Thread: What are you working on?

Looking good Tom.

Thanks for all the responses! Below are some pics of the collars I'll be using.

Just to be certain, the little washers go directly under the collars, correct?

I noticed in one vid that a restorer was also using a thrust washer between the inside of the scale and the tang of the blade. Mine didn't come set up that way, is it common?

Not as necessary for the spacers on old horn scales, Sonny. Lots did not have them.
TBH, lots of them will not work properly with spacers installed, FME

Dress the ends of your pin flat. Makes for a nicer peen.
On those, little washer under the collar, yes. Just a teeny-tiny bit protruding on Austin's collars. peen a bit on one side, flip and a bit on the other.
Keep it even!

I wrap scotch tape tightly around the scales on either side of the collar before I take the micro-screw out. Insert pin, tape the collar down with a bit of tape and push the rod through. Cut the pin and dress the end.
Keeps the collars from flying until you peen a bit.
Then, you can take the bits of tape off to see how it's going.

Wait til close to the end to cut the wraps and pull them off. Easy....Peasy?

It often looks like this as I peen the wedge end....https://straightrazorpalace.com/work...ml#post1445732

Here's what happens when the new guy does what he's told.

It could stand to be just a touch tighter, I'll see if I can work on that a bit. The scales do stay in place when they are open so maybe that's good enough.

On to the hones!

Looks great!

For a first time thing that is amazing. I think I bent three sets of pins before I got my first one close to properly pinned. I think you must be a natural at this.

Thanks, but those were a really simple set of scales. They were already cut so no wedge was needed, they closed really well right down the center, etc. These were nice to start off from.

Plus, I stuck really close to what you guys were advising me. Then there was a good amount of luck.

Indeed, some luck is nice!

Originally Posted by sonnythehooligan

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I noticed a drilling error on this one. I was thinking that filling this in with epoxy might be the trick. Any better approach to this?



I have some pinning supplies on the way, so I'll be wrapping up this project soon.

Also, if I buff these, is there a preferred buffing compound for this?

The perfect thing for that is black CA. It works great!!! Sorry I didn't see this sooner.
For buffing I use Maas, Mothers Chrome polish or Flitz.

I think i showed this awhile back when they first came out with it but i have black, white & thick clear. I already had the thick clear but i also used some un-cure to clean the whip tips out. I'm still on my first whip tip & those work really nice also.

https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_an...uper_Glue.html




The first pic above shows my black CA, un-cure & accelerator. The next ones show a dirty whip tip, a clean one & the canned air (and un-cure) I use along with a piece of copper wire to clean it out.