First brush rebuild, a trial run......

Discussion in 'The Brush' started by Terry, Oct 24, 2019.

  1. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Well.... off to the mad sientist work shop!

    Keith or @Enrico did up a brush for me, the knot was just GREAT!
    So I've got a few old brushes laying around and I thought??? Why not try it myself.
    Took the cheapest brush and with the help of a drill press and a 3/4 inch Forstner bit I drilled out thr old knot.
    Using a sharp knife I cut the knot more or less even with the top of the handle. I eyeballed it to center, then slowly drilled the old knot out.
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    Now there are lots on info and advice on what size knot you need for the hole. After measuring, reading lots of stuff, seeing I have a few that need repaired, I shotgunned it. I bought 2, a 20mm and a 22 mm, 8 bucks each no harm no foul.
    I fooled around with different ways to set it and decided on the following.

    The handle is or was hollow, so I needed to fill it, the bottom was pointed so nothing would set even. Pennies and nickels was the chosen filler with the help of some marine epoxy (ucky-pucky). I wrapped some tape around it for extra strenth, then aet to work. Using some clay like epoxy first I mixed it up then pressed it into the bottom with a penny to level that out.
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    Then mixing up some marine epoxy to set the pennies and nickles. I put epoxy between every coin, making sure they were level.
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    Finally when All the coins were set to their places, I dabbed the epoxy onto the knot, and pressed it in.

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    Took off the tape, then let the ucky-pucky set up.
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    Well, dont know if it will stay together, but it looks ok for the first try.
    tp
     
  2. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Looks MORE than ok, Terry. Nice job.
     
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  3. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Looks good, I also use coins where they'll fit. And where it's smaller inside, you can use BB's mixed in with epoxy.
     
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  4. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks guys!
    I looked at other brushes onlike to pick out the color to suit my tastes.
    It took about 30 minutes to do it. If it stays together, I have a few more to make "shave ready". I really like the synthetic knots from Maggard. So if this works, they will probably get one of those knots.
    tp
     
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  5. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    Nice work Terry!


    - Ken
     
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  6. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    Very cool Terry! Purdy!
     
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  7. mvd

    mvd Well-Known Member

    Wonderful work! Get ready for the new addiction to take hold :)
     
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  8. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks!
    I'm already feeling the Brush Acquisition Disorder taking hold. Give me a night to sleep on it and it should be full blown BRAD!
    ;)
    tp
     
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  9. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    Looks good, T.
     
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  10. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks!
    tp
     
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  11. brit

    brit in a box

    looks fantastic Terry..nice job..
     
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  12. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn


    :happy096: Great work Terry! Careful Terry, years ago I started with five brushes I wanted to restore ..... they gave me the confidence for many more, sometimes seemingly impossible restorations. Now I sit here with a large shoe box full behind my chair, on my end tables, stereo cabinet, on the mantle clock ...... oh my, they're everywhere.

    I think I need to do ten or fifteen to thin them out a little. :D

    :eatdrink013:
     
  13. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks Keith
    I already have about 10 that need something done witg them.
    Well.....
    tp
     
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  14. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks Gary
    tp
     
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  15. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Great job, Terry, and an excellent tutorial!
     
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  16. BlueShaver

    BlueShaver Premature Latheration Sufferer

    Lovely job. How did you gauge how far to stick yer plug into the 'ole?
     
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  17. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks Charlie!
    Must have been by accident!
    ;)
    tp
     
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  18. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    By looking, and personal preference.
    Not shown is all the time spent loading the coins then trying out the knot to see what it looked like. I got close, then loaded it up one coin at a time puting epoxy on each coin. I figured it might be a bit high with the epoxy between each coin compaired to the unepoxied stack, that was not the case. When I set the last coin it was the same depth.
    tp
     
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