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Oh MY! :dropjaw: That WAS a lot of work for one razor! Hat's off to your ingenuity and preserverance! :tu
As I said, though! I AM a collar fiend! :rofl2:


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Drilling is as drilling does! I don't think I could be that steady! I do love the pin vise! A "must have" IMO. Power tools are a razor's worst nightmare, for certain! :)

How would you unpin collarless pins without drilling? They are usually swaged below the surface of the scales.

This is why I prefer my method mentioned above. I am a fiend for saving collars and filing or cutting them off is not an option. Slow bit speed and a drop of oil on the bit keeps heat to a non issue...

I have learned to do it with a slow-turning drill press, about 280 rpm, holding the razor up to the spinning bit with my hands resting on the vise underneath. A rag over the vise to catch shavings...