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Don’t have an anvil so I HAD to use pliers! Channelocks used in lieu of anvil. It’s getting there!
I got bored
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The anvil is your straightedge
You could experiment with nickel plating. Not too difficult to do in a home workshop. Nickel plating has a softer, slightly less shiny look.
To straighten that cap you could rig something up with wood blocks and a hydraulic jack.
To straighten that cap you could rig something up with wood blocks and a hydraulic jack.
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Channelocks, a wifebeater, and a hammer.
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Yes! Of the three standard sizes of hammer - tapping bat, universal adjuster, and persuader - you want the first one
I'm no skeered of giving things a good BASHing, but Jeebus H! I was cringing right up to the end. 
Congratulations, one from one is still a one hundred percent success rate, but one fail will now equal a fifty percent reduction.
Brass becomes brittle when you bend it, and that bend? Ok you still a winner chikin dinner.
Congratulations, one from one is still a one hundred percent success rate, but one fail will now equal a fifty percent reduction.
Brass becomes brittle when you bend it, and that bend? Ok you still a winner chikin dinner.
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Ok, here's another question. Does anyone make a head that matches the Merkur 15c\41c that is NOT made from Zamak? I can buy another top plate for an old type, but I like the blade alignment better when I put the Merkur top cap on this razor. Maybe its a combo of shape and shape/thickness/angle of the top cap. Basically I wish Merkur would just make their open combs out of brass lol.
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What I would do? .... BASH it !! no wait .......
I would try tracing the end profile of each cap as carefully as you can, like nice sharp pincil, steady hand, then if you use transparent paper, lay one over the other and see if you can cut/file/bash/add metal to the offender into the shape of the other?
Or you could just BASH it
I would try tracing the end profile of each cap as carefully as you can, like nice sharp pincil, steady hand, then if you use transparent paper, lay one over the other and see if you can cut/file/bash/add metal to the offender into the shape of the other?
Or you could just BASH it
Just run it, it'll likely last for years. Nine bucks at DOVO/Merkur
Merkur replacement part - Top Plate, Pol Chrome, Short Screw (fits razor models: 15/33/23/25/20/30/40 /41/42/43/44/47/933/985)
Merkur - Razor Part - Top Plate, Pol Chrome, Short Screw (fits razor models: 15/33/23/25/20/30/40/41/42/43/44/47/933/985)
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Yessir, I won’t stop using it for certain. Just used…..well the top plate anywayJust run it, it'll likely last for years. Nine bucks at DOVO/Merkur
Merkur replacement part - Top Plate, Pol Chrome, Short Screw (fits razor models: 15/33/23/25/20/30/40 /41/42/43/44/47/933/985)
Merkur - Razor Part - Top Plate, Pol Chrome, Short Screw (fits razor models: 15/33/23/25/20/30/40/41/42/43/44/47/933/985)
Reading up on the whole Zamak thing has been interesting. I won’t shy away from it, but I also like the idea of things aging and showing their age gracefully. Seeing copper or brass start to peak through and then patina looks pretty cool to me. But also, like we discussed, that raw Zamak has a look of its own as well!Attachments
