A sweet piece of catalin, but

[gearchow]

I found this at a "sale". It's a sweet piece of catalin that has a magnet embedded in it. They said it was used for sewing, to pick up needles and such. It is a strong magnet. I thought I could pop out the magnet and then plop in a knot (a small knot though) and have a very different and cool brush. Alas, once I got it home I discovered the magnet fills up 2/3 of the handle. I would destroy the plastic getting it out. So now I have a different and cool magnet. :001_smile


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-jim

[Scott0079]

You could cut it off flush and drill it to depth for the knot. Then you'd have a cool magnetic brush. :thumbup1:

[Hex]

That is a beautiful color.

I too toyed with the idea of buying things like salt shakers, lamp bases, etc., in order to try drilling them out to get a catalin brush handle.

So far I have settled on trying to find poker and backgammon chips and gluing them together then trying to drill them.

That's the plan, but I haven't done anything as of yet other than acquiring some chips.

When I get the nerve and begin drilling these beautiful chips, I will post my progress.

[gearchow]

That is a beautiful color.

I too toyed with the idea of buying things like salt shakers, lamp bases, etc., in order to try drilling them out to get a catalin brush handle.

So far I have settled on trying to find poker and backgammon chips and gluing them together then trying to drill them.

That's the plan, but I haven't done anything as of yet other than acquiring some chips.

When I get the nerve and begin drilling these beautiful chips, I will post my progress.

And that is the crux of the matter. The other problem is most catalin based products can be expensive. I have to believe that any re-purposing old catalin is going to have a high degree of success or I am not going to do it. Catalin based items are collectible as they are.

-jim

[ouch]

A sweet piece of catalin

That's what you wacky kids are calling it these days?

[maxman]

As you said, at least you have a nice and collectible magnet.
Maybe take up sewing as a hobby?

[TnutsShave]

Drill out the opposite end from the magnet and put the knot in there. Then you can have a small diameter metal disk that sits on the counter as a stand. Think of those pen holders...just a thought...could be one of the more unique brushes out in the wild today...

[gearchow]

That's what you wacky kids are calling it these days?

Thats bakerlite to you oldsters.


As you said, at least you have a nice and collectible magnet.
Maybe take up sewing as a hobby?

I dropped a small watch screw into my keyboard. the darn thing worked! BTW, there is a better chance I take up sewing then my wife taking it up and that is 0 prob. :biggrin1:

-jim

[gearchow]

That's what you wacky kids are calling it these days?

Wow, took a couple of minutes but I just got it. :lol: :lol: :lol:

-jim

[sas71]

looks around for Gary :tongue_sm