jf1970 328 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. just buy a small collar mate,then pop rivet the remaining part of the original collar to it,jobs a good en Quote Link to post
jf1970 328 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. just buy a small collar mate,then pop rivet the remaining part of the original collar to it,jobs a good en you mean these things only last as long as the collar? Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 For gods sake man what ever you do dont throw it away !!! ha ha they are worth a bloody fortune As above , fix it to a new ferret collar. Or sell it to me for much cheepnes !!(shameless me ,like) Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. just buy a small collar mate,then pop rivet the remaining part of the original collar to it,jobs a good en you mean these things only last as long as the collar? no i dont mean that you plum Quote Link to post
jf1970 328 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. just buy a small collar mate,then pop rivet the remaining part of the original collar to it,jobs a good en you mean these things only last as long as the collar? no i dont mean that you plum lol,well why can't i replace old with new,surely i must be able to take off all of old collar and put on new.im not saying that the pop rivet is a bad idea,its quite a good idea, but i would have liked to put on new collar ,this is my first finder so i have never had this problem before. Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. just buy a small collar mate,then pop rivet the remaining part of the original collar to it,jobs a good en you mean these things only last as long as the collar? no i dont mean that you plum lol,well why can't i replace old with new,surely i must be able to take off all of old collar and put on new.im not saying that the pop rivet is a bad idea,its quite a good idea, but i would have liked to put on new collar ,this is my first finder so i have never had this problem before. welcome to the real world mate Quote Link to post
jf1970 328 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 when finishing up ferretin today i was taking my old mk1 collar of fert and the leather strap snapped in half,it was a bit worn anyway,now its not long enough to fit round ferts neck was wondering can i replace with a new leather collar,tried to take of old one but it doesnt seem to want to come of,HELP. just buy a small collar mate,then pop rivet the remaining part of the original collar to it,jobs a good en you mean these things only last as long as the collar? no i dont mean that you plum lol,well why can't i replace old with new,surely i must be able to take off all of old collar and put on new.im not saying that the pop rivet is a bad idea,its quite a good idea, but i would have liked to put on new collar ,this is my first finder so i have never had this problem before. welcome to the real world mate ha ha ,yeah i know,pop rivet it is then,thanks,atb Quote Link to post
The one 8,512 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 You can carefully hacksaw threw the resin at the back fit a new collar and replace the resin if you watch what your doing mate Quote Link to post
bouncer 51 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yes like the one said,i did it to one of mine about 2 years ago cut the resin down both sides collar will slide out,slide new one in then glue resin back in. Quote Link to post
jf1970 328 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yes like the one said,i did it to one of mine about 2 years ago cut the resin down both sides collar will slide out,slide new one in then glue resin back in. new collar now fitted and it only took around 40mins from start to finish,yee haa Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yes like the one said,i did it to one of mine about 2 years ago cut the resin down both sides collar will slide out,slide new one in then glue resin back in. new collar now fitted and it only took around 40mins from start to finish,yee haa dont know what all the fuss was about, Quote Link to post
jf1970 328 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yes like the one said,i did it to one of mine about 2 years ago cut the resin down both sides collar will slide out,slide new one in then glue resin back in. new collar now fitted and it only took around 40mins from start to finish,yee haa dont know what all the fuss was about, lol,i know watchman,it's sooooo easy when you know how.atb cheers Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yes like the one said,i did it to one of mine about 2 years ago cut the resin down both sides collar will slide out,slide new one in then glue resin back in. new collar now fitted and it only took around 40mins from start to finish,yee haa dont know what all the fuss was about, lol,i know watchman,it's sooooo easy when you know how.atb cheers good luck pal Quote Link to post
bouncer 51 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yes like the one said,i did it to one of mine about 2 years ago cut the resin down both sides collar will slide out,slide new one in then glue resin back in. new collar now fitted and it only took around 40mins from start to finish,yee haa well done buddy,looks good Quote Link to post
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