Thread: Fix those loose pivot pins! Stitches.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Been there done that, believe it or not I was Taping the spine, 1/2 a second of inattention, cut me to the bone, got 4 stiches on the thumb,

My loving bride however was very sympathetic in her " You got Blood all over the Kitchen ??????? "

YOU, no way I Believe that.Hell and even if it did happen,get some Mono out of the tackle box and a large sewing needle and stiche it up yourself.
Man up Glen

Originally Posted by jcsixx

[snip] Followed by..honey....i think i need stitches. My wife is a nurse practitioner and loves when I'm the patient.

Sorry about your misadventure...that could have turned out much worse!

Your wife has skillz: excellent closure, edge approximation, and tension on those horizontal mattress stitches. Judging by her quality suturing, I imagine she did an equally good wound prep. That should heal up nicely.

Originally Posted by Dzanda

Sorry about your misadventure...that could have turned out much worse!

Your wife has skillz: excellent closure, edge approximation, and tension on those horizontal mattress stitches. Judging by her quality suturing, I imagine she did an equally good wound prep. That should heal up nicely.

My money says that his 'repairs' were done at ER or a Walk in Clinic!

Ive said this before but dupont kevlar gloves are much cheaper than an er visit and are thin enough to work while wearing, hate that for ya, dangerous hobbywe love

Yikes, looks painful.

If somehow, someone could come up with a device using magnets to help secure razors to our hands...

Originally Posted by CatanUS

Yikes, looks painful.

If somehow, someone could come up with a device using magnets to help secure razors to our hands...

Use alum block or better yet... Fix them pins

I have a 6/8 Brookes & Crookes with a very loose pivot pin holding a heavy near wedge blade onto light thin ivory scales. The loose pin makes shaving and stropping harder and more unsafe than they should be. I've watched Lynn's video on tightening pins and have tried it on several razors with mixed results. I'm hesitant to do any pin tapping because the ivory scales are very thin, so I afraid the scales might crack. I don't know how to tighten the pin without damaging the scales.

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Ive said this before but dupont kevlar gloves are much cheaper than an er visit and are thin enough to work while wearing, hate that for ya, dangerous hobbywe love

+1 to Dennis' recommendation to use Kevlar gloves.

You can find these gloves for cheap -- around $10 -- and they save your hands from nasty blade cuts. They allow for enough movement to grip sandpaper without problem. I wish I started using these sooner!

From experience loose pins will damage scales, as well as the blade. A floppy blade leading to a wound or dropping of the blade is not fun. Execute patience while tightening the pins with very light tapping and theyll tighten up, just do it slowly, and dont rush it. A few taps and stop to test the hinging.

Ouch! Bet that hurt. Hope it heals quickly.

JC