Thread: Tightening pins

If you’re going to drill a pin, first flatten the domed head with a file, center punch the pin in the center, then use a Center Drill/Precision Drill in a drill press at slow speed, not a drill bit, to start the hole, do not cut into the washer. Then use a sharp quality 1/16 in drill bit to drill past the collar slowly.

A 3x3 in piece of 6mm foam will keep the razor from dancing and scratching the crepe out of the other scale.

Often, if you are dead center, and go slow, you can save the collar, unless of course you need the collar, (thank you Murf).

DO NOT try to punch the pin through to the other side, carefully lift the scale over the pin then lift the razor over the pin. If the pin is bent cut with a pair of side cutters and file the edge smooth so you can push it through the other scale. If you punch it through and the pin is bent, you will crack the back scale. You will not know if the pin is bent until you get it out.

Pick up a cordless drill from a garage sale or thrift store for a buck or two and pop off the Jacob chuck and you are all set.

For a smoother pin, file the top of your replacement pin smooth and polish your hammer as said 600 wet & dry and metal polish. You can also polish your finished pins with Diamond paste, Chrome Oxide and metal polish on the tip of a 3in piece of a chop stick. They will be smooth and shiny. Use lite pressure.

Practice pinning Popsicle sticks or Tongue depressors get them tight without cracking. A cheap hammer works just as well as a high dollar one, if smoothed out, it’s the hand that does the work…