Jbweld is epoxy, bulked out with calcium carbonate, and iron powder. It is good for lots of things.
Charlie
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Jbweld is epoxy, bulked out with calcium carbonate, and iron powder. It is good for lots of things.
Charlie
I would think copper tubing would be a bad idea without something to protect it from the steel. I'm not sure about razor steel, but generally the 2 metals will cause a reaction and it will eat away at it. If this happens(and it won't take long if it does, especially with water added) your pivot hole could end up even bigger, and ruin your razor. Just get the brass or steel tubing to be safe.
Exactly right... the same reason they use a Dielectric Union or Insulating Flange
It will happen with any steel. Even Stainless which is specifically designed to prevent or slow down corrosion/oxidation.
If it is kept dry, it will happen very slowly. Electrolytic corrosion (also known as galvanic corrosion) rates are sort of difficult to determine due to variability in the metal properties and environments.
just to add one more thing to the confusion
for irregular holes you can use bigger brass rod and peen that into the hole
then drill that out
Hi,
For sleeving a reasonably round pivot hole, I use some of the plastic pipes/spouts you get with some aerosol cans. The one from a B-55 compressed gas dusting can is high density polythene, and is just the right size for use with straights. It is easily cut to length, and is 'slippy' in feel.
Works a treat :)
Have fun !
regards
Russ
If the hole in the blade hasn't become enlarged by corrosion or wear, then perhaps using the same size pin as the original maker isn't such a bad thing. After all, it's been like that since it was made and before most of us were around. Another alternative,perhaps, is to gauge the hole in the blade and procure the correct sized pin.
I have used your posts quoted with my posts to point out the fix...
Your Torrey is an exception to my rule really just because the hole is SO irregular, that is one that I would probably use an epoxy on, even though I am not that partial to it's use.. Without having it in my hands I have to use just what I see in your pics..
Also that line where you say snugly??? I never said the sleeve should ever fit tight, many of them do not, in fact in the thread I did about how to fix these, if you look very close at that pic you will see that the tube DOES NOT fit snugly into the old hole...
The object of this is to make things better, with a simple easy fix, which is why I seriously don't understand the huge flap about this thread...I mean seriously some of you are actually debating whether to take 5 minutes and add a spacer to take up excess slop, that actually amazes me...:confused:
BTW your scales will not "Fall apart" but depending on the tolerance you build with, you can start to have problems as soon as the pins start to loosen up, which all pins loosen up...
Edit: Phatman was posting as I was, but his idea above might also be a viable option for your Torrey....Great idea BTW Russ !!
Known as "roll pins" seen here . I use them in armature bars in tattoo machines. I can't believe how big this thread got.:thinking: