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    Quote Originally Posted by rchljoey View Post
    sous, i think you did a great job on bringing the blade back from the dead & the scales choice is killer! sorry about the crack how long did it take you to master the art of rescaling a SR? if you dont mind me asking.
    Well I'll let you know when I've mastered it...
    But seriously, It took me about 3 scales to get one I would be happy to sell. Surprised myself tremendously, since I never did woodworking before. Check my posts for my progression.
    Thanks for the kind words.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtychrome View Post
    That blade turned out very pretty, looking very nice with the pearl scales and red wedge. Those scales look real nice until the obvious.

    Thanks for the strength to take the pics and post, including the close up. Breaking things is part of learning. In a selfish way, we get to learn by your efforts.

    That was my intention. My lesson et su lesson.

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    For centering blades I only glue one side of the wedge and only "snug" the wedge pin. A little flexing of the scales will sometimes help to center the blade. Nice save, I'm sure it will be a great shaver...
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    If you test a blade and it isn't centered, how do you center it?

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    I find it usually is because the holes weren't drilled straight.
    Drilling the holes a little bigger, thus giving what we PA Dutch call more Schnully, sometimes works.

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    -Keep one scale thinner than the other...the thin side will bend more than the other. The difference is very slight, doubtful that the eye can even pick up on it.

    -Keep the wedge pin just snug, then tighten once you have "flexed" it to where you want it so that the blade closes in the center. This is the wya that I primarily use. This means you only glue one side of the wedge...obviously.

    -Some have even bent the blades...do this with obvious caution. I've only been able to break blades to date personally.

    I'm sure there are many other ways, but that would be a question to ask in the workshop...
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    Nice job all round. Shame about the break but if she was straight with the microfasteners good chance you misaligned at the wedge end when peening. Iin that case, best to pull it apart & start again with 'tiny, tiny taps' like Happy Gilmore. All you lose is some washers & not hours of work. I always leave the wedge end less than fully snugged till the pivot's in process then nip up both ends gradually, like doing up wheel nuts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    Nice job all round. Shame about the break but if she was straight with the microfasteners good chance you misaligned at the wedge end when peening. Iin that case, best to pull it apart & start again with 'tiny, tiny taps' like Happy Gilmore. All you lose is some washers & not hours of work. I always leave the wedge end less than fully snugged till the pivot's in process then nip up both ends gradually, like doing up wheel nuts.
    I used this technique today and it worked like a charm. THanks!

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    Cool. No more broken scales. I sure I got the idea from SRP probably that Glen fella
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    Quote Originally Posted by wsfarrell View Post
    If you test a blade and it isn't centered, how do you center it?
    I've had this issue a few times and if I can't do anthing at the wedge end then I"ll simply add one or two more washers on one side of the pivot pin to try and straighten it out. This has worked for me a few times.

    By the way the blade and scale look fantastic!
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