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Offline bulldogger2000

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Fixing 25/28mm bayonets
« on: 12 December 2009, 02:26:08 PM »
G'Morning all.  "Evilcartoonist" recently posted a suggestion for repairing or replacing damaged miniatures swords.  This got me to thinking (never a good thing).  What is an easy and fast way to repair miniature bayonets?

I have seen suggestions in the past of using brass tubing and then filing it down after it has been fitted over the musket, but this seems WAY too labor intensive.  As we all know there are some companies that simply do not have hardy bayonets.  So it is sometimes necessary to repair them in mass.  Any simple suggestions out there?

Thanks for all of your collective wisdom on this and other matters.

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Re: Fixing 25/28mm bayonets
« Reply #1 on: 12 December 2009, 02:32:06 PM »
how about a needle pin with cut off head glued to the rifle?
A small strip of metal sheet can also be wrapped around the glueing place to reinforce it

Offline Evilcartoonist

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Re: Fixing 25/28mm bayonets
« Reply #2 on: 12 December 2009, 03:58:38 PM »
Ok, I've had a few minutes at the anvil, but not with very much success. However, here's a hypothetical solution; it would be fiddly, and the results just are as visually pleasing, in my opinion. But it may be worth a try if someone loves working in detail: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OegChr5Zg_s/SyO9IQG1yLI/AAAAAAAAB4I/LbaGdy3iPag/s1600-h/Quick+and+dirty+bayonet.jpg

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Re: Fixing 25/28mm bayonets
« Reply #3 on: 14 December 2009, 10:33:45 PM »
In scale for 28mm I would think that the blade length would only be about 6 to 8 mm in length? With that in mind, a straight pin, on blow from a hammer on the anvil on the end of the pin should get a long enough blade to then snip off and glue to the underside of the barrel?

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Offline Schogun

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Re: Fixing 25/28mm bayonets
« Reply #4 on: 15 December 2009, 03:57:41 AM »
I file a flat area at the end of the barrel where the old bayonet was. Then I take a flat toothpick, cut a triangular piece, whittle it to size, shape and thickness, then glue it to the flat spot.

Works fine.

 

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