Thread: Ern ATOR

Great looking razor and superb restore, now of all the razor scales the ERN Ator make me the most nervous when removing them, i find them to be the most brittle of all vintage scales.

Jamie.

Nice work mate, looks great in those original scales.
the ATORs really appeal to me, they are on my must have one day list too.
Grant

Nice job Tom, they DO look best in their proper suit!

How to you unpin? I've found that if I carefully drill out the pin under constant cooling starting with a 1/32 drill bit and gradually go up to 1/16 both scales and collars survive (in most cases) unless there's already a crack in the scales.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Nice job Tom, they DO look best in their proper suit!

How to you unpin? I've found that if I carefully drill out the pin under constant cooling starting with a 1/32 drill bit and gradually go up to 1/16 both scales and collars survive (in most cases) unless there's already a crack in the scales.

Thanks! I just use a 1/16 split tip bit. I bring the razor up to the bit spinning slowly in a drill press. I just use a drop of oil on the bit. Little pressure, let the bit do the work. On the Ator, as in a lot of Germans, the original pins are slightly under 1/16 pins. They are usually swollen from peening and are super tight in the scale. I sometimes drill out both sides instead of trying a punch! Then, a 1/16 bit sawing back and forth a bit, enlarging the holes, keeps the new pin from breaking the scale as it swells from the new peen.