Turkish sword , good stuff ?

Kubur · 7th November 2018, 10:16 AM

This sword is perfect, just remove the bad epoxy repair.
The cross guard is original to me, many Turkish swords have brass cross guards.
Good catch

MichaelZWilliamson · 8th November 2018, 01:50 AM

Heat will break the epoxy down, if you can first dismount the hilt by driving the pin. I'm not suggesting you should, just that's how it can be done.

ariel · 8th November 2018, 04:17 AM

Well, sure, and after that face reassembly of the hilt, fashioning contemporaneous mastique, reattaching the tang band, and then go back to square one: how to re-attach the crossguard. Looks to me like scratching your right ear with your left big toe.

Get yourself a Dremel and spend 15 minutes freeing the crossguard and removing all traces of epoxy. Buy this:

https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tnpla/00260042?cid=ppc-google-New+-+Tapes+%26+Adhesives+-+PLA_sBsWHaKq7___164110845012_c_S&mkwid=sBsWHaKq7| dc&pcrid=164110845012&rd=k&product_id=00260042&gcl id=EAIaIQobChMIyNu9rPXD3gIVxMDACh25AQj2EAQYBSABEgJ GS_D_BwE

Devcon steel epoxy. Apply thin layer of the mixture to the sites of metal-to metal contact You will have to use literally microscopic amounts of it, with no oozing outside the borders and the strongest bond available: it is used industrially and , when hardened, can even be machined. If you overfill the bonding surfaces and the epoxy becomes visible, then, when it is still soft, just wipe the undesireable traces off with cotton wool wetted gently with alcohol. Hold together tight for 15 minutes, then let it cure for 24 hours.

Overall, piece of cake.

francantolin · 8th November 2018, 04:48 PM

Hello, Thank you for your precious advices !

I'll see when I will start it ! ( I'll show you what come out !)
Need to be really ready and sure at first...

Kind regards

Interested Party · 30th May 2023, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelZWilliamson

Heat will break the epoxy down, if you can first dismount the hilt by driving the pin. I'm not suggesting you should, just that's how it can be done.

Old thread I know, but as long as it has been brought back to life, I thought to add this foot note to the restoration and repair portion of this thread. JB Weld is designed to be heat resistant to the point it has been used to repair cracked engine blocks. It will not soften noticeably at a heat that will not destroy the sword hilt. It is also fairly wear-resistant. I have seen it used on large residential lawn mowers to repair the drive pully. the repair held for a decade. Ariel was right about the Dremel tool, chisels. and file/rasps being the way to remove the epoxy.

BTW Francantolin, what became of this sword?

francantolin · 1st June 2023, 07:46 PM

Hello all,

Glad to see this post came back,
I first didn't notice it .

Sadly I can't say much about it ,
I leaved it like that and sold it last year,
Needed money to buy other stuff.....

7th November 2018, 10:16 AM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	This sword is perfect, just remove the bad epoxy repair. The cross guard is original to me, many Turkish swords have brass cross guards. Good catch

8th November 2018, 01:50 AM	#2
MichaelZWilliamson Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 50	Heat will break the epoxy down, if you can first dismount the hilt by driving the pin. I'm not suggesting you should, just that's how it can be done.

8th November 2018, 04:17 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Well, sure, and after that face reassembly of the hilt, fashioning contemporaneous mastique, reattaching the tang band, and then go back to square one: how to re-attach the crossguard. Looks to me like scratching your right ear with your left big toe. Get yourself a Dremel and spend 15 minutes freeing the crossguard and removing all traces of epoxy. Buy this: https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tnpla/00260042?cid=ppc-google-New+-+Tapes+%26+Adhesives+-+PLA_sBsWHaKq7___164110845012_c_S&mkwid=sBsWHaKq7\| dc&pcrid=164110845012&rd=k&product_id=00260042&gcl id=EAIaIQobChMIyNu9rPXD3gIVxMDACh25AQj2EAQYBSABEgJ GS_D_BwE Devcon steel epoxy. Apply thin layer of the mixture to the sites of metal-to metal contact You will have to use literally microscopic amounts of it, with no oozing outside the borders and the strongest bond available: it is used industrially and , when hardened, can even be machined. If you overfill the bonding surfaces and the epoxy becomes visible, then, when it is still soft, just wipe the undesireable traces off with cotton wool wetted gently with alcohol. Hold together tight for 15 minutes, then let it cure for 24 hours. Overall, piece of cake.

8th November 2018, 04:48 PM	#4
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello, Thank you for your precious advices ! I'll see when I will start it ! ( I'll show you what come out !) Need to be really ready and sure at first... Kind regards

1st June 2023, 07:46 PM	#6
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello all, Glad to see this post came back, I first didn't notice it . Sadly I can't say much about it , I leaved it like that and sold it last year, Needed money to buy other stuff.....