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05-15-2003, 01:33 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton, OR, USA
Posts: 1,505
| dremel question Quick question for those of you who are Dremel-inclined when it comes to getting wires out...
I bought some LP blades that are needing their first rewires. Unfortunately, no amount of acetone-soakage is working at getting the old wire out. I'm thinking that now might be the right time to just pick up a Dremel, which would make stripping blades quicker in the first place.
What attachment should I be looking for to dig old wires/glue out of grooves? Is there a Dremel attachment that will cut tangs too?
Thanks!
darius |
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05-15-2003, 03:13 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 659
| Nah - Don't do that. I have arthritis, and I can't dig wires out. There's a product sold at hardware stores called "Goof-Off". It stinks, but it is SO powerful the wires lift right out. No need for digging and scrubbing. |
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05-15-2003, 04:35 PM
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#3 | | Armorer
Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 1,624
| You want the standard cut-off wheels-- they're what you use both for cleaning out blade grooves and for cutting tangs. Buy a pair of safety goggles, too, and always wear them when using the cut-off wheels-- they send of filings and grit, and will break apart occasionally.
-Dave |
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05-16-2003, 09:47 AM
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#4 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: London
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| re-wire By far the easiest is a hot air gun. Hold the wire with a pair of pliers apply hot air until the glue becomes soft(not too hoy or the wire will break) gently pull. Use a hacksaw blade ground down to a chisel bit. we should have some details about re-wiring on our website. leonpaul.com Barry Paul |
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06-11-2003, 04:28 PM
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#5 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Ca
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| "There's a product sold at hardware stores called "Goof-Off". It stinks, but it is SO powerful the wires lift right out. "
Not advised. Goof-off is highly carcinogenic. Read the label. Wouldn't want to be inhaling that stuff for any length of time. |
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