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Post by papabear on Jun 28, 2013 10:17:57 GMT -6
When I read your thread about crushing the old knot ( www.theoriginalsafetytoo.com/thread/864/restored-ready-100), I still was a little unclear about what you did. Being an engineer you would think I would know better, but sometimes I am very dense. Anyway, to help me along in my Ever Ready 150 restore project, the following two pictures show direction of force applied by the clamp to remove the knot. According to how you do it is A or B? Thank you for helping out this dense idiot. A B
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Jun 28, 2013 12:38:26 GMT -6
The direction of force is shown in A, but it needs to be on the base of the knot just as it comes out of the handle. What I've found is that it only works on knots that have hard knots at the spot the vise closes on it. A couple I've done didn't have that knot so it didn't have anything to crush. The vise is still handy because you can tighten it down on the knot and pull on the handle which helps separate the hairs from the glue, usually in large clumps. Squeeze the knot right above the opening in the handle with your fingers and see if it feels solid.
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Post by RocketMan on Jun 29, 2013 13:42:15 GMT -6
That is lovely handle Papabear. It should make a very nice new brush. Looking forward to your progress.
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Post by papabear on Jul 2, 2013 13:39:33 GMT -6
The direction of force is shown in A, but it needs to be on the base of the knot just as it comes out of the handle. What I've found is that it only works on knots that have hard knots at the spot the vise closes on it. A couple I've done didn't have that knot so it didn't have anything to crush. The vise is still handy because you can tighten it down on the knot and pull on the handle which helps separate the hairs from the glue, usually in large clumps. Squeeze the knot right above the opening in the handle with your fingers and see if it feels solid. Thanks, HT, that really closes the loop for me. The knot is very solid a good 1/4" above the opening. Time to get the clamps out and see how it goes. I also saw a video which demonstrates using steam to release the knot.
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Jul 2, 2013 18:19:48 GMT -6
When I was researching the topic I read about steaming the knots loose, but I also read some warnings that it can damage the plastic handles. That is a really awesome looking brush.
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Post by papabear on Jul 2, 2013 19:27:15 GMT -6
When I was researching the topic I read about steaming the knots loose, but I also read some warnings that it can damage the plastic handles. That is a really awesome looking brush. Thanks, Tom. I really like the handle too. Regarding boiling the knot, the thought of steam around boar hair brings to mind a torrid of gut wrenching smells. Also, the handle has a slight crack in it, so any extreme temperature fluxuations may cause the handle to break. When I reknot the brush, I plan on filling the crack before buffing.
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