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My first repair

us Offline tjfarrington2000

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My first repair
on: June 22, 2022, 06:06:08 AM
I did the unthinkable and bought a 1960s Champion on eBay. All things considered it’s a nice knife. Long nail file was in good condition as well! Only problem was the corkscrew was broken off. 
 

A quick search through my junk bin yielded a badly worn Spartan with a 4 turn grooved corkscrew, as opposed to the original 5 turn corkscrew original to the Champion. I decided to use it anyway and took the Spartan apart, both to learn how to remove the pin without destroying it as I intended to reuse the pin on the Champion, and to get the part. After that I CAREFULLY popped the scales off of the Champion as far as they could go and swung them out of the way, as the nail rendered full removal almost impossible. A short while later I had the broken corkscrew removed and the replacement installed. Results were pretty good after a buff of the scales and some super glue!


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Re: My first repair
Reply #1 on: June 22, 2022, 06:06:31 AM



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Re: My first repair
Reply #2 on: June 22, 2022, 06:07:25 AM



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Re: My first repair
Reply #3 on: June 22, 2022, 08:00:54 AM
Nicely done bringing a Champ back to life! :hatsoff:


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Re: My first repair
Reply #4 on: June 22, 2022, 11:25:44 AM
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Re: My first repair
Reply #5 on: June 22, 2022, 01:08:41 PM
Very smart looking repair on an old classic.


us Offline Barry Rowland

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Re: My first repair
Reply #6 on: June 22, 2022, 02:21:44 PM
Great job!
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Re: My first repair
Reply #7 on: June 22, 2022, 04:27:58 PM
Well done.  Maybe a few more flea bay finds with issued that you can tackle? 
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us Offline tjfarrington2000

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Re: My first repair
Reply #8 on: June 22, 2022, 05:04:16 PM
Well done.  Maybe a few more flea bay finds with issued that you can tackle?
Funny you should mention that…….


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Re: My first repair
Reply #9 on: June 22, 2022, 06:39:50 PM
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Now that you know you can handle repairs or at the very least have confidence it'll be neat to see what you might find. 

Have fun.
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Re: My first repair
Reply #10 on: June 22, 2022, 07:13:55 PM
Nice job! :like: :tu: :tu:


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Re: My first repair
Reply #11 on: June 22, 2022, 11:15:49 PM
Great work!   It's always so satisfying when you complete a repair like that and bring an old knife back up to full function. 


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Re: My first repair
Reply #12 on: June 22, 2022, 11:49:03 PM
Good job... 2 thumbs up.
Addicted to sharp pointy things.


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Re: My first repair
Reply #13 on: June 24, 2022, 07:49:32 PM
Nice work  :hatsoff:
That’s a beauty  :cheers:


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Re: My first repair
Reply #14 on: June 25, 2022, 05:50:30 PM
 :cheers: Good Job!!


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Re: My first repair
Reply #15 on: June 25, 2022, 08:08:07 PM
Well done.  Maybe a few more flea bay finds with issued that you can tackle?

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