Dent Removal x Jewelry Cleaner?

Biloxi Boy

Biloxi Boy

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Saw my wife cleaning her jewelry with a device that produced a small jet of steam at high pressure. It occurred to me that this might be useful in removing dents. Anyone ever seen one? used one? any thoughts?
 
Jewelry steamer cleaner.
It would be interesting to try. I wonder if a pinpoint tip can be put on
 
I had a small ding in my shaft twice in the last 12 years. I used my wife's teapot, filled it with water, turned the burner on, when it started whistling I held my shaft where the dent was over the steam coming out of the cap, it worked like a charm.
 
You guys ever see the wet toilet paper and cigarette lighter trick for removing shaft dents? A buddy of mine (pool room owner) showed it to me years ago. He picked up a house cue and banged it violently against the side of the table several times leaving several large dents. He then wet some toilet paper, stuck it to the shaft over each dent, and then held each dent over a cigarette lighter for 30 seconds or so. That swelled the wood back out. Then he sanded the whole shaft to smooth out where the wood swelled. It took him a total of 5 minutes to fix those dents. I couldn't feel any when he was through. Still, I never had the guts to try that method on any of my shafts. I'd use it on a cheap cue though.
 
fjk said:
You guys ever see the wet toilet paper and cigarette lighter trick for removing shaft dents? A buddy of mine (pool room owner) showed it to me years ago. He picked up a house cue and banged it violently against the side of the table several times leaving several large dents. He then wet some toilet paper, stuck it to the shaft over each dent, and then held each dent over a cigarette lighter for 30 seconds or so. That swelled the wood back out. Then he sanded the whole shaft to smooth out where the wood swelled. It took him a total of 5 minutes to fix those dents. I couldn't feel any when he was through. Still, I never had the guts to try that method on any of my shafts. I'd use it on a cheap cue though.
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This is what I do. I used the stem of a wine glass over the hump where the wood swells.
 
A friend used to score the dent with an xacto knife then put spit on it and rub his thumb over it to heat it up. He'd repeat it till it swelled up then sand it out smooth.
 
I go REAL hi-tech: a toothpick and either hot water or spit. Put just enough liquid to fill the dent. Let dry. Repeat enough times till its gone. Works fine for small ones. Bigger dings/dents i'll boil water and steam it out. Been doing it this way for yrs and have had great success.
 
Even just sanding lightly to open the wood pores, laying the dent on a pad of fully saturated bit of paper towel. Leave it on over night. Let it dry a day. Then lightly sand.

I've used steam over a teapot to straight seats too. Heck we used to curve wooden hockey sticks with steam as far as we wanted.
 
I use a damp cloth on the dent and an electronics (not gun style monstrosity) soldering iron tip pressed down gently on the cloth. Quite precise for size, location and steam/heat.

Dave
 
SBC said:
Even just sanding lightly to open the wood pores, laying the dent on a pad of fully saturated bit of paper towel. Leave it on over night. Let it dry a day. Then lightly sand.

I've used steam over a teapot to straight seats too. Heck we used to curve wooden hockey sticks with steam as far as we wanted.
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Several generations of my family built wooden boats. I am well aware of what can be accomplished with steam, clamps, and screws. The lines found around the sterns and bows of Biloxi schooners are incredible when one considers they are all formed from dead straight planks.
GoldCrown said:
Jewelry steamer cleaner.
It would be interesting to try. I wonder if a pinpoint tip can be put on
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The cleaner I saw created a pinpoint stream designed to clean into the tiny crevices found around stones.
 
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Lots of good remedies here- my process is to start by cleaning the shaft with 91% rubbing alcohol - this process should always begin with a clean shaft. Next I use the directed teapot steam. I follow up with the thick glass rod or beer mug rub back and forth vigorously over the dented shaft area . once the dent is no longer felt or visible- I will burnish the shaft with 1500 paper- works every time- sometimes steps need to be repeated until the shaft is totally dent free.

I could see a jewelry steamer possibly working if the steam is hot enough.
 
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