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clarky
5th September 2010, 07:13 PM
Does anyone know how to put a crown seal opener, from Carrolls, together. Seems like a square peg to go into a round hole. Thanks, Clarky
Skew ChiDAMN!!
5th September 2010, 11:26 PM
It pretty much is a square peg in a round hole! :U
If you have a drill-press and a good vice, then you can try drilling two holes side by side and cleaning out the timber between them to create the slot.
Or drilling a hole of the diameter of the widest part of the tang and bedding the whole thing into epoxy.
(For similar situations with home-made knives I've drilled a slightly oversized hole, heated up the tang and pressed it into the hole so it "burns in" the shoulders. But somehow I don't think this would be the best method in this case. :; )
brendan stemp
5th September 2010, 11:28 PM
From what I can see it looks similar to a cheese knife. So turn a handle for the opener and drill a hole in its end 1 size smaller than the width of the tang of the opener; ie if the tang is 1/4" then drill a hole 15/32". Put some epoxy glue into the hole, position the ferrule in place and then tap the opener into the hole.
clarky
6th September 2010, 09:25 AM
Makes sense, Thanks
Paul39
6th September 2010, 09:33 AM
A "crown seal opener" ???????????????
Ahh, a "church key"