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09-02-2015, 12:01 PM #1www.edge-dynamics.com
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In my defence, its not my razor
Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider
LOL. I guess it may be worth mentioning that "bashing it quite hard" is possibly quite generally recommended against when it come to straight razors
Is there a special trick to removing the pin?
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09-02-2015, 12:12 PM #2Plausibly implausible
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Oh, so it's OK to bash someone else's razor? Originally Posted by JOB15
In my defence, its not my razor
Is there a special trick to removing the pin?
Just joking. I've never removed pins, sorry, but I'm sure someone will let you know how. BTW, I have razors where the blade does not close centrally in the scales. For me, as long as the blade doesn't hit the sides when closing I'm OK with that. I feel that I'd rather pay a little more attention closing the razor than try and re-pin it myself as my handyman skills are pretty non existent.
Hope you get some help with the razor. Sorry about the quips; couldn't help it
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09-02-2015, 12:16 PM #3Senior Member
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Before you unpin try lightly tapping the pin from the other side to where the blade touches the scale. This will hopefully pull it back to the center, although as said if it is the nail type of pin it might not help.
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09-02-2015, 12:39 PM #4Incidere in dimidium
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There are a few different methods that work really well. Check out this post: Originally Posted by JOB15
In my defence, its not my razor
Is there a special trick to removing the pin?
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html
It has a bunch of links to all sorts of restoration/repair tips and techniques.
Most important thing, whichever method you choose, is to take your time. Those are nice looking scales and it would be a shame to see them bite the dust. But if you go slowly, I'm sure you'll get there. Good luck!
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09-02-2015, 01:11 PM #5www.edge-dynamics.com
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Jobs a gooden.
I copied a YouTube video and used my Dremel cutter .
Now its out of the scales I can clean up the areas I couldn't get to before.
My brother has no respect for his razors and lets them get rusty. Luckily I enjoy fixing and cleaning things up.
Edit: For future reference I think using the dremel cutter to mark an X and then drill out the pin is the best option.Last edited by JOB15; 09-02-2015 at 01:26 PM.
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