In today's can-I-fix-it pile from an estate sale. Already aharpened all the vintage shears. They were all dull, but now work perfectly. Clearly the owner did not know how to sharpen shears, but also did not want to throw them out. I don't need them all, anyone new to sewing like me that needs one (for the cost of postage)? The fancy Fiskars ones there won't cut a darn thing, I will have to figure out how to sharpen curves. And one of those tiny ones is riveted together so you can't tighten it, even if you can sharpen it. #sewing
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
one word,
Dremel
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I’m wondering how many related hobbies we are away you are from making replacement rivets like some of the restoration channels I watch
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org oooo! Look at the tailors points! For heavens sake, keep them!
They are the stocky little heavy scissors that are about 5 inches long. Absolutely essential for tailoring!
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
The one to the upper left look like something I use for grasping and pulling needles that I'm having trouble getting through heavy fabric or leather.
The small very pointed ones are good when snipping tiny threads like embroidery.
The ones with bright plastic handles are for paper.
Sigh, of course, the measuring tape only appeared after I ordered a measuring tape yesterday. (in the rule of "stuff only shows up at garage/estate sales after you order them online")
@Laukidh@infosec.exchange LOL
@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net Oooh, okay, that's handy. There was a basket full, I just snagged one LOL.
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @Laukidh@infosec.exchange Drill out the rivet. Get some brass tubing that fits the hole the rivet was in. Carefully saw a section of tube 1-2 mm longer than the hole. Grab the tube wiith pliers and heat to a red heat with a torch and quenching in water to annual it. The next (tricky) step is to get/make some dies that will flare and round over the ends of the rivets and lightly tap them with a hammer. The last video in Mark Presling's reproduction Cleveland Racer toy car shows this process - he uses this technique to attach two halves of the a car wheel together in a way that clamps a tire between the two wheel halves but has a nice hole through the center for an axle to fit through.
The process isnt super complicated but it does require a little skill in making or finding the rivet dies. :)
If anything it's good to watch someone else do it to see that rivet replacement isn't magic.
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
i have a whole collection of tape measures, which i buy when i can't find my tape measure. on every single instance, i find the missing one as soon as i buy a new one. up to 8 extras at the moment...
in some insane alternate dimension vibe, i never seem to be able to find the extras either when i'm looking. the universe is cruel.
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net I have a different style, but yeah, incredibly handy when mending a hole near a seam on jeans. I have a palm thimble to push the needle as far as I can, but often need something to finish pulling it out the other side if going through the seam/pocket edge.
AI6YR Ben
