Originally Posted by
elcraft
I am a goldsmith, so i would use my Jewelers saw to carefully saw one end of the roller down. The blade would need to rest slightly against the buckle frame, slightly angled towards the roller. The sawing motion acts like filing the end of the roller. A demonstration would be so much more effective than my clumsy description. Harbor Freight has reasonably usable jewelers saw frames and blades available. The other option would be to remove the rivit, trim one end of the roller and make a new rivit from a common nail or some other wire of suitable diameter. I could perform the modification faster than explain it.
That aligns with my thought, just different tool. Since I don't have a dremel worth a crap, I might give this a shot.
Hmmmm, on the face of it, I can't believe it would make much difference whether the roller turned or not.
It does. The buckle clamping action is tight. Pulling the strap to either tighten it or loosen it just doesn't work.
Originally Posted by
onespeedbiker
I'm guessing the inside of the roller has rusted so now it won't turn. Try soaking it in vinegar over night and see of you can't break it free.
They've never been left outside. Not sure how they could have rusted. Might try this anyhow though.
Thanks for the ideas!