Toby I have no doubt it will come out looking fantastic. Just one thing...
...pics when it's done!
...pics when it's done!
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you could use a stainless wire,and a repair hardly ever looks orig.the joy of the repair makes it worthwhile.do you have a jewelers anvil?
I'm hoping to get one soon,and a doming block for rescaling straights
I'm hoping to get one soon,and a doming block for rescaling straights
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I don't have anything for working on small stuff! I'm not set up for repairing razors at all!!! And I can't see anything smaller than a hamburger! I'm definitely not the right guy for the job.
But I haven't thrown a razor away yet. I was given a parts razor a while back and I didn't use it for parts, I fixed it instead!
just makes it more special dont it?cant wait to see it repaired.
I find the Ever-Ready 1914 to be a smooth sophisticated shaver of medium aggression on my tough beard.
I only wish the "thin and short" handle was a little thicker and longer. (I'm assuming my handle is the factory handle. It's 2 1/2 by 3/8 inches.)
I only wish the "thin and short" handle was a little thicker and longer. (I'm assuming my handle is the factory handle. It's 2 1/2 by 3/8 inches.)
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I found the original handle a bit small. On one of mine I tapped it to a 10-32 thread so I could put a modern handle on it. The Merkur 1904 handle goes nicely with it.
I use a re-plated Gillette ball end handle and just love it, oh yeah I tapped it out to 10/32 also
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Ever tried to find a #8x24 tap?!
Wow, no kidding. That may be completely obsolete (?)
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I think you're right, I couldn't find a tap or die anywhere. I have accumulated taps and dies for 40+ years and I don't have any either. I'm gonna look through my self tapping screw accumulation and see what I can find there.
Ever tried to find a #8x24 tap?!
Yeah the 8-32 is more common.
[MENTION=89729]TobyC[/MENTION], I'm still looking for my broken Shovelhead for your organ transplant, but I don't think the spring will work on your 1914. I looked at them side by side and the 1914 spring is completely different - it's much longer and has a different shape. It's still yours when I find it though.
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Razors are cheaper than the tap!!!
Woohoo, found it!
PM me your address and I'll send you the Shovelhead spring. I was going to send you the whole head, but that's too fat to go lettermail ($15 instead of $2 - I'm in Canada). I drilled out the rivets and it's ready to go.
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Another way of looking at it is this razor fulfilled its destiny. It was not abandoned in a drawer for 50+ years ... it looks like it was used so much that the wire guard wore away. A long full life, and now an organ donor.Ouch!!! Somebody murdered that Shovelhead!!!
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