I've just received some American NEW OC's (long & short) through the post. I already know I'm going to like them, but the handles are a bit light weight. Besides ordering a handle from Cooncat has anybody devised a non destructive way of adding heft, like injecting a runny resin? Any thought's gratefully received.
Adding heft to handles.
- Thread starter SHarris
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I read a post in the past, where someone put pieces of solder into the handle to increase the weight.
i've thought about adding solder as well, i just haven't gotten around to it. i wanted to add some heft to my merkur 23c, which has a hollow handle. melting some solder into the cavity should do the trick nicely.
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I might say it would take too much heat to melt and damage your finish, but i have never tried it.
Why all this melting talk? Just jam the solder in there and you're done.
- Chris
- Chris
I would thak that if you used a light gage solder and a heat gun you would have no problems with your finish.
why not simply cut some brass rod stock to size and put it inside?
I cut some strips of wire solder and stuffed in a Gillette Old handle and epoxied in. Works great. Also expoxied the ends as they had cracked and the head would spin when changing blades.
Two part liquid resin is fairly cheap at places like Hobby Lobby. Flows very easily.
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