Mid-way brush restoration Check in!

[Snowmankilla]

So thanks to this thread, I decided to restore my grandfather's old Ever-Ready c40. Getting the old knot out was a pain. I put a small crack in the top of the brush, but not to bad.

I am posting to check if I have screwed anything up so far. I have done the following steps

1. Get out old knot,
2. Put epoxy, pennies, epoxy, pennies, ect... untill I liked the heft.
3. Filled in the majority of the center with sawdust and epoxy.
4. Right now I am waiting for it to dry.

If this is correct, I will scuff up the tray I made for it (or maybe put one more penny if need be to make the knot sit correctly), and scuff up the bottom of my knot, and put a thin layer of epoxy on the brush, and on the knot, and set it in.

Does this sound good? I have a cheap knot to put in, but I don't want to have to drill it out again...

Thanks in advance.

[Farmall]

Make sure you are using pre-1982 pennies. They are solid copper and weigh alittle more. post 1982 are mostly zinc.

[Snowmankilla]

Make sure you are using pre-1982 pennies. They are solid copper and weigh alittle more. post 1982 are mostly zinc.

AHHH. That's the part that's done! But thanks!

[DamnFineBob]

So thanks to this thread, I decided to restore my grandfather's old Ever-Ready c40. Getting the old knot out was a pain. I put a small crack in the top of the brush, but not to bad.

I am posting to check if I have screwed anything up so far. I have done the following steps

1. Get out old knot,
2. Put epoxy, pennies, epoxy, pennies, ect... untill I liked the heft.
3. Filled in the majority of the center with sawdust and epoxy.
4. Right now I am waiting for it to dry.

If this is correct, I will scuff up the tray I made for it (or maybe put one more penny if need be to make the knot sit correctly), and scuff up the bottom of my knot, and put a thin layer of epoxy on the brush, and on the knot, and set it in.
Does this sound good? I have a cheap knot to put in, but I don't want to have to drill it out again...

Thanks in advance.

Yes. Spread the epoxy on, then set it in. If you just pour epoxy in the handle, you'll have a nasty suprize when it comes oozing out. (This I found out the hard way). Also, put masking tape over the handle, and cut out a hole... this will prevent any accidents from contacting the outside of the brush.

[Snowmankilla]

Yes. Spread the epoxy on, then set it in. If you just pour epoxy in the handle, you'll have a nasty suprize when it comes oozing out. (This I found out the hard way). Also, put masking tape over the handle, and cut out a hole... this will prevent any accidents from contacting the outside of the brush.

Thanks! Pics will come later!