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Spunjer · 6th November 2009, 01:23 PM

yo kino, have you fixed the krises yet???

kino · 7th November 2009, 03:11 AM

Got it repaired in April, the broken tang was not worth saving so it was replaced.
A brief summary of how it was repaired:
The way I restored it, I believe it's probably.stronger than the original tang was, I used a tungsten-carbide drill to drill two holes into the base area along the center line of the broken tang, to about 1/2 inch deep, then used two high strength, same size "Drill Rod" pins to run down into those two holes, and let them extend out of the broken area and into two matching holes that I drilled up into the new tang about one inch deep, then slid them together and glued all the parts in place with J.B.Weld. The J.B. Weld is good up to about 600 degrees, but each time it gets near there, it looses some of it's strength. I can use a low melt temp. epoxy to set the handle in place, if that's OK with you, and by doing that, heaven forbid, we will be able to remove the hilt if you ever need to sometime down the line.

I was very pleased with the outcome. Here are some photos.
Thanks for asking.

Rick · 7th November 2009, 04:00 AM

Nicely done !

Sajen · 7th November 2009, 11:31 AM

Great repair!

Battara · 7th November 2009, 06:37 PM

What a nice job and nice piece now.

Spunjer · 7th November 2009, 08:40 PM

ho, great job, braddah!

asomotif · 8th November 2009, 07:54 AM

Great job ! and intersting technique.

One could also us this on indonesian keris, drilling a hole and then glue in a whole new peksi.

Ps, how did you get the old tang out of the hilt without any damage ?

migueldiaz · 8th November 2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kino

A brief summary of how it was repaired: ... I used a tungsten-carbide drill to drill two holes into the base area along the center line of the broken tang, to about 1/2 inch deep, then used two high strength, same size "Drill Rod" pins to run down into those two holes, and let them extend out of the broken area and into two matching holes that I drilled up into the new tang about one inch deep ...

The procedure reminded me of what my dentist did to my tooth once

Thanks for the update Kino! Nice job

7th November 2009, 03:11 AM	#2
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	Got it repaired in April, the broken tang was not worth saving so it was replaced. A brief summary of how it was repaired: The way I restored it, I believe it's probably.stronger than the original tang was, I used a tungsten-carbide drill to drill two holes into the base area along the center line of the broken tang, to about 1/2 inch deep, then used two high strength, same size "Drill Rod" pins to run down into those two holes, and let them extend out of the broken area and into two matching holes that I drilled up into the new tang about one inch deep, then slid them together and glued all the parts in place with J.B.Weld. The J.B. Weld is good up to about 600 degrees, but each time it gets near there, it looses some of it's strength. I can use a low melt temp. epoxy to set the handle in place, if that's OK with you, and by doing that, heaven forbid, we will be able to remove the hilt if you ever need to sometime down the line. I was very pleased with the outcome. Here are some photos. Thanks for asking. Attached Images

6th November 2009, 01:23 PM	#1
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	yo kino, have you fixed the krises yet???

7th November 2009, 04:00 AM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Nicely done !

7th November 2009, 11:31 AM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Great repair!

7th November 2009, 06:37 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	What a nice job and nice piece now.

7th November 2009, 08:40 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	ho, great job, braddah!

8th November 2009, 07:54 AM	#7
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Great job ! and intersting technique. One could also us this on indonesian keris, drilling a hole and then glue in a whole new peksi. Ps, how did you get the old tang out of the hilt without any damage ?