toxo Posted November 8, 2024 Report Posted November 8, 2024 Having recently bought some silver solder I decided to have a go at repairing my dividers. I have two pairs and the bit that holds the pencil broke off on both of them. So far I've only found one and it worked a treat. I'm so pleased cos now I can do big circles again. I'll try to find the other holder cos I used to have a blade in that one for cutting. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted November 8, 2024 Members Report Posted November 8, 2024 Nice repair job. Looks like you do quality work. Quote
Members JH837 Posted November 10, 2024 Members Report Posted November 10, 2024 Good job repairing your dividers! Looks better than new Quote
toxo Posted November 10, 2024 Author Report Posted November 10, 2024 Thanks guys but if I'd had my wits about me I'd have not used the original pips and angled it a bit so it would have worked better at wider circles. Now I know how good silver solder is I'll make sure I'll do it a bit differently when I work out how to put a blade on the second one. Quote
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