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I have had an excellent day.

My new fine 6" file arrived and I took my Kinfolks that was really loose and floppy and tightened it up with my 1oz ball pein, completely successful and didn't hit the...

I notice that little drill Mike.

Is that what you make pin holes with? If it is, where can I get one and how do you keep the holes straight?

I wasn't thinking of pin removal Paul.

I want to file the pins shorter if their a bit long when I'm peening so wanted to find out whether a medium or fine 6" file would be better and wondered what...

Thanks Paul.

What is a swis cut file.

I plan on one file because it will only have one dedicated use, razor only tool so either med or fine I reckon.

Will this work to file pins down etc?...

Quick question.

I have only actually filed one pin because I have only pinned twice and the first time was, well you know!

Anyway I used a little keyhole file set and it was a bit tricky so I'm...

Yep, in my Amazon Cart.

A bit previous for me actually but you're all getting them so I don't want to be left out.

I bought Forstener bits about a year ago and I still haven't used them in...

I only have the inner washers and those really tiny collars, not the nice and bigger ones you have.

Do you peen the tiny ones or add the bigger ones over the top and peen those?

Finished rubbing my newly scaled and pinned razor on the stone. A Coti edge using the dilicot method. 60 on cotton and 100 on leather.

I can't wait to shave with it in the morning.

The cheap...

Thank you Jamie, very helpful, how did you put the slot in your mole grips?

Thanks Jamie, I have a couple of pairs of mole grips so Ill try that next time, it might be better that a vice because I'll be able to move them around.

Ok, I unpinned that razor, those of you that thought the pin was bent got it spot on, I had to cut it and move it a bit - cut a bit more - rinse & repeat.

My exciting discoveries, I found a pair...

Ok, thanks paul. I only have either flush cutters or pliers.

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The flush cutters might cut the pin very close to the collar or even flush with it.

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The pliers can cut the rod...

So I understand complety, are we talking about cutting the pin as flush as possible before peening with ordinary pliers or flush cutters?

I just don't want the pin too long again, or too short to...

I am sure my pin was much too long, that's why I couldn't peen it tight probably and resorted to my 8oz claw hammer.

The pin is almost certainly bent, or at the very least bulged. It goes tight...

Just so I am sure I understand Paul, cut the pin off just about as flush as I can with my flush cutters after the colar is on?

The tiny fraction that is impossible to cut flush is all I need to...

The hole in the tang was certainly more than 1/16 but not ridiculously big.

Guess what I did?

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You're right Paul, they're moulded not pinned at the wedge end. Drilling from both side in sound a bit tricky for a first try,

Thats excellent info and It sounds like it'll help me a lot when I start to try and make my own scales Mike.

The thing is that bought these cheap plastic scales because firstly I have a blade that...

I did kind of mention it in "what have you got in the mail" but I have ordered enough silver rod and washers to do 10 razors and some pre made scales.

The cheap pre made scales are for my first...