foil rewire

[Foilerist]

I need to rewire my foil and having started to remove the wire it has broken in the groove and is refusing to come out. I think it was glued in place with superglue, any suggestions on how to remove the excess wire. I've tried heating the glue with a soldering iron with no success. any tips?

[epeemike81]

Acetone is a WONDERFUL thing.

-m

[sallearmourer]

A heat gun or hair dryer works



Tim

[Purple Fencer]

Originally posted by Foilerist
I need to rewire my foil and having started to remove the wire it has broken in the groove and is refusing to come out. I think it was glued in place with superglue, any suggestions on how to remove the excess wire. I've tried heating the glue with a soldering iron with no success. any tips?

You could always use a Dremel with a really thin cutting wheet (use a Diamond wheel...cut's reaaaaall slowly) and grind teh thing out. Or use a copper pipe full of acetone and leave it in there overnight. Just make sure the bottom of teh pipe is sealed or the stuff will evaporate.

[Foilerist]

thanks for the suggestions fellas, i'll try them out later today. i'll go with the heat gun first because i'm fencing later and i don't like using club kit.