Repairing needles

I've got a question about repairing needles. My *sweet* - I say that
sarcastically - dog 'Katie', saw me on the 'puter and decided it was a great
time to get into mummy's needles. So the grrrrr *dear* little soul CHEWED on
the end of a pair of my circulars!!!!! AAWWWWW -- see mummy scream!!!!!!!!
So I tried to fix them by filing the tips of the needles with my nail file
but they still aren't back to 'normal' yet. They've lost their slippery
feel. But I did file out the little teeth marks!

Anyone got any suggestions?

Loads of hugs and thanks ahead of time.
Melody

Thanks Lee,

They were my plastic ones and just the first 1" of the tips were chewed.

I'm thinking about chewing one of her plastic bones - that 'otta teach
her!!!! lol Just kidding!

Hugs,
Melody

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I've got a question about repairing needles. My *sweet* - I
say that sarcastically - dog 'Katie', saw me on the 'puter
and decided it was a great time to get into mummy's
needles. So the grrrrr *dear* little soul CHEWED on the end
of a pair of my circulars!!!!! AAWWWWW -- see mummy
scream!!!!!!!! So I tried to fix them by filing the tips of
the needles with my nail file but they still aren't back to
'normal' yet. They've lost their slippery feel. But I did
file out the little teeth marks!

Anyone got any suggestions?

how badly chewed were they? just the points or further up the
shaft? um, plastic or wood? (i'd just pitch chewed metal
needles g)
the problem with having to file to smooth them out again is
changing the size & hence, your guage. if they weren't too
badly damaged, i'd get several progressively finer grits of
sandpaper & sand them smooth. my preference would be wet/dry
paper.
i'm glad the cats just chew the knob ends of straight
needles, even if they did choose one of my walnut sets... they
aren't *as* pretty, but the functionality hasn't changed.
lee

I take it that they were wood or bambo. A nail file is rather course and
equal to sandpaper of maybe 180 grit. For my needles, I sand with 320 grit
sandpaper (much finer) then polish with very fine steel wool then with
canvas or brown paper. Fine sandpaper and steel wool is available at a
hardware store.

Then I like to varnish with tung oil or at least a good coat of wax.

If they were metal, refinishing is more work than it is worth.

Aaron

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I've got a question about repairing needles. My *sweet* - I say that
sarcastically - dog 'Katie', saw me on the 'puter and decided it was a
great
time to get into mummy's needles. So the grrrrr *dear* little soul CHEWED
on
the end of a pair of my circulars!!!!! AAWWWWW -- see mummy scream!!!!!!!!
So I tried to fix them by filing the tips of the needles with my nail file
but they still aren't back to 'normal' yet. They've lost their slippery
feel. But I did file out the little teeth marks!

Anyone got any suggestions?

Loads of hugs and thanks ahead of time.
Melody

Dear Melody,

If you've repaired them so they are smooth try clear nail polish for the
slide. A nice even coat should do and it's easily replaced when it wears
off.

Hugs,
Cori

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"Angelicsong" wrote in message
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I've got a question about repairing needles. My *sweet* - I say that
sarcastically - dog 'Katie', saw me on the 'puter and decided it was a
great
time to get into mummy's needles. So the grrrrr *dear* little soul CHEWED
on
the end of a pair of my circulars!!!!! AAWWWWW -- see mummy scream!!!!!!!!
So I tried to fix them by filing the tips of the needles with my nail file
but they still aren't back to 'normal' yet. They've lost their slippery
feel. But I did file out the little teeth marks!

Anyone got any suggestions?

Loads of hugs and thanks ahead of time.
Melody




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Thanks Aaron, I'll be off to the hardware store tomorrow!

Melody

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I take it that they were wood or bambo. A nail file is rather course and
equal to sandpaper of maybe 180 grit. For my needles, I sand with 320
grit
sandpaper (much finer) then polish with very fine steel wool then with
canvas or brown paper. Fine sandpaper and steel wool is available at a
hardware store.

Then I like to varnish with tung oil or at least a good coat of wax.

If they were metal, refinishing is more work than it is worth.

Aaron

"Angelicsong" wrote in message
able.rogers.com...
I've got a question about repairing needles. My *sweet* - I say that
sarcastically - dog 'Katie', saw me on the 'puter and decided it was a
great
time to get into mummy's needles. So the grrrrr *dear* little soul
CHEWED
on
the end of a pair of my circulars!!!!! AAWWWWW -- see mummy
scream!!!!!!!!
So I tried to fix them by filing the tips of the needles with my nail
file
but they still aren't back to 'normal' yet. They've lost their slippery
feel. But I did file out the little teeth marks!

Anyone got any suggestions?

Loads of hugs and thanks ahead of time.
Melody