Thread: How do I tighten the pins on my new straight?

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.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

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

tap with the blade open

Originally Posted by MAW76

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

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.

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).

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.