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Hairsuite said:Thanks for that Scott, I had forgotten!
Best way is to cut knot of handle you want tight to the handle, then drill out the centre of remaining knot before removing remaining bristles.
After that, clean the hole with a dremmel.
To remove the Boar knot I would try to cut away the handle by using a dremmel or similar with shallow North to South cuts around it, trying to remove the handle for the knot instead of the knot from the handle.....
Hope that makes sense, I actually knackered two nice brushes with steam. The Butterscotch Simpson had me crying though..... :-(
Bechet45 said:You need to ensure the steam in very wet - pan with large surface area, plenty of water at simmering temperature and keep the brushes in a steam chamber, well away from the water surface and from the source of heat. Steam them gently over a longer period.
I shall be re-knotting three more brushes at the weekend, hopefully.
Talking of restoration as well as re-knotting, what is the best/handiest Dremel for the job and which tools should I buy to go with it? With Spring almost here, I shall be setting up my restoration w/shop - moving the garden bench to a place to maximise sun time and clamping a 3" vice to one arm.
GDCarrington said:I hope this helps.
You weren't seeing quite right. The handle was in a ramekin so no direct contact with the water. As for the removing the collar it took a bit of effort. First job was to remove the plastic that was below the knot. For this I used some snippers to weaken the structure. A stanley knife then created the total split in the collar. From that point I used pliers to gradually butterfly the collar until it was sufficiently malleable to be able to open it enough to slip it off. The knot was intact and ready for preparation for putting in the handle.Bechet45 said:Am I seeing right, Jon? You appear to have your brush standing upright in boiling water.
jds said:And here is the finished article
and a comparison shot to show the scale of the brute...
With a Grosvenor 404 and an Omega 31064. I shall call this brush the Vulfix Boar Brute! The knot was set on Wednesday and I am looking forward to giving this a work out very soon.
Thanks for all your advice gentlemen.
Jon
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