My Homemade Super Speed Disassembly Screwdriver!

[SafetyRazorDave]

Hey all,

So I decided I wanted to learn how to disassemble my 40's Style Super Speed. Originally I had no intention of ever disassembling any razor, but I decided that it would be good to know how to take apart and put back together my equipment.

So upon reading this thread, I decided to make my own screwdriver to fit the 4 slotted screw and the end of the Super Speed.

After a bunch of filing and narrowing of the shaft of the screwdriver so it would properly fit down the handle of the razor, I had completed my tool. After a quick trial to make sure it fit and worked, I sanded it down a little just to smooth out the edge and to make it a finished tool.

I'm very proud of it, and I was successfully able to take apart and reassemble my Super Speed without a scratch!

I know it's not a big deal, but I was proud of myself and now I have a new tool!

 

[spindlecone]

Thats great, the right tool for the job

 

[jlanger]

Great now just figure out a tool to take apart the models afterwards with the clip please!

 

[SafetyRazorDave]

Great now just figure out a tool to take apart the models afterwards with the clip please!

No kidding. I have a '65 Super Speed with the clip at the bottom. Not a clue how to open that.....

 

[tchmango]

I'm impressed. Nice job.

 

[skipnord]

Hey all,

So I decided I wanted to learn how to disassemble my 40's Style Super Speed. Originally I had no intention of ever disassembling any razor, but I decided that it would be good to know how to take apart and put back together my equipment.

So upon reading this thread, I decided to make my own screwdriver to fit the 4 slotted screw and the end of the Super Speed.

After a bunch of filing and narrowing of the shaft of the screwdriver so it would properly fit down the handle of the razor, I had completed my tool. After a quick trial to make sure it fit and worked, I sanded it down a little just to smooth out the edge and to make it a finished tool.

I'm very proud of it, and I was successfully able to take apart and reassemble my Super Speed without a scratch!

I know it's not a big deal, but I was proud of myself and now I have a new tool!

Wow! Looks almost exactly like the one I made last week! Isn't it cool when you can figure out something like this, and it works! Congratulations!

 

[SafetyRazorDave]

I'm impressed. Nice job.

Thanks.

Wow! Looks almost exactly like the one I made last week! Isn't it cool when you can figure out something like this, and it works! Congratulations!

Thank you. And yes, it is cool when you can make something and have it work perfectly.

I almost want to buy more 40's Super Speeds just to take them apart. But I do have a Red Tip coming, and IIRC they have the same 4 sided screw at the bottom. So I will definitely have to take that apart when I get it.

 

[Blondie]

I have one of those as well. They are awesome, and you get the satisfaction of creating a task specific tool.

 

[cooncatbob]

Great now just figure out a tool to take apart the models afterwards with the clip please!

The trick isn't getting the clip off, it getting it back on securely.

 

[AlanL]

Great now just figure out a tool to take apart the models afterwards with the clip please!

This thread might be helpful: How To: Late Fatboy and Slim disassembly.

If I follow it correctly, you carefully shove the retaining disk inward to expand the crimped hole. When re-assembling, you push it in far enough so that you can re-crimp the hole at the notch in the shaft.

 

[cooncatbob]

This thread might be helpful: How To: Late Fatboy and Slim disassembly.

If I follow it correctly, you carefully shove the retaining disk inward to expand the crimped hole. When re-assembling, you push it in far enough so that you can re-crimp the hole at the notch in the shaft.

I don't know how helpful that would be, the Super Speeds have a wire ring "C" clip.

 

[jsrdrnr]

Awesome job!!! It is always nice to have the right tool for the job.

 

[AlanL]

I don't know how helpful that would be, the Super Speeds have a wire ring "C" clip.

Ah, OK, that's a different animal. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Niles]

Cool, idea, SafetyRazorDave.

 

[jlanger]

I don't know how helpful that would be, the Super Speeds have a wire ring "C" clip.

Yea I've been trying to wrap my brain around that one, I kinda destroyed a rather unsalvageable SS to see the innards and see what would be needed to use. Best thought so far is some type of mini needle nose pliers, I'm keeping an eye out for a tool that would be small enough to open the c ring and then close it back up.

 

[AlanL]

Can someone post a picture of this clip?

When I worked in power tool repair, we had special tools for C-rings, both for spreading them open and squeezing them closed (for internal clamping). A pic might help identify if it's the same thing.

 

[jlanger]

The Clip:

What the clip fits on to (the outside portion snapped off in the dissassembly process :

The Disssassembled Razor:

I'd like to give a moment of thanks to the the poor superspeed that gave up it's life so that others may live a cleaner life. BTW anyone need any SS spare parts?

 

[spindlecone]

EBAY that badboy, buy it now for 30 bux would work

 

[jlanger]

oh thats a flairtip....

yep a super speed flair tip, I'd tried to get the corrosion off, but it was pretty far gone, perhaps a replating might have saved it but...

 

[polod]

I'm favoring 3 piece razors instead: easy to clean, easy to take apart, simplistic design, less parts to fail compared to one piece TTO razors, built like tanks. Mostly talking about the good old fat handled Techs.