Thread: How to cut tubing to bush an oversized pivot

In all of the restorations I have done it is rare to find a pivot hole in a razor that would be considered 'sized correctly' and if we were to take apart razors we consider functioning properly I would expect that many, if not all of them have over sized pivot holes. If the size of the hole were an issue I believe that this 'issue' would have been address by the manufacturer's long before we got our hands on these razors. Put bushing in the holes if you like but I do not see any earned value for the effort other than to satisfy the restorer that all 'issues' were addressed. My take is "If it's not broke, don't fix it". the fact that a razor is being restored usually means that something was broke but I would venture a guess that the pivot hole was not the cause due to the fact that most razors have pivot holes in the same condition and they are functioning properly. The question now is "Does reducing the size of the pivot hole cause any future problems?". I don't know but having the blade float in the scales may aide in it's function.