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As people may have noticed, I have worked on more than a couple of these DA razors...they have always been quite easy to drill out the tang, same as most any other razor I have had to do that to...

I never was able to drill that tang. I purchased a brandy-new cobalt bit and everything.



Now I'm working on a second DA from that same batch, and I can't drill that tang neither!:rant:

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Nah, this one is nothing much to look forward to. I tried a new worked back treatment, and it didn't turn out so hot. I'm just looking to get some scales on there so I can be done with it and move on...

I think I will simply pin it the old-fashioned way.

HA!

No, I use a drill press, and every other time I've drilled out a tang it has been butter soft, as you say.

But not this time....

Aha, I did a water quench immediately after torching it. Perhaps that was the prob???

I don't sweat getting it perfect, I just allow for clearance in the hole.

I tried doing something like this- I wrapped the main body of the blade with a soaking wet paper towel, then hit up the tang hole with a propane torch for a few seconds, hoping to anneal it a bit....

OK, so I've worked on one or two DAs in my day.....:rolleyes:

Now, I usually simply drill out the existing tang hole to be able to fit my standard 2-56 screws for mounting the blade. Usually this...