Thread: Two questions! Vintage razors off eBay and best way to tighten loose scales

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Warning: Even taking all that info into account, if you smack a pin wrong or miss a pin you are very likely to crack a scale

Glen speaks the truth!! I know from personal experience!!

Re pinning isn't to hard. Glen did a good vid that explained it all and the tools and pretty sure even just tightening as maintenance. Just finished doing my first 2 pins and if you take your time it should go well. I did cheat a bit and polished them with the dremel once I finished. Unfortunately now I have a crap looking razor with amazing looking pins. Cheers for the vids Glen.

AS an FYI, I personally find the 4oz peening hammer a little too heavy for pinning. I instead bought a 2oz jewelers hammer at AC Moore, along with a tiny jewelers anvil. I put some divots in the anvil for peening, and drilled a hole straight through it for pin removal. Both the anvil and hammer came highly polished out of the package. Just go to the jewelry making section. It is a little more expensive than a 4oz hardware store hammer, but worth it to me.