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Removing old bristles
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:03 am
by churchilllafemme
I have a brush handle from which I want to remove the old bristles, so that I can replace them with a new silvertip or super knot. However, I'm not really a handyman and don't have a dremel or even a power drill. I had read that one shaver here had used channel lock pliers to yank out old bristles, then used a drill with a dremel bit to get the last of them out. Does anyone have any other suggestions for getting the residual bristles out without a power drill? If I were going to be doing this regularly, I'd buy a drill, but I probably am going to do just the one brush. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:25 pm
by Sodapopjones
Depends on the brush, if its one that wasn't hand tied and is just a plug, good luck with that you're going to need a drill or a lot of patience and an ice pick to get all the epoxy out.
These are the steps I use before I bust the drill out,
Tape the entire handle with duct tape, making sure to go completely go around the collar and fold in the pieces of tape with my thumbnail.
A pair of scissors or sheers and trim the bristle down as far as possible
After that comes the drill
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 2:37 pm
by Blue As A Jewel
Or you could just send the handle in to Rudy Vey or Bernd at Shavemac... unless you see yourself as doing a number of these restorations/repairs
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:24 pm
by Squire
Or band saw the handle in half lengthwise, chisel out what doesn't belong, epoxy the two halves back together . . . wait a minute, you don't have a band saw . . . never mind.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:34 am
by brothers
Sodapopjones wrote:Depends on the brush, if its one that wasn't hand tied and is just a plug, good luck with that you're going to need a drill or a lot of patience and an ice pick to get all the epoxy out.
These are the steps I use before I bust the drill out,
Tape the entire handle with duct tape, making sure to go completely go around the collar and fold in the pieces of tape with my thumbnail.
A pair of scissors or sheers and trim the bristle down as far as possible
After that comes the drill
This is the only way I know of. Maybe it's time to get a drill and don't forget to get some bits to go with it!
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 8:57 am
by druphus
Squire wrote:Or band saw the handle in half lengthwise, chisel out what doesn't belong, epoxy the two halves back together . . . wait a minute, you don't have a band saw . . . never mind.
We should turn you loose on a wood-working forum Squire!
Do they make Feather band saws?
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 8:56 pm
by Squire
If they did I'm sure it would cut.