 halves back together (it would be a weak joint), I took a #60 wire drill bit and Carefully drilled 2 parallel holes about a ¼ inch deep in each half of the scale, lining them up as close as possible.
I then took 2 pieces of 24-gauge brass wire about ½ inch in length and glued them in the holes in the tip half of the scale with 5-min. epoxy. After it set up I put as much glue in the other two holes as possible, Put glue on the break, dipped the exposed part of the brass wire in the glue and stuck the 2 halves together.
After the whole thing set for a while I examined the Scales. They look straight and even. You can see where the break is and you can see the brass wire showing through the clear section of the tortoise shell. The tang of a razor fits nicely between the tips, so there shouldn’t be much stress when I repin it. I took before, during, and after pictures (4 pics) if anyone is interested in seeing them.

That's the exact method I used to repair the handles on my sunglasses. (4 pairs, the friends are satisfied too ). It works well under tension.

Nenad

Originally Posted by superfly

That's the exact method I used to repair the handles on my sunglasses. (4 pairs, the friends are satisfied too ). It works well under tension.

Great minds think alike.lol

exactly. I used superglue instead of epoxy, and needle pins (from my new shirt) instead of brass...

e-mail me the pics, I'll resize them for you,

Nenad

Some very good info here. Y'all did good...

Where are the Damned Pics?!?! I want to see this repair.

Originally Posted by joesixpack

Where are the Damned Pics?!?! I want to see this repair.

The pics are in the user gallery under wopmanpics. A great big THANK YOU to Superfly for down sizing the picture files and making the close ups.

Your gallery is currently not marked "shared"... thus, the public cannot see the pics.