Got a Henckels Friodur 7/8 full hollow a few weeks ago. The pin is very loose. When I'm stropping the scales won't stop swinging closed, making it really hard to maintain a balanced stroke. Can anyone tell me how I can tighten them up?
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Got a Henckels Friodur 7/8 full hollow a few weeks ago. The pin is very loose. When I'm stropping the scales won't stop swinging closed, making it really hard to maintain a balanced stroke. Can anyone tell me how I can tighten them up?
When you open and close the razor does the blade slide back and forth ? if not just take a pinning hammer and just like re pinning tape them tighter. If the blade moves around too much it's because the blade it's self if no more good and you should just give it to me ;) but if moves have to remove the pivot pin and fill in the hole of the blade drill new pivot hole and re pin her.
Matthew
If you don't have a small pinning hammer you can use a spoon an lightly tap the pin, aprox the same amount of taps on each side of the pin.
Start with 10 on each side, check, and repeat if necessary until you reach the desired tightness.
never thought of a spoon but makes perfect sense seeing that is rounded:tuQuote:
Originally Posted by Zephyr
tap with the blade open
The blade doesn't slide laterally at all. That's why it's weird, it looks very tight and when the scales are completely open (like when shaving) they stay put just fine. It's only when the scales are half open (i.e. extended straight out opposite the blade when stropping) that it's loose.Quote:
Originally Posted by MAW76
I'll try the spoon method.
Lynn has a video on this:http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...ightening.html. His method worked for me. You need a solid, non yielding surface like and anvil for one side and a small ball peen hammer for the other (although I used a flat 16 oz. framing hammer). :gl:
Be careful not to crack your scales. Don't tap much harder than you would tap your finger with the hammer.
Does tat include accidental "tapping" of your finger? That can be a pretty hard tap...
In all seriousness, a small peening hammer can be bought for $10 or so from a hardware store and you'll find uses for it other than razors.
A small pecker and a hard smooth surface.
tap tap tap. switch sides. keep an eye on centering.
easy does it.
Put yer fingertip on the anvil, and smack it right there at the pressure point of the Cuticle,, you know that spot that is really sensitive :) if it hurts you are tapping too hard,,, no really try it..
in fact IIRC I show exactly what I mean in the vid on here and my channel..
You also need to tap "Around the pin" not straight on top you are trying to mushroom the peen not smash and bend the pin, watch doing the new razors they have a "Nailhead" on the front side and a peen only on the back beating the crap outta the front side does NOTHING but bad things :(
Also I have never peened a pin with the razor open, not saying it won't work but it is riskier, but hey it's yer razor
Thanks for all the advice...but no luck :( I got a ballpein hammer (couldn't find a half-dome like Lynn suggested in the video) and a jeweler's anvil, but they will not tighten.
Can anyone suggest someone who could replace the pins and try to professionally tighten them? Maybe replace the scales too? It came with black plastic scales and I'm fine with them, but what the heck...maybe I could spring for something fancier if I'm giving my new baby into the hands of a professional :hmmm:
Do you see the pin actually peening over? Maybe the pin metal is very hard steel if it is brass it should be relatively soft and easy to peen. Sounds like the pin hole is too large. As
Matthew suggest I would re drill the pivot hole, it should be a tight fit to start. Maybe repin with brass.