Streamline broken blade post - repair ideas?

I have this Streamline that has a problem. One of the two corner blade posts (the posts hold the blade at the front edge of the razor; pictures below which I hope can show what I am trying to say) is chipped due to rust. As a result the razor is unusable as a blade will not stay put. This is such a well built razor and it is interesting that a tiny (I mean real tiny) piece of missing metal and the razor cannot be used - wondering if anyone has any ideas or suggestions to repair it. It there is a simple enough fix, I would love to try. Thank You in advance.

If it is made of brass, you are out of luck. Some of these can hold the blade in place, even with one blade stop.

You might be able to clean up the corrosion and put a little solder on it. Build up the material and file it to shape.

As far as I can tell the Streamlines are plated brass.

I've never seen anyone fix one of these blade stops, but here's hoping someone has had success.

DaltonGang said:

If it is made of brass, you are out of luck. Some of these can hold the blade in place, even with one blade stop.

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Interesting. I wonder how one blade stop can work. Are you referring to some other SE models?

Roz514 said:

You might be able to clean up the corrosion and put a little solder on it. Build up the material and file it to shape.

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Believe me, that was the first idea that passed my mind. I doubt that will work because the top cap and spring mechanism is pushing the blade against the stops. Don't think soldering can withstand that pressure for long. Can it?

Haggises said:

I've never seen anyone fix one of these blade stops, but here's hoping someone has had success.

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Ah, didn't think if anyone else has had this issue before. For such a well built razor, the blade stops are rather too weak in my opinion.

Thank You for the input. So may be this is to be used as parts.

depends on the solder. There are different grades, higher heat solder tends to hold a lot better. Wouldn't use a lead-blend solder since it is so close to passing over the face and potential nicks, cuts, etc.

I have spoken with many welders, and they say soldering cannot be done on the brass. But, I don't see that it couldn't hurt to try.

Epoxy putty? JB weld? It'll be ugly, but it could work.

JB weld seems to be the way to go based on what I've read today.

I had never heard about JB Weld before. Reviews about it are unbelievable. Definitely worth a try. I will be in the States next month and will purchase this. Thank You!

JB Weld is a good as it sounds. I have used it for multiple repairs.

+1 for JB Weld. Much easier to manage than solder. Give it a shot and let us know how it goes.

Roz514 said:

JB Weld is a good as it sounds. I have used it for multiple repairs.

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Gents, Thank You for the tips. I am definitely excited to give this a try and will report back when I get the chance to do so.

Just to confirm as what needs to be done - to build the stop using JB Weld alone. (Not using any metal piece). Right?

Thank You.

slr31 said:

Gents, Thank You for the tips. I am definitely excited to give this a try and will report back when I get the chance to do so.

Just to confirm as what needs to be done - to build the stop using JB Weld alone. (Not using any metal piece). Right?

Thank You.

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Yep. Only JB Weld. Let us know if it works. I have a MMOC that needs a blade stop.

DaltonGang said:

Yep. Only JB Weld. Let us know if it works. I have a MMOC that needs a blade stop.

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Thank You Dalton Gang. Now there is some pressure on me. Ha Ha

I seen one that was drilled and tapped and used a tiny brass flat head screw as the blade stop.

Deltaboy said:

I seen one that was drilled and tapped and used a tiny brass flat head screw as the blade stop.

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Now, that is some creativity. Never would have thought about that. A picture would be nice.

Sorry I was at a guys house several years ago and he said he Grandpa was a machinist and took a 1/32 bit and tap and drilled it out and tapped it then got a matching brass screw and screwed it in and left enough gap for the blade to slip under.

DaltonGang said:

I have spoken with many welders, and they say soldering cannot be done on the brass. But, I don't see that it couldn't hurt to try.

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It can be done I repaired a Valet by soldering on a piece of brass.












Now I don't plan on using it as a daily shaver because of the lead but it does work.

It's also plenty strong. I bent the tab down into place with pliers after it was soldered on.

You do need a big healthy soldering iron with a big head not one of those little pencil ones, but yes it can be done.