I damaged my son's 110

sigsour

sigsour

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I was using a dremel tool to buff out the brass and I scratched it pretty bad. Is there anyone who can replace the brass that I damaged?
 
You can buy them all over for about $40. I can't imagine any repair shop that did any kind of reputable work touching anything for less than that for a "bench fee" or minimum shop fee.

If you can't buff they scratches out, get a new one and keep the scratched one as a user.

Robert
 
You could send it back to Buck. They have an excellent warranty policy and should be able to fix it.

Or, if it's a user, leave it as is and buy him a replacement.
 
ohen cepel said:
You could send it back to Buck. They have an excellent warranty policy and should be able to fix it.

Or, if it's a user, leave it as is and buy him a replacement.
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OK ,Their warranty is a great thing to have,but thats not fair is itr?That;d be taking advantage of Buck,nothing more.Buck knives even com e with a use and care paper included,and dremel tool scratches aren't called a factory defect,thats misuse.

Why recommend sending it in to Buck i don;t understand that i guess.:confused:Buck's warranty is the greatest ,but it seems they are far too gracious in my eyes.
 
buck has a small charge for sharpening
and when they do they clean one up like new
most likely if you send it in with 6$
( i think that is/was the charge- call and check)
they will take and clean it up and most likely take out
the scratches also.. if not entirely they will make it look better
 
Sig,,,
One of the gurus here gave us a little tut on a manual process that I have found quite useful.

Take a 1x2 board about 18 inches long, +- , and glue a two or 3 inch piece of sandpaper to it in various grits from 320 to 1000. Mine is 320, 600, 800, 1000. I believe I found those grits in an auto parts store.

Depending on how bad, you can adjust to the grit (S).

The 1000 will almost finish it up, but a polishing with Brasso (or whatever you are used to) will put the finishing touches on it.

Some put masking tape around the wood. Try and not sand down the scale pins. Might work on an old user for practice.

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I think WallyWorld still has the 110 for ~$27. They did carry, in their paint area, a pack of assorted 240/320/400/600 and maybe 1,000 grit SiC W/D paper in a sleeve for $3-$4. My local ACE Hardware still had single sheets up to 2,000 grit, too - hard to find - except for an auto body paint supplier. Semichrome paste in a tube - or Flitz in a tube or bottle - are great metal polishes, too. Heck, you can get little felt points for your Dremel - and little tubs of red rouge buffing compound - dress it up that way. Clean the wax residue before polishing - Brasso is a great last step. Of course, so treated, you can watch it tarnish! Good luck!

Stainz
 
334dave said:
buck has a small charge for sharpening
and when they do they clean one up like new
most likely if you send it in with 6$
( i think that is/was the charge- call and check)
they will take and clean it up and most likely take out
the scratches also.. if not entirely they will make it look better
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Thanks, man, you saved me the task of writing this very same thing! :)

Buck's re-sharpening service is more than just that .... and it's a GREAT deal.
 
What were you doing? I'm not 100 percent sure what you mean by it (sorry if it sounds stupid) If its just polishing it then buy some brasso and just wipe it down every once in a while.
 
What kind of bit did you put on the dremel? You shouldn't use a dremel for this at all but a polishing bit probably wouldn't do this.
Pictures of the scratches would be helpful, if they're not too bad they might be simple to fix.
 
I do construction work for a living. I was on a scaffold on a 75 story building we were constructing. It was a holiday so nobody was below, and I wondered how my custom shop 110 s30V elk would do after being dropped 75 stories. The elk and blade shattered into smitherines, but the brass on the end that didn't hit held up real well. I sent it back to Buck and they sent me a new knife. Great warranty.

Just kidding. You folks are Buck Warranty abusers, those of you who suggest sending it back. Buy your son a new knife, and screw it up to if you will. Don't abuse the excellent warranty of a great American knifemaker. They are laying off people as is.
 
I tried taking a pic but not having much luck....(I have another camera that I will try this evening)
Yes, it was stupid of me to use the dremel tool to buff out the brass. Bad thought on my part. The biggest problem is that this particular knife was his first given to him by his grandfather who also had his initials put on the knife so I want to keep this knife for him.
 
sigsour said:
I tried taking a pic but not having much luck....(I have another camera that I will try this evening)
Yes, it was stupid of me to use the dremel tool to buff out the brass. Bad thought on my part. The biggest problem is that this particular knife was his first given to him by his grandfather who also had his initials put on the knife so I want to keep this knife for him.
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If you can get the pics up here I can probably tell you how to fix it.
 
sigsour said:
The biggest problem is that this particular knife was his first given to him by his grandfather who also had his initials put on the knife so I want to keep this knife for him.
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What I would do then is buy him a new knife for him to use as a "backup" in the meantime. Then send the original knife off to Buck for repairs.

The reason: I have worked for many years in old book restoration and time and time again customers would bring in books that they have tried to repair themselves but only made worse by not having the experience or training.

Don't practice or learn on a valuable or sentimental piece. Buck has highly trained pros who can do whatever can be done.
 
I just wouldn't worry about the scratches unless it has sentimental value. Just use some sandpaper to remove the scratches, then buff or hand-rub the polish back to it. :)
 
Silverdagger said:
I was on a scaffold on a 75 story building we were constructing...I wondered how my custom shop 110 s30V elk would do after being dropped 75 stories. The elk and blade shattered into smitherines...
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... :eek: ...

Just kidding...
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... :grumpy: ...

I have often regretted the fact that I can't reach into the monitor and choke the livin' crap out of some people... :mad: ;) :D
 
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