Thread: Scale Spacer

Hey all,

I'm in the process of making my first set of scales out of Tasmanian Myrtle. Looking OK so far.

I was going to use wood for the spacer but after re-looking at Bill's CD I thought I'd use the old spacer from the original scales. I've cleaned it up and want to use it but the shape is quite a steep wedge and I'm worried that once I've glued and pinned them all together the metal wedge will separate from the timber and show a gap (I think I've explained that correctly).

Has this been an issue for anyone and should I give the metal a miss and go with just a flat home made timber job?

Any advice much appreciated!!

Cheers,
David.

I'm hardly the one to advise, having made and fixed only one set of scales, but I made my own wedge in the same wood that the scales were made from.
When the scales were fixed to the wedge (before pinning the razor end) the angle looked way too steep, but once fixed everything looks fine.

I would recommend that you use a good epoxy and let it cure fully before attempting to pin the razor end.

But as I said, I'm no expert!

no I haven`t had any problems ,clean the surface with thinners and let dry then key the surface with 180 grit wet and dry then wash and let dry again then use either a good epoxy or ca type glue then pin and peen,you shouldn`t have any problems, if yo do blame Effigy
Kind regards Peter

Thanks guys,

I'm in two minds whether to use it or not.

The spacer is a silver color and my pinning material is going to be brass which may look a bit odd.

If I don't use it for this razor I'll use it on another though.

Cheers,
David.

Originally Posted by bg42

you shouldn`t have any problems, if you do blame Effigy

Looks like I'll have to blame him then

Cleaned and glued twice with Selleys two-part epoxy araldite but cracked open both times. Second time while pinning the blade in

I'll have to pull the whole thing apart now and start again. I think I'll make my own spacer out of some out of the black plastic scales the blade came with.

Oh well live and learn

Originally Posted by drsch3

Looks like I'll have to blame him then

Cleaned and glued twice with Selleys two-part epoxy araldite but cracked open both times. Second time while pinning the blade in

I'll have to pull the whole thing apart now and start again. I think I'll make my own spacer out of some out of the black plastic scales the blade came with.

Oh well live and learn

Sorry mate you cant blame him ,its your fault,you purchased a selleys product I think they are the biggest heap of shit out ,I have never had any success with them
those five minuet glues you get in the silly sollys shops and the like are only $2 and are ten times better,that is all I use now ,If you gave me any selleys product I would politely say thank you and when you wern`t looking I terf it in the bin
Just clean it up again and use cheep super glue or 5 min epoxy ,any thing but selleys and you will be ok
Kind regards Peter

Thanks Peter. I'll give it another go. Can you give me the brand of glue you are using (or similar) and I'll see if I can hunt it down. We don't have "Silly Solly" shops down south, are they like the $2 shop? It would be great if yours is cheaper, the Selleys was about $15!!

I used Selleys cause there is a thread somewhere from garythepenman where he uses it for his scales.

Originally Posted by bg42

Sorry mate you cant blame him ,its your fault,you purchased a selleys product I think they are the biggest heap of shit out ,I have never had any success with them
those five minuet glues you get in the silly sollys shops and the like are only $2 and are ten times better,that is all I use now ,If you gave me any selleys product I would politely say thank you and when you wern`t looking I terf it in the bin
Just clean it up again and use cheep super glue or 5 min epoxy ,any thing but selleys and you will be ok
Kind regards Peter

I never actually glue my wegdges in place. The pressure of the peen takes care of any movement that I"m worried about. As for the angle of the wedge, it's quite often that I'll use a wedge that is basically almost flat. I've never had a problem with a wedge being too steep, though, I try to avoid it as to not put uneccessary pressure on the wedge peen. If you'd like to flatten out the edge abit, try using some sort of file. The rigidity of a steel file usually means you don't have to worry about uneven surfaces.

The pointy end of the wedge is really thin, so to flatten it out completely would remove the space from the spacer.

I could probably take it down a bit to remove some of the angle and remove some of the stress of the glue and pin.

I'll try both. Get some better glue and remove some of the angle

Thanks for the advice!

Originally Posted by drsch3

Thanks Peter. I'll give it another go. Can you give me the brand of glue you are using (or similar) and I'll see if I can hunt it down. We don't have "Silly Solly" shops down south, are they like the $2 shop? It would be great if yours is cheaper, the Selleys was about $15!!

I used Selleys cause there is a thread somewhere from garythepenman where he uses it for his scales.

any of the 2$ shops crazy clarks the wharehouse gone bonkers king kong
dimmey`s
need I go on
Kind regards Peter
ps any cheep super glue will do just as good but in the 5min epoxy pasco comes to mind
but there ar plenty others (no selley`s)