Thread: Blade doesn't stay open by itself. =[

So one of my vintage blades does not stay open by itself. Its still centered and wiggles only a tiny tiny bit. Is there a way to make it stay open by itself or do i need to re pin to be able to make it stay open? (ive seen people just put pencils to keep them open for pictures) It does not bother my shave in anyway.. its just the only blade like that that i own. Once again thank you gentlemen.

you could tap each side lightly with peening hammer. Do both sides. little by little so you don't over tighten. If it gets too tight I think you can bend the pin.

Originally Posted by bondpunk

you could tap each side lightly with peening hammer. Do both sides. little by little so you don't over tighten. If it gets too tight I think you can bend the pin.

what size peening hammer do you suggest

mine is tiny. total weight 13 oz. The ball end is about the size of a red high bouce ball you can get from the quarter machines when leaving the grocery store... I will check the wiki to make sure I didn't feed you bad info.

Un-pinning and re-pinning a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

link to the wiki. it would be like the last two steps. plus some handy videos in there other members were kind enough to make.

Originally Posted by bondpunk

Un-pinning and re-pinning a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

link to the wiki. it would be like the last two steps. plus some handy videos in there other members were kind enough to make.

thanks, im watching the videos on the wiki page.. how does he place those divots on the hammer for finishing to peen those pins? with a drill? im going to have to invest in some dummy blades and rods and washers now lol. (also now it sounds like this post should be in the workshop thread now lol)

I used to a drill to place my divots on the hammer

I put my divots on the horn part of a 10 pound anvil available at Harbor Freight pretty cheap if you catch it right or use the weekly 20% off coupon. You also get a lot of flat area also for other stuff. I put felt pads on the bottum of the anvil so I wouldn't mark up what ever area I was working on also.
Oh by the way they sell a pretty sweet jewelers hammer too with interchangeable heads.

Cover the scales including pins with masking tape, then very slowly with your razor firmly secured file the head of the pin back so you can see the washer clearly, then take the razor to a piece of wood with a small hole drilled in it, place razor on the wood with the good side of the pin lined up with the hole, take a small punch the same size as the pin usually 1/16 lightly tap until you push the pin through the hole in the wood. then you can re-pin the razor.

Jamie.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Cover the scales including pins with masking tape, then very slowly with your razor firmly secured file the head of the pin back so you can see the washer clearly, then take the razor to a piece of wood with a small hole drilled in it, place razor on the wood with the good side of the pin lined up with the hole, take a small punch the same size as the pin usually 1/16 lightly tap until you push the pin through the hole in the wood. then you can re-pin the razor.

Jamie.

What would be considered the "good" side of the pin? thanks for the info!