After reading the thread, I need to try this with my old Surrey boar. Whole plug cam out. Will probably just have to buy the nib and clean the insides of the handle.
Do you mean if the brush ends up having a knot, say 22mm, you could grab a 22mm drill bit and drill out the handle?
If you do, try it on a drill press, but its probably going to be too much torque and the bit will either grab or split the handle. If done with a hand held drill...........well...........i kinda see stitches in your future.
I do some custom working and I still all ten, thank you very much.
For you guys who've already done this I ask you; Why the huge price difference between the Golden Nib and Blankity?
I have my handle ready and checked both places and Blankity is more than twice price. What gives?
While a little late, to fill the void in the handle you could grind up a wine cork and mix it into the epoxy to make a paste. Saw dust works as well.
Nice job!
I must try to remember this bit of wisdomWhile a little late, to fill the void in the handle you could grind up a wine cork and mix it into the epoxy to make a paste. Saw dust works as well.
Nice job!
epoxy...I've heard of folks using JBW, but I've used plain old clear epoxy, some folks use marine epoxy for extra peace of mind, but I feel reg. epoxy is waterproof enough for meDo you think a little dab of JB Weld would work to fix the new brush in place, or is there something better?
Hello. I like tools, and I like working on stuff, and fixing almost anything. I want to take an old brush and put new badger in it, for my own use. The part of the process that really puzzles me is the photo of a brush with a huge drill bit sticking down into it. That's not realilstic. Exactly what is happening in that photo? "Drilling out" the old bristles with a great big old drill bit is not practical is it? Drills are for making holes in places where there aren't any holes. If you had a way to hold onto the old brush without being dumb enough to hold onto it with a bare hand, then you'd just drill right through the brushy part, with no resistance at all, then your drill would just keep on drilling, and I see no reason you'd want to do that. What am I missing here? Why would anyone want to drill a big hole down into a nice old brush? I think there must be a lot of undisclosed details. Please help me out, because I want to do it, and I want to do it right, and not destroy a perfectly good old brush. Thanks!
OK, that makes sense. After the initial removal, do you switch over to smaller more precise tools or instruments, like a dremel?