Broken tooth on Gillette New Improved

[Mason_07]

I purchased a Gillette New Improved recently on Ebay. It just arrived today, and the teeth on the end corners (on both sides) were bent inward. They were bent to the point where they were nearly touching the teeth next to them. Naturally, I thought that I might be able to "fix" these by gently coaxing them back into alignment. Well, the first three teeth went beatifully and are pretty well straightened. The 4th however (which was initially bent the furthest) broke off when I tried re-aligning it. You can't imagine how bad I feel about wrecking this new razor (one which I was very excited about adding to my new vintage Gillette collection....

Is all lost? I'm assuming there is no way to repair this? I don't have the tools (nor expertise) to attempt type of soldering on my own. Any help / recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

[elmerwood]

All is not lost. There is a thread floating around here somewhere of someone soldering the broken tooth back on to their razor and polishing it up like nothing happened. Next time a little heat from the clean tip of a soldering iron will help massage the metal back into place. Someone should have the link about the one that was repaired. Also a local jeweler might be able to help you out.

 

[smalltank]

plyers..be VERY gentle bending it back...

 

[Mason_07]

Thanks for the replies so far guys. I definitely feel a bit better knowing there is a possibility of fixing this. This is a beautiful razor and i'd love to see it restored to one piece. I'll inquire in-town as to whether there are any jewelers that can repair the broken tooth. In the meantime, if anyone has a link/reference to a member here on B&B that can do this, I'd appreciate that info as well. -Thanks

 

[Rothman]

I did this to my bar handle NEW a littlw while back. I tried to solder it back, the solder would not take on the clean broken area for some reason. It's trashed. I found the other thread that was mentioned above and he repaired an old type which has flatter less shapely teeth, I would assume that it would be easier to repair than a NEW. You will absolutely need a torch, flux, and helping hands to make it happen. No, a soldering iron will not work. Flux cored solder does not seem to have enough flux to chemically clean and prep the metal enough, it worked for the other guy but not for me. If I had a bit of flux I probably would have a fixed razor. Oh, and BTW, plating will stick to solder if you plan to replate.

 

[Mike H]

The Buddydog fix- http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/91802-Broken-tooth-fix?p=2477287#post2477287

 

[celestino]

Good luck with the fix if you decide to do it! i would just go ahead and use it.