Thread: How do you get the blade centered between the scales?

I know that I read a post on this but I can't for the life of me find it. I know that there is a way to strike the pivot pin to make the blade center itself. Could someone please tell me how to do this?

When you say strike, that in itself is a bad sounding move. Any force will probably crack your scales depending on the material. Scales not closing are usually caused by warpage in the scales themselves or the pin loosening up so the blade kind of rocks and will hang up as you close it. The usuall solution is to unwarp the scale or tighten the pin gently if I understand your question.

I have a blade that is misaligned. It is favoring one of the scales to the point that I have to bend the blade to the center to close the razor. I want to align the blade correctly so that it closes in the middle of the scales. How do I do this?

tapping gently (vs striking).

Also - slightly vary the location / side of tapping. Better to start lighter and spend more time than crack the scales or cause more misalignment. Probably more on this in the restoration forum

Cheers
Ivo

If it pulls to the right then peen on the right and vice versa.