Thread: Brass Sheet Source, Ugly Pivot Hole Help!

Originally Posted by BigJim

Thanks. That was another idea I'd had, but I didn't know if I would be able to find brass tube that small (still don't). In my automotive restorations, I'd call that making a bushing, but you still have to fill in the slop space with something. J-B Weld is an epoxy I'm familiar with and have used with great results in certain applications. It's supposed to be almost insoluble, but is it safe for potentially getting dust from pivot wear on your skin? What do/did you use to fill in the hole? Thanks!

The small brass tubing is right next to the brass rod and the brass sheets.
FWIW I used JB weld on the one that I just finished. I'm not too worried about any dust off of it.

Honestly the "slop" is not all that critical, you will be getting close and that is good enough. Remember these razors have "slopped" around in there for a long time

Any kind of epoxy will work though, keep in mind you also don't want it too tight, a tiny bit of slop is neccesary...

Originally Posted by HNSB

The small brass tubing is right next to the brass rod and the brass sheets.

A dumb question perhaps, but I only know there are brass rods at the hardware store because that's where they keep the flat bar stock and round stock steel. I don't braise radiators--send them out to be cored and braised at the same time, so I've never gone there to look for razors. Truth be told right now I'm suffering from a lack of motivation and therefore thinking about razor restore instead of work I should be doing.

Originally Posted by HNSB

FWIW I used JB weld on the one that I just finished. I'm not too worried about any dust off of it.

I think I'll probably use JB myself. Might read over the package one time to see what kind of warnings it has for cured material. At least I have that handy. Though they probably have some at the hardware store right next to the brass tube, right next to the brass rods, right next to the other metal stock.

Thanks

I get my brass sheeting and tubing at Hobby Lobby.

FWIW;
I found myself needing some round stock steel yesterday so that gave me an excuse to also look for brass rod, tubing, and sheeting. I live in a small town (10K) with old fashioned hardware and farm supply stores. I came up empty!

Today the wife and I headed down to Sioux City (+/- 200K counting surrounding suburbs) looking for some things for the house we just moved into, and we took the time to check out the "Big Box" hardware stores-found a little sheeting at one, and some brass rods at that same store, but only down to 1/8th diameter.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I get my brass sheeting and tubing at Hobby Lobby.

Swung by Hobby Lobby while we were out: Several small sheets in various thicknesses, several brass, copper, and aluminum channels, BUT NO 1/16 Rod! 1/16 tubing, and bigger tubing, but no rod!

I'm probably going to have to go online for this stuff. Anybody know of a good online vendor?

I like the JB Weld idea . You can find sheet brass , etc. at www.knifemaking.com

First, look for HOBBY stores. Any store that sells stuff to make wooden model airplaine and RC stuff will have sheet, rod, and tubing.

I would buy very thin sheet, maybe 20ga. some 1/8" tubeing and some 1/16 rod.

Drill the blade pivoit out to 1/8" One little trick I use is to jam wood (like maybe a round tooth pick) into the hole and then cut it off flush. The gives the point of the drill just a little bit of support.

now sleve the blade with the 1/8 tubing- and epoxie will hole it in. Then file it flush.

a short cut on your scales, if you have a scaner, is to just lay the old scale on the scanner and make a copy of it. Make any changes to that and cut it out as a pattern.

Your going to fine thin sheet is hard to cut without distorting it. you have the perfect answer. Simply make a stack. First scale, then both sheets of brass, then the other scale, then the pattern. I use double sided tape to put them together.

cut the whole stack at one time. I use a scroll saw, but you can use a fine coping saw just as well.

When it comes time to split them apart, hit the stack with a hair dryer on the highest setting to soften the glue first.

a slightly different way would be to glue the brass sheet to the wood first and do the same thing.

hope this gives you some ideas

I had an idea or two myself, but that gives me some more to work with. I don't have a scroll saw...yet. But I do have a coping saw, and was planning on making use of that.

Thanks for the input!